AuthSMTP - Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0

Important Points

• These instructions assume your email account has already been setup and is collecting email correctly.

• Take a note of any settings you change.

• Only change the items specified - you should not need to change either your email address, POP3 server, POP3 username / password.

• These instructions are only for Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 - for other email programs please see How To Setup AuthSMTP or contact us.

• We have instructions for both default SMTP port and alternate SMTP port configurations - alternate port is generally used if your ISP blocks the normal port 25 SMTP access (as many do these days!).

Step One

• Load Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0

• From the main screen open the 'Tools' menu and then select 'Account Settings...'

Step Two

• Select 'Outgoing Server (SMTP)' in the left-hand column

• Click 'Add...'

Step Three

• Enter 'AuthSMTP' as the description

• Enter the 'Server name' as the SMTP server we supplied with your signup email

• Enter the AuthSMTP username (it will ask for your password when you first go to send a message)

• IMPORTANT: 'authsmtp.username' is an example - if your AuthSMTP username was 'ab12345' enter it as that and *not* as 'authsmtp.ab12345'

• Make sure 'Use secure connection' is set to: No

• Click 'Ok'

Step Four

• You now have a separate SMTP account setup using the AuthSMTP service

• You may wish to set this as the default SMTP server by clicking 'Set Default'

• Click 'OK'

Step Five

• You should now be back to the main Thunderbird 2.0 screen

• Close Thunderbird 2.0 and then reload

• Check you are online then test to ensure you can send mail correctly

• It will prompt you for your AuthSMTP password the first time you try to send email

• All done!