Configuring Mozilla Thunderbird (Mac)
| Mozilla’s Thunderbird email client (which comes bundled with the Firefox browser), is a great alternative to Apple’s Email client. You can create multiple account settings and even change the look of the interface with downloadable themes from their website. Here’s how to configure it to check mail through Modo. |
| 1. After you have downloaded and installed Thunderbird, double-click on the icon in your Applications menu. |
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| 2. When starting Thunderbird for the first time, you may or may not be asked to import settings from other email programs, depending on what you have installed on your system; whether or not you do so is up to your discretion. In the New Account Setup window, select Email Account and press Continue. |
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| 3. In the Identity screen, enter in your name and your email account information. Click Continue. |
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| 4. Under Server Information, make sure that POP is selected as your incoming server type. Your incoming server name is like your domain name, only with "mail" instead of "www" at the front (e.g. mail.modowebdesign.com). You may choose to use the Global Inbox feature or uncheck this option to create a separate folder for this account. As stated, mail.yourdomain.com will also be used for the outgoing server (SMTP), but we will modify this later. Click Continue. |
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| 5. Enter in the user name you received from Modoweb when you signed up. Note: if you are creating a profile for an email account that you added through cPanel, make sure to use the form username+domain.com. Click Continue. |
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| 6. Enter in the preferred Account Name by which you wish to reference this account. Click Continue. |
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| 7. Success! You have reached the verification screen. Make sure all information has been entered in correctly, click the Go Back button if you need to make corrections, and click Done when finished. |
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| 8. As a final step, we must modify the Outgoing server settings. From the Tools menu, select Account Settings. |
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| 9. On the left, highlight the Outgoing Server (SMTP) menu item, and then click the Edit button on the right. |
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10. In the Settings menu, all you need to do is change the Port number from 25 to 198. Click OK when finished. This concludes this tutorial for configuring Mozilla Thunderbird. Enjoy your new account.! |
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