This guide will help you set up a new Thunderbird email account with the proper server settings.
Step 1. Navigate to your Account Settings
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Open Thunderbird
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Click on the Email icon under Create a new account (center of window)
Step 2. Enter your @grm.net email address
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A window will open which poses the question: Would you like a new email address?
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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
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Enter your preference in the Your name field
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Enter your full email address, myemail@grm.net
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Enter your Password
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Click Continue
Step 4. The system will process your input to find your email configuration
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Make sure that IMAP (remote folders) is selected
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Click the Manual config button at the bottom of the window
Step 5. Update your Incoming and Outgoing Server Settings
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Make sure that the Incoming drop-down is set to IMAP
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Edit the Incoming Server Name to: mail.grm.net
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Ensure that the Incoming Port field is displaying 993
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Make sure that the Incoming SSL drop-down is set to SSL/TSL (Accept all certificates)
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Select the Incoming Authentication method drop-down and choose Normal password
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Edit the Outgoing Server Name to: mail.grm.net
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Make sure that the Outgoing Port field is set to 465
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Make sure that the Outgoing SSL drop-down is set to SSL/TSL (Accept all certificates)
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Select the Outgoing Authentication method drop-down and choose Normal password
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Enter your full email address (ex: myemail@grm.net) into both User Name fields (Incoming and Outgoing)
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Click Done
Congratulations, your Thunderbird email is now set up!