Safe-mail and Mozilla Thunderbird with IMAP

Setting up Mozilla Thunderbird to download messages from your Safe-mail account is quick and easy. In just twelve steps, you will have Mozilla Thunderbird up and running.

Setting up Mozilla Thunderbird for IMAP

  1. Click Tools and select 'Account Settings...'

  2. Click 'Add Account...'

  3. Select 'E-mail account' and click Next

  4. Go to the 'Your Name' text box and type your name. In the 'Email Address' textbox type your Safe-mail e-mail address and click Next.

  5. When the Server Information window opens, select IMAP option located under 'Select the type of incoming server you are using'.

    In both 'Incoming Server' textbox and 'Outgoing Server' textbox type www.safe-mail.net and click Next.

    NOTE:

  6. In the 'Incoming User Name' textbox, type your Safe-mail email address (e.g., john@Safe-mail.net) and click Next.

  7. In the Account Name textbox type a descriptive name (or use your address). You will select this name when making changes to your settings. 

    Click Next.

  8. When you reach the Congratulations page, click Finish.

  9. When the 'Account Settings' window reappears, click the new account that you have just created (e.g., john@safe-mail.net) and select 'Server Settings'.


    Under 'Security Settings' box, put a check in the checkbox next to 'SSL' option.
    Please make sure that the Port textbox (under the 'Server Settings') was changed to '993'. In case it isn't please type 993 at the Port textbox.
    At the 'Server Settings' box, make sure that the minutes at the 'Check for new messages every ___ minutes' is 5 or more.

    NOTE:

    • The mail server for your account can be found at your Safe-mail preferences, POP3 / IMAP section.
    • Users with domain accounts will need to use: apple.safe-mail.net.
    • Users with Safe-haven accounts will need to use: orange.safe-mail.net.

  10. In the Menu box, click 'Copies & Folders'.

    In the section 'When sending messages, automatically', make sure that the 'Place a copy in' option is not checked.

  11. In the Menu box, click 'Outgoing Server (SMTP)'.

    In the section 'Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings', select the Safe-mail account and click 'Edit...'.

  12. In 'Server Name' textbox, type: www.safe-mail.net.

    In the Port textbox, type: 465.

    Under 'Use secure connection' select the 'SSL' option.

    Click OK.

    NOTE:

    • The mail server for your account can be found at your Safe-mail preferences, POP3 / IMAP section.
    • Users with domain accounts will need to use: apple.safe-mail.net.
    • Users with Safe-haven accounts will need to use: orange.safe-mail.net.

Congratulations! You can now download your Safe-mail email messages using Mozilla Thunderbird.