The main difference between them is that with POP before you can read the inbox messages they have to be downloaded from the server to your local computer and with IMAP you can read and manage them directly on the server, which means that with IMAP you can manage your email account from different locations.Īfter you select IMAP or POP click on the button Manual config in the lower left corner of the window: These are Internet protocols for retrieving email messages. What you have to select on this page is whether you want to use IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) or POP (Post Office Protocol). On the next window Thunderbird will try automatically to set up the configuration that you need to establish a connection with your email account. On the window that pops out you have to type your name (the name you want other people to see when they receive emails from you), the full email address and the password for the email account: On the Account Settings window click on the Account Actions button and select Add Mail Account: Otherwise, to add a new email account, after you open Mozilla Thunderbird go to the Tools menu and select Account Settings. If you're not sure how to do it read the tutorial on creating an email account.Īfter you start Mozilla Thunderbird, if you haven't used it so far and you haven't added any email accounts in it, the set up process of adding a new account will start automatically. HostKnox clients can do this from the Email section of the HostKnox control panel. You can download Thunderbird for free from Mozilla's official site.īefore you add a new email account in Thunderbird you need to create one. This can be done through the email client itself ( Tools> Add-ons). As with Mozilla Firefox you can add additional functions and features to Thunderbird by installing extensions. It is cross-platform which means it can be used on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Mozilla Thunderbird is an open source email client.
Mozilla Thunderbird Tutorial How to configure Mozilla Thunderbird to connect to your email account
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