Please note that to send and receive your business email in this app, you must create an app password. Learn more.

Add a new business email POP account in Mozilla Thunderbird

Instructions are based on Thunderbird 60.3.1 and may differ from other versions of the program.

1. Launch Thunderbird.
2. Click the Email link under Set up an account.
   

   or

   Click the hamburger icon, mouse over New Message, then select Existing Mail Account.
   

3. In the Set Up an Existing Email Account dialog:
   • Your name - Enter the name you would like to appear in the From field of outgoing messages.
   • Email address - Enter your full business email address (e.g. j.smith@widgetdesigns.com).
   • Password - The app password you created. Learn more about app passwords.
   • Click the Continue button.
   
4. In the second Set Up an Existing Email Account dialog:
   • Select the radio button for the desired server type, in this case: POP3 (keep mail on your computer).
   • Click the Manual config button.
   
5. In the third Mail Account Setup window enter the following information:
   • Incoming:
     • Server type - POP3
     • Server hostname - pop.bizmail.yahoo.com
     • Port - 995
     • SSL - SSL/TLS
     • Authentication - Normal password
     • Username - Enter your entire main business email address.
   • Outgoing:
     • Server type - SMTP (default setting, not editable)
     • Server hostname - smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com
     • Port - 465
     • SSL - SSL/TLS
     • Authentication - Normal password
     • Username - Enter your entire main business email address.
   • Click the Done button
   

Control deletion of messages from the server

1. Click the hamburger menu, mouse over Preferences, then select Account Settings.
   
2. Click Server Settings under the appropriate mail account on the left.
   
3. Use checkboxes to specify your preferences.
   • Leave messages on server (if you don't want messages to be deleted from the servers when they are downloaded to Thunderbird).
   • For at most ___ days (if you want to specify how long copies of downloaded messages remain on the servers before being deleted from the servers).
   • Until I delete them (if you want copies of downloaded messages to remain on the servers until you actively delete them or the Business mail account is closed).
   • Click the OK button to submit the settings.
   

See Also:

• Create an app password
• Replace an app password in your third-party app
• Business email Index