Configuring an IMAP email account with SSL in Thunderbird

Configuring an IMAP email account with SSL in ThunderBird

This demo assumes you’ve already opened ThunderBird.

Let’s learn how to setup an IMAP email account with SSL in ThunderBird. Click on the file menu to continue.

Click on New.

Click on Existing Mail Account.

Type your name.

Type your email address.

Select this option if you want to remember your password.

Type your password.

Click on continue.

It will fill in these settings automatically, but let’s choose manual config to choose the settings manually.

Click on Manual config.

The IMAP protocol is already selected. Make sure the server hostname is mail.yourdomain.com

The Port should be 993. Let’s select it.

Select 993 from the list.

Notice that SSL automatically changed to SSL/TLS. Keep it as it is.

Please change authentication to normal password.

Select Normal password from the list.

Make sure the server hostname for SMTP is also mail.yourdoman.com.

The SSL port for SMTP should be 465. Let’s change it.

Select 465 from the list.

Notice that as we changed the port, SSL is automatically changed to SSL/TLS. Leave it as it is.

Now change authentication to normal password.

Select normal password from the list.

Click on done to finish the setup.

Your account set up is done.

This is the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to configure an IMAP account with SSL in ThunderBird.

Configuring custom ports in Thunderbird

Configuring custom ports in ThunderBird

This demo assumes you’ve already opened ThunderBird.

Right click on your account name.

Please click on Settings.

Click on server settings.

Click OK to save.

This is the IMAP account’s settings. If you are using a POP3 account, it will look similar to this. You just change the port number.

Here are the port settings. You can change it with your custom port number.

To change the port for SMTP, click on outgoing server (SMTP)

Select your account and then click on edit.

Set your custom port number here.

Click on OK to save it.

This is the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to configure custom ports in ThunderBird.

Creating a signature in Thunderbird

Creating a signature in ThunderBird

This demo assumes you’ve already opened ThunderBird.

Right click on your account name.

Please click on Settings.

Here you can set your signature.

Let’s set a signature.

You can also use external text, HTML or an image as a signature.

Let’s use an external signature text file. Click here.

Notice the top signature part is greyed now.

The Choose button is enabled now. Let’s select our signature text file.

Double click the file to select it.

You will see the file name with its full path there.

Click on OK to save the settings.

Let’s open a compose email window to check if our signature is working or not. Click here to open it.

It’s working!

This is the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to setup email signatures in ThunderBird.

How to delete an email account in Thunderbird

How to delete an email account in ThunderBird

This demo assumes you’ve already opened ThunderBird.

Right click on your account name.

Please click on Settings.

Click on account actions.

Make sure the account you want to delete is selected, then click remove account.

Click on OK to delete.

Your account is successfully removed.

This is the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to delete an email account in ThunderBird

How to change your email password in Thunderbird

How to change your email password in ThunderBird

Unlike other email clients, there is no direct way to change email passwords in Thunderbird. You have to delete the saved passwords and wait for the password prompt during the next email check.

This demo assumes you’ve already opened ThunderBird.

Let’s go to our saved passwords. Click on tools.

Click on options.

Make sure you have selected the passwords tab.

Click saved passwords.

You will see passwords for both SMTP and POP3/IMAP here. Let’s remove them so we can change them with new passwords

You can select a password then click on remove to delete it. But in this case, we need to remove both passwords, so let’s click remove all.

They have been removed! Now restart Thunderbird so the passwords cache will also be removed. When Thunderbird reopens, you will see a password prompt.

We got a password prompt! Now type your new password and click on ok.

Please note that we are just changing the password in Thunderbird only. It will not change the actual password of your email account.

You have changed it successfully. This is the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to change your email password in ThunderBird.

Configuring a POP email account in Thunderbird

Configuring a POP email account in ThunderBird

This demo assumes you’ve already opened ThunderBird.

Let’s learn how to setup a pop email account in ThunderBird. Click the file menu to continue.

Please click on New.

Click Existing Mail Account.

Please type your name.

Type your email address.

Select this option if you want to remember password.

Type your password.

Click on continue.

It will fill in settings automatically, but let’s choose manual config to choose the settings manually.

Click on Manual config.

Click here to select POP3 protocol.

Select POP3.

Under server hostname make sure it says mail.yourdomain.com or whatever hostname your web host supports.

The port for POP3 should be 110, which has been filled in already.

Later we will learn how to create an account with SSL, so lets deselect it from here.

Select None from these options.

Authentication should be set to Normal Password. Let’s select it from drop down.

Click on Normal Password.

