This guide will help you set up your Thunderbird email program to receive and send email using your new advanced account settings.
Step 1. Navigate to your Account Settings
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Open Thunderbird
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Select your @hrtc.net email address in the left column
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Click View settings for this account
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Click Server Settings
Step 2. Update your Incoming Server Settings (from the Account Settings screen):
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Edit the Server Name to: pop.myninestar.net
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Enter your full email address (ex: myemail@hrtc.net) into the User Name field
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Select the Connection security drop-down and choose SSL/TSL (Accept all certificates)
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Select the Authentication method drop-down and choose Normal password
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Ensure that the Port field is displaying 995 for POP or 993 for IMAP
Step 3. Update your Outgoing Server Settings:
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Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the column on the left
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Click your email address (located toward the top center of the screen) so that it highlights
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Click Edit
Step 4. Update your SMTP Server settings:
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Description is an optional field
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Enter the Server Name as: smtp.myninestar.net
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Change the Port field to 465
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Select the Connection security drop-down and choose SSL/TSL (Accept all certificates)
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Select the Authentication method drop-down and choose Normal password
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Enter your full email address (ex: myemail@hrtc.net) in the User Name field
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Click OK
Congratulations, your Thunderbird email is now set up!