This guide will help you set up a new Thunderbird email account with the proper server settings.

 

Step 1. Navigate to your Account Settings

• Open Thunderbird

• Click on the Email icon under Create a new account (center of window)

 

 

Step 2. Enter your @grm.net email address

• A window will open which poses the question: Would you like a new email address?

• GRM has already provided you with an email address, please click the button at the bottom that states: Skip this and use my existing email
  
   

 

Step 3. The Mail Account Setup window will open

• Enter your preference in the Your name field

• Enter your full email address, myemail@grm.net

• Enter your Password

• Click Continue
  
   

 

Step 4. The system will process your input to find your email configuration

• Make sure that IMAP (remote folders) is selected

• Click the Manual config button at the bottom of the window
  
   

 

Step 5. Update your Incoming and Outgoing Server Settings

• Make sure that the Incoming drop-down is set to IMAP

• Edit the Incoming Server Name to:  mail.grm.net

• Ensure that the Incoming Port field is displaying 993

• Make sure that the Incoming SSL drop-down is set to SSL/TSL (Accept all certificates)

• Select the Incoming Authentication method drop-down and choose Normal password

• Edit the Outgoing Server Name to:  mail.grm.net

• Make sure that the Outgoing Port field is set to 465

• Make sure that the Outgoing SSL drop-down is set to SSL/TSL (Accept all certificates)

• Select the Outgoing Authentication method drop-down and choose Normal password

• Enter your full email address (ex: myemail@grm.net) into both User Name fields (Incoming and Outgoing)

• Click Done
   

 

Congratulations, your Thunderbird email is now set up!