Step by Step Walkthrough (POP)

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Step 4	Steps 6 & 7	Steps 9 & 10
Step 11

You will need your incoming mail server, outgoing mail server, full email address, and your email password. You can find these settings by logging into your Mail Central.

1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. Click Tools.
3. Click Account Settings.
4. Click Account Actions.
5. Select Add Mail Account.
6. Fill in the following information:
• Your Name: How you want your name to appear in emails (example: John Smith)
• Email Address: Your full email address (example: john@your-domain.com)
• Password: Your email password
• Remember password: We recommend that you keep this checked.
7. Click Continue.
8. Click Manual Config.
9. Fill in the following information:
• Your Name: How you want your name to appear in emails (example: John Smith)
• Email Address: Your full email address (example: john@your-domain.com)
• Password: Your mailbox password
• Incoming (Type): POP
• Incoming Server Hostname: pop.readyhosting.com
• Incoming Port: 110
• Incoming SSL: Your preference. If you choose SSL/TLS, change Incoming Port to 995.
• Incoming Authentication: We recommend Normal password.
• Outgoing Server Hostname: smtp.readyhosting.com
• Outgoing Port: 587
• Outgoing SSL: Your preference. If you choose SSL/TLS, change Outoing Port to 465.
• Outgoing Authentication: We recommend Normal password.
10. Click Create Account to complete the set-up.
11. Additional optional settings are available to further personalize your Thunderbird email client. Please refer to Thunderbird's support site for help with these settings.

Step by Step Walkthrough (IMAP)

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Step 4	Steps 6 & 7	Steps 9 & 10
Step 11

You will need your incoming mail server, outgoing mail server, full email address, and your email password. You can find these settings by logging into your Mail Central.

1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. Click Tools.
3. Click Account Settings.
4. Click Account Actions.
5. Select Add Mail Account.
6. Fill in the following information:
• Your Name: How you want your name to appear in emails (example: John Smith)
• Email Address: Your full email address (example: john@your-domain.com)
• Password: Your email password
• Remember password: We recommend that you keep this checked.
7. Click Continue.
8. Click Manual Config.
9. Fill in the following information:
• Your Name: How you want your name to appear in emails (example: John Smith)
• Email Address: Your full email address (example: john@your-domain.com)
• Password: Your email password
• Incoming (Type): IMAP
• Incoming Server Hostname: imap.readyhosting.com
• Incoming Port: 143
• Incoming SSL: Your preference. If you choose SSL/TLS, have the incoming server and port reflect their appropriate SSL settings.
• Incoming Authentication: We recommend Normal password.
• Outgoing Server Hostname: smtp.readyhosting.com
• Outgoing Port: 587
• Outgoing SSL: Your preference. If you choose SSL/TLS, have the outgoing server and port reflect their appropriate SSL settings.
• Outgoing Authentication: We recommend Normal password.
10. Click Create Account to complete the set-up.
11. Additional optional settings are available for you to configure in order to further personalize your Thunderbird email client. We advise you to refer to Thunderbird's support site for help with these settings.

I followed the instructions, but I still can't connect. What can I do?

• Refer to the generic troubleshooting steps for email client setup.
• Consult Mozilla's support page for Thunderbird.
• Contact us so that we can help you troubleshoot the issue.
• Contact us to schedule an appointment for us to remotely log into your computer and set it up for you. Note that this is a paid service.