When you see the word username, that should be your actual email address.
For example, if your address is johndoe@whidbey.net, your username would be johndoe@whidbey.net; if your address is johndoe@whidbey.com, your username would be johndoe@whidbey.com; if your address is johndoe@pointroberts.net, your username would be johndoe@pointroberts.net, etc.
These setting should be the same for all versions of Thunderbird from 3.6 to 9. If your screens do not look like those depicted, please contact us at (360) 321-TECH or email support@whidbey.net.
1. Click the Tools menu and select Account Settings…
![](https://www.whidbeytel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tbirdmac1.jpg)
2. Click the Server Settings category.
3. If Server Name contains mail.whidbey.com, change it to mail.whidbey.net.
If it doesn’t contain “whidbey” at all, this is not a Whidbey Telecom account.
4. Ensure your entire email address is entered into the User Name field.
5. From the “Connection Security” drop-down, Select “SSL/TLS“. Make sure the port changes to 995 (POP) or 993 (IMAP).
![](https://www.whidbeytel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tbirdmac2.jpg)
6. Click the Outgoing Server (SMTP) category.
7. Click the Edit button.
![](https://www.whidbeytel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tbirdmac3.jpg)
8. If Server Name contains mail.whidbey.com, change it to mail.whidbey.net.
9. From the “Connection security“, Select “SSL/TLS“
10. From the “Authentication Method” drop-down, Select “Normal Password“.
11. Ensure your email address is in the “User Name” field.
12. Ensure the “Port” says 465.
![](https://www.whidbeytel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tbirdmac4.jpg)
13. Click OK at the bottom, and OK in the Account Settings window.
NOTE: Please remember to perform this change on any other computers you use.