Thunderbird Settings Quick Reference
Some of these settings are required during the setup process, and others are set afterwards, through Thunderbird's Tools->Account Settings menu.
| Configuration Setting: | It is looking for: | Configuration Value: |
| Email Address | Your email alias, for replying | Example: jdoe@hampshire.edu |
| Incoming Server | Hampshire mail server for faculty and staff, students, or alums | mail.hampshire.edu |
| Outgoing Server: | Hampshire SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server | smtp.hampshire.edu |
| Incoming User name: | Your HampNet ID | Example: jjdLO (faculty and staff) jjd98F (students and alums) |
| Outgoing User name: | Your HampNet ID | Example: jjdLO (faculty and staff) jjd98F (students and alums) |
| Tools-->Account Settings/Server Settings | Port Number Security Settings |
995 (POP) 993 (IMAP) SSL is on Secure Authentication must be OFF |
| Tools-->Account Settings/Server Settings/Advanced? (Note: There are several other settings that are correct by default. These are the ones you must change.) |
IMAP Server Directory (if it's an IMAP account) Use IDLE command if the server supports it Maximum number of server connections to be cached |
Leave this blank OFF (unchecked) 1 |
| Tools-->Account Settings/Outgoing Sever (SMTP), Edit | Port Use name and password Thunderbird 2: Use Secure Connection Thunderbird 3 only |
587 Check "Use name and password," and enter yourHampNet ID (e.g. jjdLO or jjd05F). "Use secure connection:" should be set to TLS. "Use secure authentication" should not be checked. Connection security should be STARTTLS. |
| Files-->Subscribe? (IMAP only) | If it's an IMAP account, select the folders from WebMail that you want to see | Recommend include sent mail, so you can have one sent mail folder for WebMail and locally sent files. |
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