Set up email in Thunderbird

Introduction

Thunderbird is a free email client that works well with domain mailboxes. You can configure it with IMAP to keep your messages synchronized with webmail and other devices.

Details you need

Item	Value
Email	user@yourdomain.com
Username	Your full email address
Password	Mailbox password
IMAP server	mail.yourdomain.com
IMAP port	993 with SSL/TLS
SMTP server	mail.yourdomain.com
SMTP port	465 with SSL/TLS or 587 with STARTTLS

How to add the account

1. Open Thunderbird.
2. Go to Account Settings if needed.
3. Click Account Actions.
4. Choose Add Mail Account.
5. Enter your name, full email address and password.
6. Click Continue.
7. If the detected settings are wrong, choose Manual config.
8. Select IMAP.
9. Enter mail.yourdomain.com for both incoming and outgoing server.
10. Save and test the account.

Conclusion

To set up Thunderbird, use IMAP on port 993, SMTP on a secure port and your full email address as the username. With that setup, your messages stay synchronized and ready to use from your computer.