Email Xpert

Mozilla Thunderbird on Windows

First, you'll need to download and install Thunderbird.

Step 1: Open Thunderbird

• Launch Thunderbird on your computer.

Step 2: Add a New Account

• If opening for the first time, click on a new tab will open titled "Set up Existing Email Address".
• If you already have an account setup, click on the Settings cog at the bottom left of the Thunderbird Window and then Account Settings
• Click New Account and select Email. This will open "Set up Existing Email Address", as above.

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Step 3: Enter Account Details

• Enter your name, email address (my.new@email.address), and password.
• Tick Remember password to save your login credentials.
• Click Configure manually..

Step 4: Choose IMAP

• Select IMAP as the account type for Incoming Server.

Step 5: Configure Incoming Mail Server

See image at Step 4.

• Server: mail.systemsxpert.com.au
• Port: 993
• Encryption Method: SSL/TLS
• Authentication Method: Autodetect
• Username: my.new@email.address

Step 6: Configure Outgoing Mail Server

See image at Step 4.

• Server: mail.systemsxpert.com.au
• Port: 465
• Encryption Method: SSL/TLS
• Authentication Method: Autodetect
• Username: my.new@email.address

Step 8: Test Account Settings

See image at Step 4.

• Click Re-test to verify the settings.
• If successful, a green prompt will confirm the settings.

Step 9: Finish Setup

• Click Done to finalize the setup.
• In the same tab you should get a page titled "Account successfully created".
• Click Finish to start synchronizing your emails.

Step 10: Integrate Calendar (optional)

• If you wish to use Thunderbird to view and manage appointments in Thunderbird's built-in calendar, check Calendar. This is not really recommended unless you don't already have an online calendar and are using Thunderbird for Android.
• Thunderbird provides instructions for syncing your Thunderbird Calendar with your Google Calendar, if you are using that service.