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Check that your incoming and outgoing mail is working correctly.Also please check your Outgoing Server (SMTP) is correct for this account (at the bottom of the screenshot). Re-open the Account Settings page and you will see that your new account has been created. Click on Cancel to exit the Account Settings dialog.You may get an error message that says that the SMTP account already exists. Once these settings have been entered, click Manual Setup.

Outgoing security: This depends on the email provider.Incoming security: This depends on the email provider.Outgoing port number: This depends on the email provider.Incoming port number: This depends on the email provider.This is important because if IMAP is selected you won't be able to change it to POP later! Select "POP" from the drop-down list to the right of the incoming mail server name (the row labelled "Incoming:" in the screenshot).Outgoing: Enter your outgoing mail provider's server (usually " " or " ").Username: Enter your full email address (or whatever your email provider recommends, usually your full email address, although sometimes just the part before the Incoming: Enter your incoming email provider's server (usually " " or " ", for example " ").Thunderbird will attempt to configure your accounts settings automatically using IMAP.Enter your username (check with your mail provider it is your full email address) and password and click Continue.Instructions for deleting it are at the end of this article. This tutorial will show you how to configure a new account for POP access (rather than IMAP).Īn existing IMAP account cannot be converted. POP is also supported but must be manually configured using the following instructions: If your mail server supports both IMAP and POP, Thunderbird will use IMAP by default. While most of the large providers are included, many smaller ones are not yet in the account configuration database. As of Thunderbird 3, the new Automatic Account Configuration Wizard can help you configure your connection to your email provider, but only if your provider is in Mozilla's database of Internet Service Providers or recognized by Thunderbird.