Thunderbird

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Video Instructions

Email Calendar Address Book

How to Setup your Computerisms Hosted Email on Thunderbird

  • If this is your first time starting Thunderbird, it should automatically come up with a Set Up an Existing Email Account window as shown in the image. If you already have accounts set up and are looking to add another, click on Local Folders in the lefthand menu bar and then Email under "Set up an Account"
  • Enter your Name, Email and Password and click on Continue
  • Verify that the server settings say the following (replacing domain.tld with your domain):
    • Incoming: IMAP mail.domain.tld SSL
    • Outgoing: SMTP mail.domain.tld SSL
    • Username: youremailaddress@domain.tld
  • If everything looks good, hit Done, and your setup should be done! If not, click on Manual Config
  • Make sure the server host name for both Incoming and Outgoing is mail.domain.tld
    • If you are configuring IMAP, select SSL (or SSL/TLS), using port 993, and Normal Password authentication.
    • If you are configuring POP3, select SSL (or SSL/TLS), using port 995, and Normal Password authentication. (Note that we do not suggest POP3 setups except in special cases, ask us for more info if needed)
    • For SMTP, select SSL/TLS, using port 465 and Normal Password authentication.


  • Make sure that for the Username under both Incoming and Outgoing your full email address is filled in
  • Click on Done
  • Your email is now setup! If you'd like, send a email to yourself to test functionality

Calendar

Before you begin:

  • Open your Thunderbird email client and click the file button in the top left hand corner
  • Select New, and then select Calendar
  • In the window that opens, be sure to select "On the Network", then click Next
  • In the next window, ensure under format that Caldav is selected
  • The value you need to enter for Location consists of two parts
  • Put a check mark beside Cache if you want to be able to read your calendars when you are not connected to the internet
    • Note that you will not be able to edit a calendar unless you are connected to the internet
  • At this point, Thunderbird will want you to name your calendar.
    • The name is arbitrary, it can be anything that is meaningful to you. Thunderbird does not care what you name it, only that you name it.
  • Choose a different colour if you wish, and deselect "Show Reminders" if you don't want them
  • Select the address that will be associated with this calendar
  • If Thunderbird pops up a warning box regarding the Security Certificate, click the "Confirm Security Exception" button
  • For User Name, enter your full email address
  • For Password, enter your email password
  • Select Remember password to avoid having to enter it every time Thunderbird checks for new calendar events
    • Note: if multiple people have physical access to your computer, not checking this prevent others from modifying your calendar
  • Click the Finish button
  • You can now access your calendar

Shared Address Book

Before you begin:

  • You need to install the Cardbook addon for Thunderbird
  • Open your Thunderbird email client and click on the Cardbook icon to open up the Cardbook tab
  • Right click in the very leftmost column, and select New Address Book
  • In the window that opens, be sure to select "Remote", then hit next
  • In the next window, ensure under Type that CardDAV is selected
  • The value you need to enter for Connection consists of two parts
  • The Username and Password should be your email address and email password, unless otherwise specified
  • Click on validate; If the Next button becomes available, a cardbook was found at the address specified with the credentials you inserted
  • At this point, Thunderbird will want you to name the address book.
    • The name is arbitrary, it can be anything that is meaningful to you. Thunderbird does not care what you name it, only that you name it.
  • Choose a different colour if you wish, and deselect "Show Reminders" if you don't want them
  • Leave the vCard setting as default
  • Make sure that Selected and Work Offline are checked, and Use urn:uuid is unchecked
  • Click on Next, then Finish
  • You're done! You should see the list start to propegate with contacts from the server as it does it's initial sync
    • This may take a while to complete fully depending on the size of your address book, so be patient!

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