TO SEND AND RECEIVE EMAIL OVER SSL IN MOZILLA THUNDERBIRD (IMAP)
Thunderbird is a free application any customers using an older version than 17, we suggest you upgrade direct from Mozilla - http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/ as the info below is specific to Thunderbird 17 or higher
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Start Mozilla Thunderbird, select Applications Menu » Options » Account Settings
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Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) then highlight the account you want to change the outgoing server for and click Edit.
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Change the Port to 465 and click OK
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Click Server Settings under the mailbox you want to use for sending mail over SSL change the port to 993, amend the connection security to SSL/TLS and click on OK
