
HostKnox clients can do this from the Email section of the HostKnox control panel. You can download Thunderbird for free from Mozilla's official site.īefore you add a new email account in Thunderbird you need to create one. This can be done through the email client itself ( Tools> Add-ons). As with Mozilla Firefox you can add additional functions and features to Thunderbird by installing extensions. It is cross-platform which means it can be used on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Mozilla Thunderbird is an open source email client. Please refer to Thunderbird's support site for help with these settings.Mozilla Thunderbird Tutorial How to configure Mozilla Thunderbird to connect to your email account Additional optional settings are available to further personalize your Thunderbird email client.Wait for the mail client to finish verifying the email settings.If you choose SSL/TLS, have the outgoing server, and port reflects their appropriate SSL settings. If you choose SSL/TLS, have the incoming server, and port reflects their appropriate SSL settings. Username/Email Address: Your full email address (example: Your Name: How you want your name to appear in emails (example: Jane Test).If you choose SSL/TLS, change Incoming Port to 995. Incoming Authentication: We recommend Normal password.

If you choose SSL/TLS, change the Outgoing Port to 465 Outgoing Authentication: We recommend Normal password.Fill in the following information depending on the incoming protocol you chose:.Press Manual Configuration and edit the server names, ports, and IMAP/POP to manually set up the account. IMAP synchronizes the email on your computer with the contents of your account on the server, while POP simply downloads the inbox.


