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Thunderbird setup

Thunderbird is an opensource free e-mail client available for download from here. Follow these simple step-by-step instructions to configure Thunderbird to receive your Digital Crocus e-mail.

Thunderbird setup step 1

Select Account Settings from the Tools menu.

Thunderbird setup step 2

Add a new account.

Thunderbird setup step 3

Thunderbird setup step 4

Enter your name and e-mail address in the boxes provided.

Thunderbird setup step 5

Ensure you select IMAP server type and enter mail.digital-crocus.com as the server address.

Thunderbird setup step 6

Your username will either be your main account username or the mailbox name if you have created separate mailboxes via our control panel.

Thunderbird setup step 8

The account name can be whatever you like, here we've decided to accept the default and leave it as the e-mail address.

Thunderbird setup step 8

Your final list of settings should look something like this.

Thunderbird setup step 9

You will also need to set up our SMTP server for outgoing messages.

Thunderbird setup step 10

Insert the SMTP server details as above, entering the same username you used for configuring incoming e-mail.

Thunderbird setup step 11

Set your default mail server and confirm the changes by clicking OK.

This should be all you need to know to receive your e-mail in Thunderbird.


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