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Adding a new account in ThunderBird 2

  1. Start ThunderBird.

    • If this is your first time starting ThunderBird, the "Account Wizard" will guide you through the setup, so skip to Step 4 of this tutorial
  2. Choose Account Settings... from the Tools menu.
    outlook tools menu
  3. Click "Add Account...", then click "Next >"
    e-mail accounts
  4. Select "Email account", then click "Next >"
    e-mail accounts
  5. Enter your name and email address, then click "Next >"
    choose service
  6. Select "POP", and fill the "Incoming Server:" and "Outgoing Server:" fields as shown, then
    click "Next >"
    account setup
  7. Fill in the "Incoming User Name:" and the "Outgoing User Name:" with the Username you were supplied in the confirmation email you received from Atlas Hosting, then click "Next >" choose service
  8. Enter your email address as the "Account Name:", then click "Next >"
    e-mail settings
  9. ThunderBird says you're finished, but you still need to make some changes,
    so click "Finish" and continue following our tutorial
    e-mail settings outgoing
  10. When prompted, enter the password you were supplied in the confirmation email you
    received from Atlas Hosting
  11. Choose Account Settings... from the Tools menu.
    outlook tools menu
  12. Select "Outgoing Server (SMTP)", then select your outgoing server from the list, then click "Edit..."
    finished
  13. Change the "Port" to 587, then click "OK"
    finished
  14. ThunderBird is now ready to use with your new email account. Click "OK" to confirm your changes.
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