How to configure Thunderbird mail 3.0 settings
Click on ”Tools” > ”Account Settings” and afterwards on ”Add Mail Account”.
In the new window insert your name, email address and password. The mail address and password are the same as those you have set up via your control panel (Planet Controller) at Golden Planet.
Tick the box next to "Remember password". The mail program will now automatically try to find your account settings. If your settings were not found or would you rather add your information manually, repeat the process but stop the search by clicking on "Stop".
In the field "Incoming" you write mail.yourdomain.com while yourdomain.com is replaced by the name of your domain of course. You insert the same information in the field "Outgoing".
In the dropdown menu in the middle you can either choose POP3 (port 110) or IMAP (port 143). The difference is that POP3 gets the mail home to you and afterwards deletes it from the server, while IMAP handles the mail while it is situated on the server. If you choose IMAP you have to be aware of that your diskspace usage can increase enormously if you do not delete emails in your account. However, you have the possibilty to upgrade your diskspace at any time.