Mozilla Thunderbird E-Mail Setup

These instructions show you how to configure Mozilla Thunderbird 12 to work with your ZiaNet e-mail account. The settings used in this instruction set can be used for all versions of Mozilla Thunderbird but the screens may look somewhat different from one version to another.

To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Mozilla Thunderbird

  1. In Mozilla Thunderbird, click on Local Folders at the left side of the screen and then click Create Account on the right.

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  2. On the Mail Account Setup window, enter your name, e-mail address, and password then click Continue.
     
       
  3. The setup wizard will attempt to look up the account settings. Click Manual config
     
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  4. On the next window, enter the following information:

  5. Server Type
    To the right of Incoming, select POP3 from the dropdown box.

     
    Server hostname
    Server hostname for both incoming and outgoing is mail.zianet.com.

     
    Port
    Select 110 for the incoming port and 587 for the outgoing port.

     
    SSL
    Select None for both incoming and outgoing.

     
    Authentication
    Select Normal Password

     
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    Click Create Account.
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  6. You may get a Warning! window. Put a check in "I unerstand the risks" and click Create Account.

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  8. Congratulations! You have completed the e-mail account setup for Mozilla Thunderbird.

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