How to set up your email account in Mozilla Thunderbird

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This guide shows you how to set up Mozilla Thunderbird with your LCN email account. Please make sure you know your full LCN email address and the password for that email address before you begin.

1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird
2. Click Account Settings in the Tools menu
3. You should now see the Account Settings screen. Click the Account Actions button at the bottom left - then click Add Mail Account
4. You should now see the Mail Account Setup screen - enter your details and click Continue. Thunderbird will try and and find an automated setup for your account
5. The message Thunderbird failed to find the settings for your email account will appear. This just means we'll have to enter the settings ourselves
   There are two rows of settings on this screen.
   Along the Incoming: row we'll need to enter the following settings:
   • POP3 in the first dropdown
   • Enter pop.lcn.com underneath Server hostname
   • STARTTLS underneath SSL
   • Select Normal Password underneath Authentication
   
   Along the Outgoing: row we'll need to enter the following settings:
   • Enter post.lcn.com underneath Server hostname- although this looks like a dropdown, you can type in this box
   • STARTTLS underneath SSL
   • Select Normal Password underneath Authentication
   In the Username: text box you'll need to enter your full email address eg. youremail@yourdomain.com.
   
   Then, click Create Account
6. You should now be taken back to the Account Settings screen, and your account should appear on the left hand side Click OK. Your email address should now be set up and ready to go!

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