Here is a guide to setup an IMAP email account in Thunderbird.
- Make sure Thunderbird is installed, if not download it first.
 - Go to the 3-line strip menu > New

 - Choose an Existing Email Account
 - Fill in correctly

 - If you have finished filling in, click Continue > Manual Config
 - Customize with your email server configuration, and make sure the incoming section is set to IMAP.

 - If so, click Done.