How to configure ThunderBird to function with Kerio Connect

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Summary

This article will cover instructions on how to configure Mozilla ThunerdBird with an IMAP connection to Kerio Connect. It will detail how to configure calendars, subscribe to public folders and set up an LDAP connection to your contacts.

Solution

To configure Mozilla ThunderBird, you need the following Kerio information:

- Your Username

- Your Password

- Your Email Address

- Your Server Address

If you are unsure of the information above, please contact your Kerio Connect administrator as they should be able to provide these details.

Mozilla ThunderBird will use the IMAP protocol, so please ensure your firewall/router have TCP ports 143 (IMAP) and 993 (Secure IMAP) open so that Mozilla ThunderBird can access Kerio Connect internally and externally.

Please follow the instructions below to setup your email account:

1. Launch Mozilla ThunderBird. On the first launch of this application it will show a wizard which you can run through. Please note - If the wizard does not show there is an option called 'Create a new account' that is visible on the main screen when Mozilla ThunderBird launches. Pelase use this to creat your mail account.

2. Enter the user's full name, Kerio email address and Kerio password.

3. Please click on the 'Manual config' button (See image above).

4. From there select 'IMAP', check that the mail server address and username match your Kerio connect server address and Kerio email address and then click 're-test' once the information is correct.

5. Click 'Create Account'

This will then start to synchronise your account. Please note that the IMAP protocol does not support contacts or calendar folders. If you wish to have calendars in Mozilla ThunderBird please download the lightning module from http://www.mozilla.org/ and follow this Kerio knowledge base article to configure calendars:

http://kb.kerio.com/253

If you wish to access to other email folders such as the public folders you will need to subscribe to these by doing the following:

1. Right click on your account and go to 'Subscribe'