Set up email in Thunderbird

In five steps your business mailbox is in Thunderbird. It takes about two minutes. You only ever click where the pink marker is.

What you need

• Thunderbird on your computer — free from thunderbird.net
• Your email address — the one we set up for you
• Your mailbox password — the one we gave you

Tip

This guide applies equally to Windows, Mac and Linux — Thunderbird looks the same everywhere. You never have to type a server name; Thunderbird finds them itself.

1. Enter your name and email address. On its first start Thunderbird asks for your name and your email address. The name is what your recipients will see. Then click “Continue”.

   → Thunderbird now looks up the right settings by itself.

   

2. Click “Continue”. Thunderbird shows what it found: IMAP, encrypted via SSL/TLS. That is exactly right. Click “Continue”.

   → IMAP means your email stays on the server and looks the same on every device.

   

3. Enter your mailbox password. Enter the password of your email mailbox and click “Continue”.

   → Thunderbird now signs in to the server. If the password is wrong, it says so right away.

   

4. Click “Finish”. The account is set up. Thunderbird also offers encryption and a signature — you can do that later. Click “Finish”.

   

5. Your mailbox is there. Your email address now appears on the left with its Inbox. Your messages are being downloaded.

   

Caution

To protect your data, the email address is blanked out in every picture. In its place you will see your own address.

Want to remove the account again? Tools › Account Settings › Account Actions › Remove Account.