Mozilla Thunderbird™ Email Setup
Please follow the instructions below when settings up your email account for Mozilla Thunderbird™
If you are using Mozilla Thunder Bird&trade for the first time an email account wizard should load automatically and you can start from step 4.
Mozilla Thunderbird™ is available free for download - www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
Start up Mozilla Thunderbird™
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Click on Tools -> Account Settings
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Click on the Add Account
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Select Email Account and click on Next
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Enter your name into the Your Name field and your email address into the Email Address field and click on Next
e.g. user@aunix.com.au
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Enter the Incoming (POP3) and Outgoing (SMTP) email servers into the Incoming Server and Outgoing Server fields then click on Next
Incoming (POP3) Mail Server: mail.aunix.com.au
Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server: smtp.aunix.com.au -
Enter your full email address into the Incoming User Name field making sure the Outgoing User Name is left blank. Then click on Next
e.g. user@aunix.com.au
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Enter your full email address into the Account Name field then click on Next
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Click on Finish
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Go back to Tools -> Account Settings
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Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) then click on Edit
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Untick Use Name and Password and click on Ok
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Click on Ok again to close the Account Settings window
Congratulations you have now setup your AuNix Email Account in Mozilla Thunderbird™
Unlike Outlook&trade and Outlook Express&trade Mozilla Thunderbird™ does not use a Send/Recieve button to download messages.
Instead you will use the Get Mail button and when writing new messages once you click Send your message will send automatically.