Thunderbird Setup

We recommend using Thunderbird 3.0 for our preferred email client. Why? It's easy to use, it's fast and best of all it's free.

Instructions to Get Started

Step 1: Download & Install: http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Step 2: Import Emails: Go to Tools > Import and either click Import Everthing or Address Book or just Emails.

Step 3: Enter Email Account Settings:

  • Go to Tools > Account Settings.
  • Click on Account Actions and select "Add Email Account".
  • Next type in your first and last name, email address, password and check remember password.
  • Press continue.
  • Thunderbird will attempt to look up settings... Hit "Stop".
  • The username should be whatever your email address is, so change that to yourname@yourdomainname.com
  • The Incoming server should be secure.emailsrvr.com and select the imap dropdown box and the last drop down box select SSL and make sure the port is 993.
  • The Outgoing server should be secure.emailsrvr.com, port should be 465, SSL, and Secure authentication options should be selected.
  • Then hit the button "Re-Test Configuration".
  • Then Click the button "Create Account".
  • If "Security Exception" pops up, ignore it and click "Confirm Security Exception".

Step 4: Wait. If you have mail on the sever, let Thunderbird work since on the bottom status bar it's working and syncing up the server mail with your computer since you will now be able to read your emails when you are not connected to the internet. It's a cool feature.

POP, IMAP & Web-Based email

What am I using currently?

  • You are more than likely using POP or Web Based email.
    • Web Based mail is yahoo mail, gmail/Googlemail, or hotmail as an example. You may also be using another type of web based mail for your company.
    • If you are using Outlook Express or Outlook or another software product on your computer, you are more than likely using POP. POP is downloading email from a server and downloading it to your computer.

What is POP and IMAP Email?

POP (Post Office Protocol) mail downloads your mail to your hard drive, while IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) keeps everything — even your sent mail — on a server. In short, IMAP gets you e-mail portability without having to use a Web-based e-mail interface. And theoretically, any e-mail address can support POP or IMAP — the administrator or Internet service provider (ISP) just has to support IMAP.

Why is IMAP better?

What if your computer crashes?

  • Your covered with IMAP since it's not stored on your computer like POP.
  • Your email is synced with your computer so you can read emails even when your not online.
  • Your mail is backed up daily on our server for peace of mind.

What if you use multiple computers?

  • You can use your email on several computers and even share your email box simultaneously with other users.

What if multiple people use the same email box?

  • No problem and it works great since it's a great sharing tool.

What if I want to have more than 1 email account?

  • Add as many emails as you want.
  • There are also great usablity features in Thunderbird for ease of use.