SMTP will be selected by default. Make sure the server hostname is mail.yourdomain.com.

SMTP port should be 25. Let’s change it.

Select 25 from the list.

Later we will learn how to create an account with SSL, so lets deselect it from here.

Select None from options.

Authentication should be set to Normal Password.

Click on Done to finish the setup.

If you receive a warning like this one, since we are using a normal password, just continue by clicking on I understand the risks.

Click on Done to finish the setup.

Here is your newly created account!

This is the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to configure a pop email account in ThunderBird.

Configuring a POP email account with SSL in Thunderbird

Configuring a POP email account with SSL in ThunderBird

This demo assumes you’ve already opened ThunderBird.

Let’s learn how to setup a pop email account with SSL in ThunderBird. Click on the file menu to continue.

Click on New.

Please click Existing Mail Account.

Type your name.

Type your email address.

Select this option if you want to remember your password.

Type your password.

Click on continue.

It will fill in these settings automatically, but let’s choose manual config to choose the settings manually.

Click on Manual config.

Click here to select POP3 protocol.

Select POP3.

Under server hostname make sure it says mail.yourdomain.com or whatever hostname your web host supports.

The SSL Port for POP3 should be 995. Let’s change it.

Click on 995 to select it.

Notice SSL/TLS is automatically selected as we have choosen 995 for the port.

Authentication should be set to normal password. Let’s select it from the list.

Select Normal password.

SMTP will be selected by default. Make sure the server hostname is mail.yourdomain.com.

SSL SMTP port should be 465. Let’s change it.

Select 465 from the list.

Again, because we changed the port, SSL has been changed to SSL/TLS. Leave it as it is.

Authentication has been changed to autodetect. Let’s change it to a normal password.

Select Normal password.

Click on done to finish the setup.

Here is your newly created account!

This is the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to configurre a pop email account with SSL in ThunderBird.

Configuring a POP email account in Pegasus Mail

Configuring a POP email account in Pegasus Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Pegasus Mail.

To configure a POP email account, first click the Tools tab.

Then click Internet Options.

The easiest way to setup your email account is to start the Setup Wizard… click here.

Then click Next.

Enter your email address you wish to configure here, then click Next again.

Enter your incoming POP3 server address here, then click Next.

Enter your full email address as the username, and your email account’s password.

Then click Next.

Enter your outgoing server address here, then click Next.

Ensure the Network or Broadband option is selected, then click Next.

Click Finish.

Now click the Sending (SMTP) tab here.

Ensure the SMTP address we just setup is selected, then click the Edit button.

Click the Security tab.

Click here to setup SMTP authentication using your POP3 username and password.

Then click this Select button.

Choose your POP3 definition (the one you just setup), then click Select.

Then click OK.

Click OK again.

That’s it! The email account has been added.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to configure a POP email account in Pegasus Mail.

Configuring an IMAP email account in Pegasus Mail

Configuring an IMAP email account in Pegasus Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Pegasus Mail.

To configure an IMAP email account, first click the Tools tab.

Then click Internet Options.

The easiest way to setup your email account is to start the Setup Wizard… click here.

Then click Next.

Enter your email address you wish to configure here, then click Next again.

This screen is asking for your POP3 server address, but we’re setting up an IMAP account… so just leave this box blank and click Next.

Enter your full email address as the username, and your email account’s password.

Then click Next.

Enter your outgoing server address here, then click Next.

Ensure the Network or Broadband option is selected, then click Next.

Click Finish.

Now click the Sending (SMTP) tab here.

Ensure the SMTP address we just setup is selected, then click the Edit button.

Click the Security tab.

Click here to setup SMTP authentication using your username and password.

Then click this Select button.

Choose your POP3 definition (even though we’re configuring this email account for IMAP), then click Select.

Then click OK.

Click OK again.

We now have to setup our IMAP profile. Click the Tools tab.

Then click IMAP Profiles.

Click New.

Enter a name for the IMAP connection.

The enter your IMAP server address here.

Enter your full email address as the username, and your email account’s password.

Then click the Settings tab.

Check the following options to set the IMAP inbox as the default.

When finished, click OK.

Then click Done.

That’s it! The email account has been added.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to configure an IMAP email account in Pegasus Mail.

Configuring an IMAP email account with SSL in Pegasus Mail

Configuring an IMAP email account with SSL in Pegasus Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Pegasus Mail.

To configure an IMAP email account with SSL, first click the Tools tab.

Then click Internet Options.

The easiest way to setup your email account is to start the Setup Wizard… click here.

Then click Next.

