Configure Thunderbird to Access the IMAP Quarantine
Supported Versions
We support Mozilla Thunderbird versions 78.0 and newer.
Credentials
The following credentials should be used for configuration:
- Protocol: IMAP
- Hostname: quarantine.antispamcloud.com
- Incoming Server Port: 993
- Outgoing Server Port: 25 or 587
- Connection Security: SSL/TLS (Required)
- Authentication Method: Normal Password
- Username: the domain name as it exists in Spam Experts
- Password: the password you have set for the Domain user for the domain in Spam Experts
Instructions
- Open Thunderbird
- Navigate to Settings
- Open Account Settings
- Open the Account Actions menu and select Add mail account
- Enter your email address credentials
- Click on Stop while it is performing the auto-configuration or select Configure Manually once auto-configuration is complete
- Configure the settings using the Credentials above
- Click Advanced config and confirm advanced configuration
- In the Server Settings tab deselect the Check for new messages on startup and Check for new messages every X minutes
- Move to the Synchronization & Storage tab, deselect the Keep messages for this account on this computer option
See Thunderbird Add-On Overview for more information on installing and maintaining the Thunderbird Add-on, or see Report Spam Using the Thunderbird Add-on for details on how to use the Thunderbird add-on to report spam.