How to set up email in Thunderbird

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<div align=justify>You can always use your cPanel mailboxes to send and receive email messages. But you also can view your email with an email client. To configure mail in Thunderbird mail application, use the settings outlined below.
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To set up an e-mail account, open the '''Tools''' menu and choose '''Account Settings'''. Press '''Add Account'''. The Account Wizard should open:
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To set up the e-mail account in Thunderbird, run Thunderbird, then open the '''File''' menu, choose ''New'' and then click on "Existing Mail Account..."'. It will open the Account Wizard:
  
'''1'''.Choose Email account and click '''Next'''.
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The Account Wirard will show you a window and ask to specify:
  
'''2'''. Enter your name and e-mail address. Click '''Next'''.
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1.'''Your name''': Just type your name here.
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2.'''Email address''': Type full name of the email address
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(e.g. address@domain.com) you want to set  up.
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3.'''Password''': Type the password of the mailbox
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specified in the field "Email address".
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4.'''Remember password''': Activate the option if you want
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to make the password remembered by Thunderbird.
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Thunderbird will ask the password  every time when you
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send or retrieve emails if the option unchecked.
  
'''3'''. Select the type of your incoming server. This is usually POP. Enter your server address
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Then click on the button "Contunue" and  the Wizard should show you a summary of your account information. Once it is done click on the button "Manual Config".
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'''3'''. Select the type of your incoming server. This is usually POP.
  
 
* If your incoming server is POP, you may check Use Global Inbox. If you do not check this option, your mail account will have its own folder directory, including its own Inbox, Trash, Draft, etc. Many people with multiple POP mail account prefer to use Global Inbox, where all POP mail is stored and managed in one folder directory.
 
* If your incoming server is POP, you may check Use Global Inbox. If you do not check this option, your mail account will have its own folder directory, including its own Inbox, Trash, Draft, etc. Many people with multiple POP mail account prefer to use Global Inbox, where all POP mail is stored and managed in one folder directory.
  
* If this is your first account setup, you need to enter your outgoing server in email settings. Otherwise, you need to set up additional outgoing servers separately.
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'''5'''. Change your Username for receiving mail. This is usually your mail account name or your e-mail address (e.g. address@domain.com).
 
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'''4'''. Click '''Next'''.
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'''5'''. Enter your username for receiving mail. This is usually your mail account name or your e-mail address (e.g. info@example.com). You may also need to enter your username for sending mail (usually the same as the username for receiving mail).
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'''6'''. Click '''Next'''.
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'''7'''. Enter the account name (display name in Thunderbird). Press Next.
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'''8'''. The Wizard should show you a summary of your account information. You may also have an option to immediately download mail.
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'''Note: if you are setting up your first mail account from the wizard that opens on start up (rather than from the Account Settings dialog), Thunderbird automatically downloads messages regardless of this option. This is because Thunderbird checks for new messages on startup by default'''.
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'''9'''. Review the summary and click '''Finish''' to complete the process.
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Also make sure you use the proper port values:
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* IMAP without SSL - 143
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Click on the butting "Re-Test", wait a few seconds then then click on the button "Done" to finish.
* IMAP with SSL - 993
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* POP without SSL - 110
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* POP with SSL - 995
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* SMTP without SSL - one of the following: 25, 80, 3535
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* SMTP with SSL - 465
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If your email settings are correct then you should be able to receive/send emails using Thunderbird mail application. In case you get any error, re-check your email settings to make sure you have set up e-mail properly.
 
If your email settings are correct then you should be able to receive/send emails using Thunderbird mail application. In case you get any error, re-check your email settings to make sure you have set up e-mail properly.
  
Under this tutorial section we provide other tutorials tat will help youto set up email for other mail clients and mail applications (e.g. Outlook, iPod, iPhone)</div>
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Under this tutorial section we provide other tutorials that will help you to set up email for other mail clients and mail applications (e.g. Outlook, iPod, iPhone)</div>

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