1. On the File menu, click New and then Account… or click the Create a new account icon in the main menu.
2. Select Email account and click Next.
3. Enter your name and email address. Click Next.
4. Select IMAP as your type of incoming server and enter your Incoming Server as mail.example.com, replacing ‘example.com’ with your domain. You maybe asked to enter your Outgoing Server. This need to be entered to be the same as your incoming server. Click Next.
5. Enter your Username as your full email address (e.g. john@example.com). Click Next.
6. Enter a name by which you would like to refer to this account. Click Next.
7. You will now be shown a summary, check your information, and if everything is ok click Finish.
8. Click to tell Thunderbird to connect to your email and retrieve your messages. Thunderbird will now ask you to enter the password for your email account. Your password needs to be entered exactly as you specified when signing up for the first time, or as saved in your email/web-hosting control panel. If you want Thunderbird to save your password tick Use Password Manager to remember this password. Click OK.

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