Thunderbird
Setup Information
Before you begin, there is some information you will need to have
handy to setup your email client.
Mail Server names:
POP3: mail.YourDomain.com
SMTP: this is provided by your ISP. Contact us for further
assistance.
SENDING EMAIL:
In the event you use our SMTP services we will email you
instructions on how to connect to our servers.
Username and Password:
Usually The RBDI Group's customer's usernames will be the first
part of your email address. So if your email address is "somebody@example.net"
Your username will be "somebody."
Setup
- Once you have Thunderbird open, click on
Tools in the top menu, and go to
Account Settings.
- Once you get to the Account Settings
window, click on the Add Account button at the
bottom left.
- Now you will see the Account Wizard. Choose
Email Account.
- Click on Next.
- For Your Name, fill in how you would like your name
to appear when sending mail.
- For Email Address, fill in your full email address.
- Click on Next.
- For the type of incoming mail server, select POP by placing
the green dot next to it.
- Fill in the Incoming Server, and Outgoing
server in all lower case letters. (see above for names)
- If you are using only one Email account, then place a check
next to Use Global Inbox, or if you would like your
email from multiple accounts going to the same inbox. If not,
remove the check.
- Click on Next.
- Fill in your username in the Incoming User Name
field.
- Click on Next.
- The Account Name field should already be populated
with your email address.
- Click on Next.
- This last screen give you a chance to recheck your settings.
If the settings are ok, go ahead and click on Finish.
- Thunderbird will ask you for your password the first time
you attempt to login. You can choose to have Thunderbird
remember your password then.
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