Setting up email – Thunderbird

Instructions for setting up IMAP and SMTP in Mozilla Thunderbird with SSL and authentication using the host mail.webnecessities.net:

1. Open Thunderbird:
   • Launch Mozilla Thunderbird on your computer.
2. Add a New Email Account:
   • Click on Create a new email account. This will open the Welcome to Thunderbird window.
3. Choose Existing Email Account:
   • Select Skip this and use my existing email.
4. Enter Account Information:
   • Fill in the following details:
     • Your Name: Your display name.
     • Email Address: Your full email address.
     • Password: Your email password.
5. Manual Configuration:
   • Click Manual config to configure the email account settings manually.
6. Configure Incoming Server (IMAP):
   • Under the Incoming section:
     • Choose IMAP as the protocol.
     • Set the Server to mail.webnecessities.net.
     • Use SSL/TLS from the drop-down next to SSL.
     • Select Normal password for authentication.
     • Enter your full user@domain.tld username.
     • Click Done.
7. Configure Outgoing Server (SMTP):
   • Under the Outgoing section:
     • The SMTP protocol is already chosen.
     • Set the Server Hostname to mail.webnecessities.net.
     • Use Port 465 (default SSL port for SMTP).
     • Click OK.
8. Test the Connection:
   • Send a test email to verify that both incoming and outgoing servers are working correctly.