Setting up email in Thunderbird

Add a new account

1. Open Thunderbird.
2. Click the hamburger menu (top-right) → New → Existing Email Account.
3. Fill in:
   • Your name: what recipients see
   • Email address: your full email address
   • Password: your mailbox password
4. Click Continue. Thunderbird will probe for settings, if it can't detect them automatically, click Configure manually.
5. Manual settings:
   • Incoming Server:
     • Protocol: IMAP
     • Hostname: ax.email
     • Port: 993
     • Connection security: SSL/TLS
     • Authentication: Normal password
     • Username: your full email address
   • Outgoing Server:
     • Hostname: ax.email
     • Port: 465
     • Connection security: SSL/TLS
     • Authentication: Normal password
     • Username: your full email address
6. Click Re-test, then Done.

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