Soapbox Email: Mozilla/Thunderbird Setup
Soapbox: Mozilla/Thunderbird – IMAP setup for Windows
Mozilla Mail comes with all newer versions of Mozilla. These instructions assume that you are using Mozilla 1.4 (or greater) or Thunderbird 0.7 (or greater) for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. The configuration might be slightly different for other versions of Mozilla/Thunderbird.
Before this process you need to have a few details with your email system. These are:
- Email Address (such as yourname@example.com.au)
- Your email address password
- Domain name (name of your company, such as example.com.au)
- Mail server address (such as mail.example.com.au or an IP address 192.168.1.1)
1) When you launch Mozilla Mail/Thunderbird for the first time the Account Wizard may start automatically. In that case, skip to step 2 below. If it does not, you can add a new account via the menu bar Tools->Account Settings and pressing the button ‘Add Account’.
2) The first screen asks what kind of account you want to set up. The default Email account" is correct, so just click Next.
3) Type in your name as you want it to appear on outgoing email in the Your Name box. Type in you email address in the form "yourname@example.com.au" where ‘example.com.au’ is your own domain name. Then click Next.
4) Change the incoming server type to IMAP.
In the Incoming Server box, type your mail server (i.e. mail.example.com.au) and your e-mail address.
5) Enter your e-mail user name as the User Name. Typically your user name is your first and surname combined.
6) You may be asked to name your account. You can leave the default, which is your email address, or change it. Then click Next.
The final screen summarizes the information that you just entered. Verify that it is correct and then click Finish.
7) The process is almost complete and requires one last setting to allow you to send e-mail outside your office.
Open your e-mail account details via the menu bar Tools->Account Settings. Then highlight the ‘Outgoing Server (SMTP)’ section.
Tick the box ‘Use name and Password’ and hit Ok. This will authenticate your e-mail server when sending e-mail’s outside the office.
Conclusion: You should now have a configured mail client. You should send a test e-mail to another work mate to test if you are sending email and have them reply back to see if you are receiving e-mail.
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