How do I set up my account in Thunderbird?

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Welcome to the Windows Mail e-mail set up tutorial. Here is a step by step guide to setting up your Amenworld POP email account.

  1. Open Thunderbird.
  2. Click the Tools menu and select Accounts Settings
  3. Click Add Account and you will see the configuration wizard as follows. Please select Email Account.

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  4. Type what you would like to appear in the From: field E.g. John Smith along with your email address, then click Next.

    En_TB2_configwizard2.jpg


  5. Select the type of incoming mail server as POP and type pop3.domain.co.uk for Incoming server (Please replace domain.co.uk with your own domain name) and click Next.

    En_TB2_configwizard3.jpg


  6. Type your full email address as Incoming and Outgoing Username then click Next.

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  7. Type the Account Name (this is for your own reference to identify the different accounts you may have).

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  8. Click Finish to complete the wizard.

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  9. Now, in order to send emails you will need to authenticate your outgoing mail server. After clicking Finish in the wizard you will be taken back to Account settings window.

    Locate and click the "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" option. Here you will see your outgoing mail server smtp.domain.co.uk.

    Click Edit and in this window ensure that the option Use name and password is ticked and type your email address in the User Name field.

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  10. You have successfully configured your email account on Thunderbird! Click OK to finish.
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