If you are running Thunderbird for the first time, and have not imported any settings from another email client, you will be presented with the New Account Setup window. Make sure that you have "Email account" selected, then press the Next button.

The next window will be the Identity window. Please fill in your name and email address, then click the Next button when you are done.

The next window is the Server Information. Fill in the following information:

• Select IMAP or POP for the "type of incoming server you are using"
• For Incoming Server: mail.yourdomain.com
• For Outgoing Server: mail.yourdomain.com (If you experience issues with sending your email successfully, you should set the SMTP to your ISP's SMTP server such as smtp.yourisp.net)

When you are done, click the Next button.

On the User Names screen, you will fill in your email username. Please use your entire email address. This will be the same for both the Incoming User Name and Outgoing User Name. Click the Next button when you are done:

The next screen is for the Account Name. You can fill in whatever you want, or keep the default. Click the Next button when you are done:

Finally, you will see the Congratulations! window showing you what you have filled out. Please check through it to make sure you have the correct settings. Click the Finish button when you are done.

When the wizard closes, you may see a message window pop up asking if you want Thunderbird set as the default mail application.

• If you do not want to perform this check again, then make sure you have a check next to "Do not display this dialog again".
• If you want to set it as your default, then click the Yes button.
• If you do not want it to be your default, then click the No button.

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