When you have filled in the correct values use the Re-test button to check if they are correct. Look up the POP and IMAP settings for your email account, or ask your hosting provider for this information. Here you may need to correct the values to match those being used by your hosting provider.

Thunderbird will now attempt to find the server your email is hosted on and identify the configuration being used. Or under File -> New -> Existing Mail Account you can add your email account later

You will be asked if you want to set up an existing email address when you first start up Thunderbird. If you are only using Thunderbird for temporary access or importing/exporting emails then you can say ‘Don’t Allow’ You will be asked about importing contacts from your machine. Go to this folder and double click the program to launch it. This will place the Thunderbird Application in your Application folder with all your other applications. When you see the screen below you need to drag the Thunderbird icon into the Applications folder of your machine Open the installer and it will set up Thunderbird. You will end up an installer program like this (on a mac) This post describes the steps to install and configure Thunderbird to download emails from your hosting provider.ĭownload and install Thunderbird from the Thunderbird website You can also use Thunderbird to export your emails and import them to another mailbox (eg when moving hosting provider). This is good when you want to have your own local copy of all your emails and to be able to access it while offline. You can use Thunderbird to access your email without using the web mail interfaces that are provided by default with your hosting provider.

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