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 1. On Thunderbird, click your email account on the Folders pane, then click **Account Settings**. 1. On Thunderbird, click your email account on the Folders pane, then click **Account Settings**.
  
-2. An "Account Settings" tab will be opened. Expand your email account where you will see the **Server Settings** option, and click it. The IMAP incoming server settings will be displayed here. Make sure the settings are as follows:+|{{:faq:email:email_clients_and_mobile:thunderbird:check_settings_imap:1.jpg|}}| 
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 +2. An "Account Settings" tab will be opened. Expand your email account where you will see the **Server Settings** option, and click it. The IMAP incoming server settings will be displayed here. 
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 +|{{:faq:email:email_clients_and_mobile:thunderbird:check_settings_imap:2.jpg|}}| 
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 +Make sure the settings are as follows:
  
 ^Server Type:|IMAP Mail Server| ^Server Type:|IMAP Mail Server|
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 ^User Name:|(Enter your email address, e.g. test@lookafter.com)| ^User Name:|(Enter your email address, e.g. test@lookafter.com)|
 ^Connection security:|SSL/TLS| ^Connection security:|SSL/TLS|
-^Authentication method:|Password|+^Authentication method:|Normal Password|
  
 3. To check on the SMTP outgoing server settings, select **Outgoing Server (SMTP)** from the menu panel. Then, select your outgoing server (it should consists of your email address) and then click **Edit**. 3. To check on the SMTP outgoing server settings, select **Outgoing Server (SMTP)** from the menu panel. Then, select your outgoing server (it should consists of your email address) and then click **Edit**.
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 +|{{:faq:email:email_clients_and_mobile:thunderbird:check_settings_imap:3.jpg|}}|
  
 4. Make sure the SMTP outgoing settings are as follows: 4. Make sure the SMTP outgoing settings are as follows:
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 ^Port:|465| ^Port:|465|
 ^Connection security:|SSL/TLS| ^Connection security:|SSL/TLS|
-^Authentication method:|Password|+^Authentication method:|Normal Password|
 ^User Name:|(Enter your email address, e.g. test@lookafter.com)| ^User Name:|(Enter your email address, e.g. test@lookafter.com)|
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 +|{{:faq:email:email_clients_and_mobile:thunderbird:check_settings_imap:4.jpg|}}|
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 5. Make sure you click OK if you need to save any changes. 5. Make sure you click OK if you need to save any changes.
  
faq/email/check_thunderbird_imap_settings.1684915524.txt.gz · Last modified: 2023/05/24 16:05 by vikki