email on thunderbird

Hi

If you want to use Thunderbird and iCloud together you have to generate an app specific password when you log into the Apple ID website.

Generate an App-Specific Password Go to appleid.apple.com and sign in. Navigate to the Sign-In and Security section. Click on App-Specific Passwords. Select Generate an app-specific password and click Create. Copy password, It looks like xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.

Open Thunderbird, Account Settings > Account Actions > Add Mail Account. Enter your name and iCloud email address, settings: Incoming Server (IMAP) Server: imap.mail.me.com Port: 993 Connection Security: SSL/TLS Authentication: Normal password Username: Your full email (e.g., username@icloud.com)

Outgoing Server (SMTP) Server: smtp.mail.me.com Port: 587 Connection Security: STARTTLS Authentication: Normal password Username: Your full email

When Thunderbird asks for your password during the setup, paste the App-Specific Password you generated in Step 1, not your regular iCloud password.

Thanks to another post by someone else, who had the same problem, I resolve this.

Here's what happened. After a hour with Apple tech support, we downloaded the iCloud Mail application for Ubuntu

Thanks to your excellent step-by-step guide, I was finally able to get Thunderbird to work with iCloud email. My next challenge will need to set up for multiple accounts from different systems.