Thunderbird setup

Add your @mailme.nz mailbox to Mozilla Thunderbird using IMAP so mail stays in sync with webmail and your phone.

Username is always your full address (e.g. you@mailme.nz), not just the part before @.

Quick settings

Incoming (IMAP)
mail.websnz.co.nz·port 993·SSL/TLS
Outgoing (SMTP)
mail.websnz.co.nz·port 465·SSL/TLS ·or 587 STARTTLS
Username
Full email address
Password
Your mailme account password
Thunderbird mail account setup for mailme.nz: IMAP mail.websnz.co.nz port 993 SSL/TLS and SMTP (465 SSL/TLS recommended, or 587 STARTTLS), username you@mailme.nz
Example Thunderbird manual setup for mailme.nz — hostnames as shown; prefer SMTP 465 + SSL/TLS (illustration; your Thunderbird version may look slightly different).
SMTP choice: both 465 (SSL/TLS) and 587 (STARTTLS) work. Prefer 465 when available — TLS from the first byte. Use 587 if you prefer STARTTLS or if 465 fails on your network.

Step by step

  1. Open Thunderbird → menu (≡) → New Account → Email (wording may vary slightly by version).
  2. Enter your name, you@mailme.nz, and password → Continue.
  3. If Thunderbird guesses wrong servers, choose Configure manually / Edit configuration.
  4. Set Incoming to IMAP, hostname mail.websnz.co.nz, port 993, connection security SSL/TLS, authentication Normal password.
  5. Set Outgoing SMTP to mail.websnz.co.nz, port 465, connection security SSL/TLS, authentication Normal password, username = full email. (Alternatively: port 587 with STARTTLS.)
  6. Re-test / Done. Open the Inbox — mail should appear within a few seconds.

Sending mail

First send may prompt for the password again. Leave “remember password” enabled if this is your own computer.

If send fails: confirm SMTP authentication is on, and try port 465 with SSL/TLS or port 587 with STARTTLS (not plain 25).

Also see

Stuck? questions@mailme.nz