Exchange mailbox with Thunderbird

You can access your Exchange mailbox email using Mozilla Thunderbird but not your calendars, public folders, tasks or other Exchange features.

For full access to your Exchange mailbox's functionality, use your free copy of Outlook 2003. Find out more in our guide Automatically configuring Outlook 2003 for Exchange mailboxes.

When you open Thunderbird for the first time, and you already have mailboxes set up using other email software, Thunderbird's Import Wizard may offer to import your email account settings.

If you choose not to import settings from another email programme, the Account Wizard will open. This guide takes you through setting up your Exchange mailbox using the Thunderbird Account Wizard.

Using the Account Wizard

Step 1: Select Email account, then click the Next button.

Step 2: Enter you name and email address, then click Next.

Step 3: Click the IMAP radio button, enter exchange.livemail.co.uk in the Incoming Server text-box and again in the Outgoing Server text-box, then click Next.

Step 4: Enter your email address in the Incoming User Name, then click Next.

Step 5: Name your account, using the Account Name text-box., then click Next.This name will be visible to you only.

Step 6: Click the Finish button and your Exchange email will be set up in Thunderbird.

Note: The first time you access your mailbox, Thunderbird will ask for the password you chose when you created the mailbox in your Fasthosts control panel.

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