TLS Email Settings for Thunderbird

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Enabling TLS for Thunderbird Email Client

Open Thunderbird


Click on Tools then click Account Settings


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Select the email account to change, then click Server Settings and click TLS check box


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Now we need to enable TLS for the SMTP outgoing server by clicking Outgoing Server(SMTP) then click Edit... tab.


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Now under Security and Authentication, Click TLS and confirm that port 587 is used.


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Click OK and close out of the settings windows.

Default ports for TLS

   Incoming Server Port (Imap) "143"
   Outgoing Server Port (smtp) "587"


That is it for configuring your Thunderbird E-mail Client to use TLS!

Pictures from http://sils.unc.edu/it-services/email-faq/thunderbird

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