Setting up Email Account with Thunderbird

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  •   27/07/2009 7:33 PM
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Before starting:

  1. Make sure your domain name loads. If it doesn't load your your email account wont work.
  2. Make sure you have setup your email accounts at your control panel (cPanel / DirectAdmin / Hsphere).

You are now ready to begin setting up your email accounts.
  1. Open Thunderbird

  2. Select "Email Account" and click Next

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  3. Enter your Name and your Email Address and click Next
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  4. Select "POP or IMAP" and enter the mailserver address such as "mail.yourdomain.com". Replace yourdomain.com with your domain name. Click Next.
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  5. Enter your Email address into the "Incoming User Name" text box and then click Next.
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  6. Enter a name and Click Next.
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  7. Click Finish.
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  8. To change your SMTP Port, go to "Tools -> Account Settings -> Select "Outgoing Server(SMTP)" Tab -> Click Edit.
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