December 19, 2009

Thunderbird configuration

1.Open Thunderbird
2.Open the "New Account" dialog box. This is accessible from the menus by going to "File", "New", then clicking on Account ...".
3.Select "Email Account" as the New Account type, then click "Next".
4.When asked to enter your identity information, type in your full name and email address in the boxes provided. Then click next.
5.For server information, choose IMAP. Enter "linus.it.uts.edu.au" as both incoming and outgoing servers. Click next
6.For user names, your incoming user name should be filled out for you. If not, enter your FIT username and click next
7.You account name can be set to any name you want to refer to the account by. In this case, we'll keep it to the default and use the email address as the name of the account. Click next when you're done.
8.The next screen will display the list of settings which you have just entered. Make sure you haven't misspelled any of the settings. If you have, you'll need to keep clicking on "Back" until you reach the screen with the typographical error, then "Next" until you reach this screen again. Click "Finish" when you are okay with settings that you have entered.
9.You should now be prompted to enter a mail server password. Click Cancel. We still need to configure a few more settings before we connect.
10. On the main thunderbird window, you should now see your account name on the left hand side. Right click it and select "Properties" to access the "Account Settings" window. You can also access this window by going to the "Edit" menu and selecting "Account settings".
11. Click on "Server Settings" under your account name on the left hand side of the window. In the security settings area, click on the option box next to SSL. Make sure the box next to "Use secure authentication" is not checked. Click on the "Advanced" button to open the "Advanced settings" dialog.
12. In the "Advanced settings" dialog, type in "mail/" as the IMAP server directory and uncheck Server supports folders that contain sub-folders and messages. Click "OK" when finished.
13. On the left hand side of the "Account settings" window, select "Outgoing Server (SMTP)". Select the staff server (the one with linus.it.uts.edu.au in it's name) and click on "Edit".
14. Under "Use secure connection" select "TLS". You can also include a description of the server, e.g. "FIT Staff Outgoing" in the "Description" input box. Click "OK".
15. Back in the "Account settings" window, select the account name from the left hand side. The "Outgoing Server" should match the one you have just edited. Click "OK" when done.
16. You may be asked to accept a website certificate for "linus.it.uts.edu.au". Choose the option for accepting the certificate permanently.
17. You're now set up and ready to go.

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