How to set up an email account in Thunderbird?

This guide explains how to set up your Collaborative Suite email account in the Thunderbird email client.

1. In Thunderbird, click the "burger" menu (the three horizontal lines in the top right corner), then select Account Settings.

2. In the tab that opens, at the bottom of the left column, under the Account Management section, click Add Mail Account....

3. Enter your account details in the corresponding fields:

• Your full name
• Email address
• Password

4. Click the Configure manually button to specify the mail servers.
5. Fill in the fields as follows. Warning: the username for both the incoming and outgoing servers must be your full email address.

Incoming server (IMAP)

• Hostname: mail.collaborative.pulseheberg.net
• Port: 993
• Connection security: SSL/TLS
• Authentication method: Mot de passe normal

Outgoing server (SMTP)

• Hostname: mail.collaborative.pulseheberg.net
• Port: 587
• Connection security: STARTTLS
• Authentication method: Mot de passe normal

6. Once all the settings are filled in, click Done.

Congratulations! Your email account is now set up in Thunderbird and ready to use.