Enter your email address you wish to configure here, then click Next again.

This screen is asking for your POP3 server address, but we’re setting up an IMAP account… so just leave this box blank and click Next.

Enter your full email address as the username, and your email account’s password.

Then click Next.

Enter your outgoing server address here, then click Next.

Ensure the Network or Broadband option is selected, then click Next.

Click Finish.

Now click the Sending (SMTP) tab here.

Ensure the SMTP address we just setup is selected, then click the Edit button.

Click the Security tab.

Click here to setup SMTP authentication using your username and password.

Then click this Select button.

Choose your POP3 definition (even though we’re configuring this email account for IMAP), then click Select.

Click here to require a secure SSL connection for the outgoing server.

Then click Change so the port numbers are automatically adjusted.

Click the General tab.

Click OK.

Note that the port number has been updated to 465, the standard port number for SMTP SSL.

Click OK again.

We now have to setup our IMAP profile. Click the Tools tab.

Then click IMAP Profiles.

Click New.

Enter a name for the IMAP connection.

The enter your IMAP server address here.

Enter your full email address as the username, and your email account’s password.

Then click the Settings tab.

Check the following options to set the IMAP inbox as the default.

When finished, click the Security tab.

Click here to require a secure SSL connection for the incoming IMAP server.

Then click Change so the port numbers are automatically adjusted.

Click the Connection tab.

Note that the port number has been updated to 993, the standard port number for IMAP SSL.

Click OK.

Then click Done.

That’s it! The email account has been added.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to configure an IMAP email account with SSL in Pegasus Mail.

Configuring custom ports in Pegasus Mail

Configuring custom ports in Pegasus Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Pegasus Mail.

To configure custom ports for your email account, first click the Tools tab.

Then click Internet Options.

Click the Receiving (POP3) tab here.

Select the POP3 host we already have setup, then click Edit.

This is where you change your incoming port number.

Click OK when finished making changes.

Next click the Sending (SMTP) tab here.

Select your SMTP host then click Edit.

Now let’s change our outgoing SMTP server port number.

Click OK when finished.

Click OK again.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to configure custom ports in Pegasus Mail.

How to setup your email signature in Pegasus Mail

How to setup your email signature in Pegasus Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Pegasus Mail.

To setup a signature, first click the Tools tab.

Then click Options.

Click Signatures here.

Then click the Edit Signatures button.

Type the signature you want in this box.

Then click the Save button.

Click the Rename button.

Give your signature a name, then click OK.

Then click here to automatically add your signature to each message you write.

When finished, click OK.

That’s it! Our signature has been setup.

Now when you go to write an email, your signature will automatically be in your message, as shown here.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup an email signature in Pegasus Mail.

How to change your email password in Pegasus Mail

How to change your email password in Pegasus Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Pegasus Mail.

From time to time you may have to change your email account’s password in your hosting account.

When you do, you’ll also have to change it here in Pegasus Mail so that you continue to be able to send and receive email.

To change your email password, first click the Tools tab.

Then click Internet Options.

Select the Receiving (POP3) tab.

Ensure the account we want to change the password for is selected, then click Edit.

This is where you change your account’s password.

When finished, click OK.

Click OK again.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to change your email password in Pegasus Mail.

How to delete an email account in Pegasus Mail

How to delete an email account in Pegasus Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Pegasus Mail.

To delete or remove an email account from Pegasus Mail, first click the Tools tab.

Then click Internet Options.

Select the Receiving (POP3) tab.

Select the account we want to delete, then click Remove.

Next select the Sending (SMTP) tab.

Select the SMTP host we want to delete, then click Remove.

When finished, click OK.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to remove an email account from Pegasus Mail.

That’s all there is to it!

Remember that removing an email account here does not delete the account from your hosting account… it simply means you can no longer use the account with Pegasus Mail.

You can always re-configure your email account in Pegasus Mail again, as long as it still exists in your hosting account.

Configuring a POP email account with SSL in Pegasus Mail

Configuring a POP email account with SSL in Pegasus Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Pegasus Mail.

To configure a POP email account with SSL, first click the Tools tab.

Then click Internet Options.

The easiest way to setup your email account is to start the Setup Wizard… click here.

Then click Next.

Enter your email address you wish to configure here, then click Next again.

Enter your incoming POP3 server address here, then click Next.

Enter your full email address as the username, and your email account’s password.

Then click Next.

Enter your outgoing server address here, then click Next.

Ensure the Network or Broadband option is selected, then click Next.

Click Finish.

Now click the Receiving (POP3) tab here.

Select the POP3 host we just setup, then click Edit.

