Configure Thunderbird for Hosted Mail

This guide assumes you are configuring Thunderbird for the first time.

In the Set Up Your Existing Email Address window, enter your full name in the Your name field, your e-mail address in the Email address field and your password in the Password field, ensure Remember password is checked and click the Configure manually.. button (Figure 1).

Figure 1

Under the INCOMING, in the Protocol drop-down, ensure IMAP is selected, in the Server field enter mail.hosting.deeztek.com, in the Port drop-down ensure 993 is selected, in the SSL drop-down ensure SSL/TLS is selected, in the Authentication drop-down ensure Normal password is selected.

Under the OUTGOING section, in the Port drop-down ensure 587 is elected, in the SSL drop-down ensure STARTTLS is selected, in the Authentication drop-down ensure Normal password is selected and click the Re-test button. (Figure 2).

Figure 2

If you entered the correct settings above, Thunderbird will attempt to probe the mail server and upon success will output the following message. Click the Done button (Figure 2).

Figure 2

From the main Thunderbird window, right-click on the right of the Quick Filter icon and on the resultant menu, select Menu Bar (Figure 3).

Figure 3

Thunderbird should now have a top menu bar (Figure 4).

Figure 4

In the Add-ons Manager, ensure Extensions is selected on the left-hand pane and in the Find more add-ons search field, enter tbsync and click theicon to perform the search (Figure 5).

Figure 5

In the Search Results for "tbsync" window, click on the Add to Thunderbird button to the right of TbSync (Figure 6).

Figure 6

In the Add TbSync? confirmation window on the top-right, click the Add button (Figure 7).

Figure 7

After TbSync is successfully installed, click on Tools --> Synchronization Settings (TbSync) (Figure 8).

Figure 8

In the TbSync account manager window, click on the Account actions --> Add new account --> CalDAV & CardDAV (Figure 9).

Figure 9