Problem scenario
You want to configure Thunderbird to work with a web-based email account. What do you do?
Solution
Prerequisite
This assumes Thunderbird has already been installed. With CentOS/RHEL/Fedora, run this from the command line: sudo yum -y install thunderbird
With Debian/Ubuntu/Mint distributions of Linux with a GUI desktop, Thunderbird is usually already installed.
Procedures
- Launch Thunderbird.
- Set up your existing address.
- If there is a problem, you may need to click the "Configure manually" button and enter the web-based URL for the incoming and outgoing server.