Configure bellsouth.net Email into Thunderbird

1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.

• Click the Application menu button or Tools.

• Account Settings will appear.

• Click Account Actions at the bottom of the left window.

• Select the Add Mail Account option.

• Continue after entering your email account information.

• Your Full Name: In emails, how do you want your name to appear?
• Email Address/Username: complete email address
• Password: Password for your email

1. Password to remember: This is something we urge you keep checked.

1. To manually set up the account, go to Manual Configuration and update the server names, ports, and IMAP/POP. IMAP synchronises your computer’s email with the contents of your server account, whereas POP simply downloads the inbox.

1. Depending on the incoming protocol you selected, fill in the following information:
2. Outgoing Authentication for POP: We recommend Normal password

1. Outgoing SSL is up to you. Change the Outgoing Port to 465 if you pick SSL/TLS Outgoing Port: 587
2. SMTP.mydomain.com is the outgoing server’s hostname.
3. Normal password is recommended for incoming authentication.

1. Incoming SSL is your choice. Change the Incoming Port to 995 if you use SSL/TLS.

1. Port of Entry: 110

1. pop.mydomain.com is the incoming server’s hostname.

• POP (Incoming Type)

• Your mailbox password is your password.

• Email Address/Username: complete email address

• Your Full Name: In emails, how do you want your name to appear?
• IMAP

• Your Full Name: In emails, how do you want your name to appear?

• Email Address/Username: complete email address

• Your email password is your password.

• IMAP Incoming (Type)

• imap.mydomain.com is the incoming server’s hostname.

• Incoming Port: 143

• Incoming SSL is your choice. If you pick SSL/TLS, make sure the incoming server and port are configured correctly.

• Normal password is recommended for incoming authentication.
• SMTP.mydomain.com is the outgoing server’s hostname.

• Outgoing Port: 587

• Outgoing SSL is up to you. If you pick SSL/TLS, make sure the outgoing server and port are configured correctly.

• We recommend using a normal password for outgoing authentication.

• Then select Create Account.

• Allow the mail client to complete the email settings verification.

Setup bellsouth on windows 10/11

1. Open Outlook

• Select File > Add Account from the menu bar.

• Click Next after selecting Manually configure server settings or other server types.

• On the next window, select Yes.

• Fill in your name and Bellsouth.net email address.

• Select IMAP and POP. Select Next.

• Enter imap.mail.att.net as the Incoming Mail Server.

• Enter smtp.mail.att.net as the Outgoing Mail Server.

• When asked, enter your email address and password.

1. Check both My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and Use similar settings as my incoming mail server boxes under More configurations.

1. Make sure the Incoming Server port number for POP3 is 995 in the Advanced tab.

1. The port for the outgoing server should be 465.

1. Under the section Use the following type of encrypted connection, enable SSL.

1. Select Finish.

Solution to bellsouth.net not working

1. Make a secure mail key and change your password.

• Check your antivirus software.

• Make sure your account is set up correctly.

• Wait it out.

• You need fix your Outlook profile.

• Forward emails from Bellsouth to Outlook.

• Use webmail.

• Change your email client.

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