Now click the Security tab.

Click here to require a secure SSL connection for the incoming server.

Then click Change so the port numbers are automatically adjusted.

Click the General tab.

Note that the port number has been updated to 995, the standard port number for SSL.

Click OK.

Next click the Sending (SMTP) tab here.

Select the SMTP host we just setup, then click Edit.

Now click the Security tab.

Click here to setup SMTP authentication using your POP3 username and password.

Then click this Select button.

Choose your POP3 definition (the one you just setup), then click Select.

Click here to require a secure SSL connection for the outgoing server.

Then click Change so the port numbers are automatically adjusted.

Click the General tab.

Click OK.

Note that the port number has been updated to 465, the standard port number for SMTP SSL.

Click OK again.

That’s it! The email account has been added.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to configure a POP email account with SSL in Pegasus Mail.

How to delete an email account in Windows Live Mail

How to delete an email account in Windows Live Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Windows Live Mail.

To delete or remove an email account from Windows Live Mail, first right-click your account name.

Then click Remove Account.

Click Yes to confirm.

That’s all there is to it!

Remember that removing an email account here does not delete the account from your hosting account… it simply means you can no longer use the account with Windows Live Mail.

You can always re-configure your email account in Windows Live Mail again, as long as it still exists in your hosting account.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to remove an email account from Windows Live Mail.

Configuring a POP email account in Windows Live Mail

Configuring a POP email account in Windows Live Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Windows Live Mail.

To configure a POP email account, first click the Accounts tab.

Then click The Email icon.

Enter the email address you want to configure, and its password.

Enter a display name for your sent messages.

Then click here to manually configure your server settings.

Click Next.

Next we have to configure our server settings.

Ensure POP is selected as the server type.

Then enter the incoming server address here.

Leave Clear Text selected as the authentication type.

Then enter the full email address as your user name here.

Next, enter the outgoing server address here.

Check here to require authentication.

Then click Next.

That’s it! The email account has been added.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to configure a POP email account in Windows Live Mail.

Configuring a POP email account with SSL in Windows Live Mail

Configuring a POP email account with SSL in Windows Live Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Windows Live Mail.

To configure a POP email account with SSL, first click the Accounts tab.

Then click The Email icon.

Enter the email address you want to configure, and its password.

Enter a display name for your sent messages.

Then click here to manually configure your server settings.

Click Next.

Next we have to configure our server settings.

Ensure POP is selected as the server type.

Then enter the incoming server address here.

Click here to require a secure SSL connection.

Note that by doing so the port number changed to 995, the default email port for SSL.

Leave Clear Text selected as the authentication type.

Then enter the full email address as your user name here.

Next, enter the outgoing server address here.

Check both these boxes to require a secure SSL connection and authentication.

Be sure to enter 465 for the secure port number.

Then click Next.

That’s it! The email account has been added.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to configure a POP email account with SSL in Windows Live Mail.

Configuring an IMAP email account in Windows Live Mail

Configuring an IMAP email account in Windows Live Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Windows Live Mail.

To configure an IMAP email account, first click the Accounts tab.

Then click The Email icon.

Enter the email address you want to configure, and its password.

Enter a display name for your sent messages.

Then click here to manually configure your server settings.

Click Next.

Next we have to configure our server settings.

Ensure IMAP is selected as the server type.

Then enter the incoming server address here.

Leave Clear Text selected as the authentication type.

Then enter the full email address as your user name here.

Next, enter the outgoing server address here.

Check here to require authentication.

Then click Next.

That’s it! The email account has been added.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to configure an IMAP email account in Windows Live Mail.

Configuring an IMAP email account with SSL in Windows Live Mail

Configuring an IMAP email account with SSL in Windows Live Mail

This tutorial assumes you’ve already launched Windows Live Mail.

To configure an IMAP email account with SSL, first click the Accounts tab.

Then click The Email icon.

Enter the email address you want to configure, and its password.

Enter a display name for your sent messages.

Then click here to manually configure your server settings.

Click Next.

Next we have to configure our server settings.

Ensure IMAP is selected as the server type.

Then enter the incoming server address here.

Click here to require a secure SSL connection.

Note that by doing so the port number changed to 993, the default email port for IMAP SSL.

Leave Clear Text selected as the authentication type.

Then enter the full email address as your user name here.

Next, enter the outgoing server address here.

Check both these boxes to require a secure SSL connection and authentication.

Be sure to enter 465 for the secure port number.

Then click Next.

That’s it! The email account has been added.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to configure an IMAP email account with SSL in Windows Live Mail.