Create New Account

Select ``Account Settings...'' from the Tools menu at the top of your screen or the top of the Thunderbird window on systems other than OS\ X. This should bring up a dialog box similar to this:

Click on the Add Account'' button below the left section which lists the existing e-mail accounts. This will bring you to a screen similar to this:

Make sure the ``Email account'' button is selected, then click on the ``Continue'' button to bring up a screen similar to this:

This will bring up a dialog box similar to this:

Enter your full name in the box ``Your Name'', and your e-mail address on this server in the box ``Email Address'', then click on the ``Continue'' button which will bring up another dialog box:

Click on the ``IMAP'' button and enter the host name of the your e-mail server in the box, ``Incoming Server'' then click on the ``Continue'' button on the screen which shuold look like this:

The next dialog box allows you to change the login information on the server. Normally you won't have to change anything on this, just click on the ``Continue'' button.

The next dialog box allows you to set the account name. This is the heading of the account that will be shown in the left side of your Thunderbird mail program. The default value of this is your e-mail address, but you may change this to anything that is meaningful to you. Press the ``Continue'' button.

The final ``Congratulations!'' screen shows your selections, and you can press the ``Continue button to complete the first part of the setup. The IMAP connection as set here is NOT SECURE, and your username and password will be sent across the Internet in plain text. There is a bit more work to do after pressing the ``Done'' button on this screen.

Click on the name of the new account you just set up which will appear near the bottom of the left side of your account maintenance screen which should bring up something like this: