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Configuring Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is an email client designed to make emailing easier. Thunderbird includes features like quick search, message grouping, and advanced message filtering. The following document includes instructions for setting up a Mozilla Thunderbird Account.
First, open Mozilla Thunderbird. You will be prompted with the Account Wizard. The Account Wizard will assist you in creating a new account. This screen asks you to “Select the type of account you would like to set up”. You will want to select “Email account”. Click ‘Next’.
The next screen requires you to create an identity. Enter your name and email address in the appropriate fields on this screen. Click ‘Next’.
Now, you will be asked which type of server you will be using. You will want to select the “IMAP” server type. Then, you will have to type in the name of the incoming and outgoing mail server.
The Incoming Server is: mail.brockport.edu
The Outgoing Server is: mail.brockport.edu
Click ‘Next’.
The next step will be the Incoming User Name screen (see below), which should have been automatically filled in with your Brockport NetID.
The next stage in the Account Wizard is the Account Name. Type “Brockport Email” or choose a name for the “Account Name”. This name will display when you are viewing your mail. Click ‘Next’.
The final step asks you to verify that the information you have entered is correct. If you are satisfied with the information, click ‘Finish’. If you wish to change something, go back to make changes to the appropriate section.
After the Account Wizard, Click ‘Tools’ -> ‘Account Settings’. In the new window click ‘Sever Settings’. Please note that you only need to configure SSL and TLS settings for incoming and outgoing servers if you are using a laptop or are using a computer that is not always within the campus network.
From here you will need to click the ‘SSL’ radio button. This setting will allow for you to use Secure Connections for your incoming mail.
Now we need to configure Security for the Outgoing Server. Click on “Outgoing Server (SMTP)” in the left column of the “Account Settings” window.
Select the outgoing server, then click “Edit…”. In the new window, at the bottom, select the “TLS” button. Insert “Brockport SMTP” for the “Description:” field if you have multiple accounts configured within Thunderbird.
Click ‘OK’, and click ‘OK’ in the “Account Settings” window.
If you want to have a signature at the bottom of every email, follow these instructions:
Click ‘Start’ -> ‘Run’, then type “notepad” (Please do not include quotes). From here a Notepad window will open up. Type how you want your signature to look, i.e. Name, Address, Position, Phone number. Save the file somewhere you will be able to find, and name it “signature.txt”
Go back to Thunderbird. Click ‘Tools’ -> ‘Account Settings’. Select the Name of the Account (“Brockport Email” or the name you chose). About halfway down the window is “Attach this Signature”.
Click that check box, then click ‘Choose…’ and now browse to where you saved your signature file. Click ‘OK’.
Congratulations you have now fully configured your Mozilla Thunderbird Client for Brockport email!
