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Setting Up Email in Mozilla Thunderbird

  1. Start Thunderbird
  2. Go to the Tools menu, and click Account Settings.
  3. Click "Add Account..."
  4. Select "Email Account" and click Next.
  5. Enter your name and email address, and click Next.
  6. Select "POP" as the type of incoming mail server.
  7. Enter pop.foothill.net for the incoming server, and (if necessary) smtp.foothill.net for the outgoing mail server.
  8. If you want this account's email to go into its own inbox, uncheck "Use Global Inbox". Click Next.
  9. Enter your Foothill.net username, and Click Next.
  10. Enter a name for your account ("Personal," your name, etc.,) or leave it as it is (your email address,) and click Next.
  11. Verify all the information on the last page, and click Finish
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