Launch Mozilla Thunderbird
Click
Create a new account. This will start
Account Wizard.
Click
Email account and press
Next >. Fill out
the form that appears:
- In the Your Name field, type in your name that will be shown to
your email recipients.
- In the Email Address field, type in (your full email address).
Click
Next > to continue the Wizard. Provide the following information
about your
incoming server:
- Select the IMAP type.
- Type in exchange.charter-business.net in the Incoming Server field.
Click
Next > to proceed to the next step of the Wizard. The
User Names Wizard step is displayed. Type in (your full email address)
in the Incoming
User Name field.
Click
Next > to continue. The
Account Name Wizard
step is displayed. Type in the reference name for your account, for example "Work
Account" in the
Account Name field.
Click
Next > to proceed to the final Wizard step. The summary information
is displayed. Check if everything is correct.
Click
Finish to complete the Wizard. Your IMAP email account is
now created.
On the Thunderbird menu, select
Tools > Account Settings. The
Account Settings dialog window is displayed.
In the folder list, select the just created account and click Server Settings. The
incoming server settings for your account are displayed at the right part of the
Account Settings window.
Under
Security Settings select
SSL.
In the folder list of the
Account Setting window, click
Outgoing
Server (SMTP). The Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings are displayed at
the right part of the window. Here you can see all SMTP servers set up on your computer
(if there any).
Click
Add. The
SMTP Server dialog box is displayed.
Fill out the form as follows:
- In the Description field (optional), type in a free-form description
of your outgoing mail server.
- In the Server Name field, type smtp.charter-business.net.
- Select the User name and password checkbox and enter (your full
email address) in the User Name field.
- Under Use secure connection select TLS.
- In the Port Number field enter 587.
Click
OK to save changes and exit the
SMTP Server
dialog box.
Select your account ('Work Account') in the folder list of the
Account Settings
window. The account settings are displayed at the right part of the window.
From the
Outgoing Server (SMTP) drop-down list, select the just
added SMTP server.
Click
OK to save your changes and exit the
Account Settings
dialog window. You have just configured your IMAP email account.
On the Thunderbird main window, click on the down-oriented triangle to the right
of the
Get Mail icon. The drop-down list opens contains your existing
email accounts will open.
Select the just configured account and you will be prompted to enter the password.
Type in your password and select the
Use Password Manager to remember this password
checkbox if necessary.
Click
OK.