How to Setup a cPanel Email account with Mozilla Thunderbird?

Thunderbird is a nice email client software for managing your email. You can setup a cPanel email account with Mozilla Thunderbird and receive/send email.

 

1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.

Setup an Email account with Mozilla Thunderbird

 

2. Click on the Menu Icon located on right side of the screen and then go to “New Message“. A drop box will open.

Setup an Email account with Mozilla Thunderbird

 

3. Now Click on the “Existing Mail Account“.

Setup an Email account with Mozilla Thunderbird


4. In Mail Setup Account, fill out your name, full email address like “yourname@example.com“, and the password of your email account. Then click on “Continue“.
Setup an Email account with Mozilla Thunderbird



5. It can take a few minutes to configure your email account so be patient. Once it is done, you will need to click on “Done“.

Setup an Email account with Mozilla Thunderbird

6. If it shows a SSL Security exception, then click on theConfirm Security Exceptionbutton and the warning will disappear within few minutes.
Setup an Email account with Mozilla Thunderbird

 

Congratulations, Your email is setup up successfully. Now, you can manage your email through Mozilla Thunderbird.