How to configure email account in Mozilla Thunder bird client via IMAP Print

Step 1: Open Thunderbird then click on Tools and select Account Settings.

Step 2: Click on Account Actions and select Add Mail Account.

Step 3: Enter your name, your Hover email address, and your email password then click on Continue.

Step 4: Thunderbird will try to auto configure the account settings. The orange status lights indicate that a test connection failed. Click on the Edit button.

Step 5: The following settings need to be entered:

 
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    Username: enter your full Hover email address

    Incoming: mail.domain.com   (or)  hostname

    Outgoing: mail.domain.com    (or)  hostname

 Note : Use your domain name in domain.com field

    Select IMAP after the Incoming mail server name.

 

  For IMAP use 143 - SSL Disabled      ( If SSL enabled Use 993)

  Outgoing SMTP port - 25 or 587 or 26 ( If SSL enabled use 465)

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Step 6: Once these settings have been entered, click on the Re-test Configuration button.

Step 7: The configuration test was successful, as indicated by the green lights. Click on Create Account.

Step 8: The account configuration has been completed. Click OK.

 

[Note: If you are using SSL port numbers,  kindly use server hostname for Incoming and Outgoing mail servers.]