ARCHIVED: For Linux using Mozilla Thunderbird, how do I read my IU mail using IMAP?
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Configuring a new account
Thunderbird for Linux uses an Account Wizard to help you configure your email accounts. The Account Wizard should start the first time you launch the application. If it doesn't, from the
menu, select , and then click . After the Account Wizard starts, to set up Thunderbird to read your Exchange mail, follow the steps below:- In the "New Account Setup" window, select and click .
- In the "Identity" window, next to "Your Name:", enter your name as you want it to appear in the "From:" field of your outgoing messages.
- Next to "Email Address:", type your Indiana University email
address. Click
If you are unsure of your exact IU email address, see Your IU email address.
. - In the "Server Information" window, select the radio
button
To access your Exchange account, enter
If prompted for your outgoing mail server, enterimap.exchange.iu.edu
.mail-relay.iu.edu
.
. For the name of your incoming mail server, type
the name of the IMAP server associated with your Exchange
account, as described below:
- Click .
- In the "User Names" window, verify that your incoming username is correct, and then click .
- In the "Account Name" window, give your account a
name. You might want to enter something you associate with the server
and account, such as
Work Email
. Click . - Verify that the information you entered is correct. If it is not, click to make corrections. Otherwise, click .
- From the menu, select .
- In the "Account Settings" window, on the left, click .
- On the right, under "Server Settings", select . Make sure that is not selected.
- Back on the left, click
mail-relay.iu.edu
.
. Under
"Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings", in the "Server Name:" field, verify
that it says - Select , making sure your username is displayed properly in the "User Name" field. Then, under "Use secure connection:", select .
- Click to exit the "Account Settings" window.
Reading and sending mail
To read your mail, in the "Folders" pane on the left, click Network ID passphrase and click to download your messages.
. If prompted, enter yourWhen you send mail, you should see the "Mail Server Password Required" window. Enter your passphrase and click
. If you want Thunderbird to remember your passphrase, select before clicking .If you have difficulties sending mail from Thunderbird, try reducing the maximum number of server connections to cache to 1:
- From the menu, select .
- In the section for your IMAP account, click and then .
- Under "Maximum number of server connections to cache", enter
1
.
To resolve other IMAP mail client errors, see ARCHIVED: If you have problems sending mail from your IMAP mail client.
At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see Get help for Linux or Unix at IU.
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Last modified on 2021-09-07 17:18:40.