This document illustrates how to set up Mozilla Thunderbird for use
with Courier IMAP. It assumes that an account called
mike has already been created on the server for the
domain karmak.org, and a password has been set.
In all examples that follow, you should substitute your own
account and domain (you@yourdomain.com) for those
shown.
Start Thunderbird.
Once Thunderbird has started, select File->New->Account.
The Account Wizard will now appear. Choose Email account and press Next.
Enter the name and email address for the account you are creating, then press Next.
Choose IMAP for the server type, enter your domain name for Incoming Server, then press Next.
Note: If this is your first time running Thunderbird, you may also be prompted for your Outgoing Server. If you know the name of your ISPs Outgoing Server (e.g. smtp.comcast.net or mail.bellsouth.net), you may use that. Otherwise, enter your domain name again for Outgoing Server. [If you don't see any box for Outgoing Server, you can ignore this note.]
Enter the the full email address (all lowercase) of the account you are creating for User Name, then click Next.
Enter the the full email address of the account you are creating for Account Name, then click Next.
Press Finish.
You will now be returned to the Account Settings window. Select Tools->Account Settings.
On the left side (white area), click on the "Server Settings" option for the account you created. Then click the "Advanced" button as shown in the screenshot.
Set the advanced values exactly as shown below, then click OK. (Note: The word INBOX is all-caps and is followed by a period (.).
Select Outgoing Server, and see if your domain name is listed in the Server Name field. If your domain name is not already listed here, and something else is, skip this step and just click OK.
If your domain name is listed as an Outgoing Server, highlight it, click the "Edit" button, and set the values as shown in the screenshot.
Now click "OK" to everything and return to the main Thunderbird window. You will see the new account you created, and you can click Inbox to read your mail. (Note that you will be prompted for your password, which you must set through your Admin Area.)
