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-====== Email Setup Guide: Mozilla Thunderbird (Secure IMAP) ======+[[:start|Home]] > [[:faq|FAQ]] > [[faq:email|Email]] > [[faq:email#email_clients_mobile|Email Clients & Mobile]] > [[faq:email#mail_setup_guides_for_desktop_pc_laptop|Mail Setup Guides for Desktop PC/Laptop]] >  **Email Setup Guide: Mozilla Thunderbird (IMAP)**
  
-==== Setting Up New Email Account ====+====== Email Setup Guide: Mozilla Thunderbird (IMAP) ======
  
-1. On Thunderbirdclick on **[Email]** below "Setup an account:"+1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird and click on **Local Folders**. Under "Set Up Another Account", click **Email**.
  
-2. On the "Set Up an Existing Email Account" pop-up box, enter your Name, Email address (e.g. name@yourdomain.com) and Password into the given fields and click **[Continue]**.+|{{:faq:email:email_clients_and_mobile:thunderbird:imap_setup:1.png|}}|
  
-3Thunderbird will automatically configure your mail settingsOnce the configuration is donemake sure that “IMAP (remote folders)” option is selected, and click **[Done]** to create the Thunderbird account.+2A new tab with the title "Set Up Your Existing Email Address" will be openedHerefill in your name, email address and password. Make sure the "Remember password" option is selected. Then, click **Configure manually**.
  
-4, You will see this security warning. Click [Confirm Security Exception] to accept our server certificate.+|{{:faq:email:email_clients_and_mobile:thunderbird:imap_setup:2.png|}}|
  
-//*Note:// For more information about why the certificate warning is displayed, please refer to [[faq:email:secure_imap_pop3_smtp_faq|Secure IMAP/POP3 and SMTP FAQ]].+3. For Incoming Server settings, please fill in the following details:
  
-5Once the Thunderbird email account is successfully created, you will see it appear in the left pane, where you can expand it to view your mail folders.+^Protocol:|**IMAP**| 
 +^Hostname:|**vo1.agnx.com / vo2.agnx.com / g1.agnx.com**\\ **<color #ed1c24>IMPORTANT:</color>** To confirm which server to be used for your domain, please use the [[https://t.agnx.com/r/email-check.html|Email Lookup Tool]] or consult Lookafter Helpdesk.| 
 +^Port:|**993**| 
 +^Connection security:|**SSL/TLS**| 
 +^Authentication method:|**Normal password**| 
 +^Username:|(Enter your full email address)|
  
 +|{{:faq:email:email_clients_and_mobile:thunderbird:imap_setup:3.png|}}|
  
 +4. Next, for Outgoing Server settings, please enter the following:
  
-==== Verifying Setup ====+^Hostname:|**vo1.agnx.com / vo2.agnx.com / g1.agnx.com**\\ **<color #ed1c24>IMPORTANT:</color>** To confirm which server to be used for your domain, please use the [[https://t.agnx.com/r/email-check.html|Email Lookup Tool]] or consult Lookafter Helpdesk.| 
 +^Port:|**465**| 
 +^Connection security:|**SSL/TLS**| 
 +^Authentication method:|**Normal password**| 
 +^Username:|(Enter your full email address)|
  
-To check if your account is set up correctly on Thunderbird+|{{:faq:email:email_clients_and_mobile:thunderbird:imap_setup:4.png|}}|
  
-1. Click on your email address from the left paneand then click on **[View settings for this account]**.+Then, click **Done**.
  
-2Then, on the “Account Settings” pop-up box, click to focus on your email address.+5Your account has been successfully added. Click **Finish** to exit the setup process.
  
-3. To check your outgoing server details, click on the **[Edit SMTP server...]** button.+|{{:faq:email:email_clients_and_mobile:thunderbird:imap_setup:5.png|}}|
  
-4. The "SMTP Server" pop-up box will be displayed. Here, you will see your outgoing server details: +6. You can now access your emails on Mozilla Thunderbird.
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-| Server Name           | **mail.yourdomain.com** OR \\ **smtp.yourdomain.com** \\ (where yourdomain.com is your actual domain) | +
-| Port                  | **587**      | +
-| Connection security   | **STARTTLS** | +
-| Authentication method | **Encrypted password** | +
-| User Name             | (your full email address, e.g. name@yourdomain.com) | +
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-5. Next, to check on the incoming mail settings, click on the expand icon near your email address on the left pane, and select **Server Settings**. You will see the following details: +
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-| Server Name           | **mail.yourdomain.com** OR \\ **imap.yourdomain.com** \\ (where yourdomain.com is your actual domain) | +
-| User Name             | (your full email address, e.g. name@yourdomain.com) | +
-| Port                  | **143**                 | +
-| Connection Security   | STARTTLS                | +
-| Authentication method | Normal password         | +
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-*Note: If SSL/TLS is the chosen incoming mail settings on your Thunderbird, then the Port will be 993, and Connection Security will be SSL/TLS.+
  
 +|{{:faq:email:email_clients_and_mobile:thunderbird:imap_setup:6.png|}}|
  
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