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

  • Open Thunderbird

  • Select your @smt-net.com email address in the left column

  • Click View settings for this account

  • Click Server Settings

 

Step 2. Update your Incoming Server Settings (from the Account Settings screen):

  • Edit the Server Name to:  mail.smt-net.com

  • Enter your full email address (ex: myemail@smt-net.com)  into the User Name field

  • Select the Connection security drop-down and choose SSL/TSL (Accept all certificates)

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

  • Ensure that the Port field is displaying 995 for POP or 993 for IMAP

 

 

Step 3. Update your Outgoing Server Settings:

  • Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the column on the left

  • Click your email address (located toward the top center of the screen) so that it highlights

  • Click Edit

 

Step 4. Update your SMTP Server settings:

  • Description is an optional field

  • Enter the Server Name as:  smtp.smt-net.com

  • Change the Port field to 465

  • Select the Connection security drop-down and choose SSL/TSL (Accept all certificates)

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

  • Enter your full email address (ex: myemail@smt-net.com)  in the User Name field

  • Click OK

 


Congratulations, your Thunderbird email is now set up!