{"id":536,"date":"2015-03-14T09:20:43","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T04:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/it.iam-afghanistan.org\/?p=536"},"modified":"2016-09-04T08:53:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T04:23:56","slug":"setup-iam-email-in-thunderbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iam-afghanistan.org\/it\/setup-iam-email-in-thunderbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Setup IAM Email in Thunderbird"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you want to use Thunderbird with IAM email you will need to know the following settings. \u00a0Scroll down to see a step by step setup guide.<\/p>\n

Here are the settings you will need to know to setup IAM email:<\/p>\n

Email Address: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <your address>@iam-afghanistan.org
\nUsername: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <your address>@iam-afghanistan.org
\nPassword: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<your email password – only\u00a0you know this>
\nIncoming Mail server<\/strong>
\nIncoming Mail Server (POP3): \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 mail.iam-afghanistan.org
\nIncoming mail server port: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0995
\nConnection Security: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 SSL\/TLS
\nAuthentication: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Normal password
\nOutgoing Mail Server<\/strong>
\nOutgoing Mail Server (SMTP) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mail.iam-afghanistan.org
\nOutgoing mail server port: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 465
\nConnection Security: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 SSL\/TLS
\nAuthentication: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Normal password<\/p>\n

Setting up email in Thunderbird<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have never used Thunderbird the following window will open when you start the program.
\nIf you already use Thunderbird, select Tools > Account Settings…<\/p>\n

(if the menu bar is not visible, press <Alt>). Then select Account Actions > Add Mail Account… in the Account Settings window.<\/p>\n

\"3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Enter your name, email address and password. Click Continue.<\/p>\n

\"4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Click the Manual Config button.<\/p>\n

\"5\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If the mail server name does not appear or is incorrect, enter \u201cmail.iam-afghanistan.org\u201d for both the Incoming and Outgoing server.
\nChange the SSL settings on both servers to SSL\/TLS. The port numbers should now be correct.
\nChange the Username to the full email address. It should now look like this:<\/p>\n

\"6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Click the Re-Test button<\/p>\n

\"7\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Click Done.
\nThunderbird will check that it can login to the server.
\nIf this fails, please check that the username and password have been entered correctly.
\nYou may also be presented with a warning to accept a security certificate. Accept the certificate.
\nOnce this is complete, select Server Settings in the menu in Account Settings<\/p>\n

\"8\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Select the settings that you would like. Please note that you must not leave email on the server indefinitely.
\nClick OK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you want to use Thunderbird with IAM email you will need to know the following settings. \u00a0Scroll down to see a step by step setup guide. Here are the settings you will need to know to setup IAM email: Email Address: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <your address>@iam-afghanistan.org Username: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

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