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# Configure Thunderbird as mail client (POP3/IMAP, SMTP and global ldap address book)
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iRedMail provides POP3S (POP3 over TLS), IMAPS (IMAP over TLS), SMTPS (SMTP over TLS) for receiving and sending emails by default.
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## Create new mail account
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To create a new mail account with Thunderbird, please click menu: `File -> New -> Mail Account`.
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Add your name, email address and password in this screen.
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![](./images/thunderbird/new.mail.account.png)
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Click continue, it will detect IMAP and SMTP server automatically.
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Note:
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* Login username must be full email address. You may want to click `Edit` to ensure it is correct.
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* If you want to use POP3 instead of IMAP, click "Edit" and change it to POP3 in this screen with port `110`, `STARTTLS`.
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![](./images/thunderbird/new.mail.account.setup.png)
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## Configure Thunderbird as POP3 client
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Warning: Make sure you are using full email address as username.
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![](./images/thunderbird/pop3.png)
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## Configure Thunderbird as IMAP client
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Warning: Make sure you are using full email address as username.
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![](./images/thunderbird/imap.png)
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## Configure Thunderbird to send mail via SMTP
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Menu: Tools -> Account settings... -> Outgoing server (SMTP) -> Choose the server you are using.
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Warning: Make sure you are using full email address as username.
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![](./images/thunderbird/smtp.png)
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## Use OpenLDAP as Global LDAP Address Book
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__IMPORTANT NOTE__: Thunderbird won\'t show contacts in LDAP address book directly, but it works when you starting typing email address in recipient field while composing email.
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Here we take Thunderbird 5.0 for example. Steps:
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* Click `Address Book` in main Thunderbird window.
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* In Address Book window, click menu `File -> New -> LDAP Directory`.
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* In tab `General`:
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* `Name`: use whatever name you like. e.g. Global LDAP Address Book.
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* `Hostname`: IP address or hostname of your iRedMail server.
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* `Base DN`: Base dn of your domain in LDAP directory. Normally, it's `domainName=domain.ltd,o=domains,dc=xxx,dc=xxx`. For example, `domainName=example.com,o=domains,dc=iredmail,dc=org`.
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* `Port Number`: 389. __Note__: If you prefer to connect to OpenLDAP server over SSL, please check the `Use secure connection (SSL)` under same tab.
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* `Bind DN`: It's full LDAP dn of your mail account. Normally, it's `mail=user@domain.ltd,ou=Users,domainName=domain.ltd,o=domains,dc=xxx,dc=xxx`. For example: `mail=john@example.com,ou=Users,domainName=example.com,o=domains,dc=iredmail,dc=org`.
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* In tab `Advanced`:
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* `Don't return more than xxx results`: depends on how many accounts stored in same domain, you may want to increase or descrease it. Default value in 100.
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* `Scope`: Subtree.
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* `Search filter`: `(&(enabledService=mail)(enabledService=deliver)(enabledService=displayedInGlobalAddressBook)(|(objectClass=mailList)(objectClass=mailAlias)(objectClass=mailUser)))`
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* `Login method`: `Simple`.
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* Now switch to tab `Offline`, click button `Download Now` to test your settings. It will prompt to input password for this LDAP server, just type password of your mail account. With correct bind dn and password, it will display `Replicated succeeded`.
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That's all.
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