Install and Configure Thunderbird E-mail for Office or Home

A. Download and install Thunderbird on your computer:

Download the correct version of Thunderbird for your operating system at http://www.mozilla.com

NOTE: Faculty and Staff machines - check for a Thunderbird icon already on the desktop or dock/system tray, if there, proceed to Import Wizard configuration steps.

Double click the setup icon to install the program. The Thunderbird Setup dialog box displays.

1. Click Next from the Thunderbird Setup dialog box,
2. Accept the license agreement and click Next
3. At the Setup Type dialog box, accept the Standard setup, which is the default installation type, and click Next.
4. Accept the default Location, and click Next to complete the installation.
5. When installation has been completed, from the Install Complete dialog box, select Finish.

B. Launch Thunderbird for the first time accepting the default settings:

Since you are configuring your email for the first time, Thunderbird's Import Wizard will detect that you have no pre-existing account to import.

1. Click Next, Account Wizard will guide you through the remaining steps
2. Make sure Email account is checked, and click Next
3. Enter your Identity:
   1. Enter your first and last names in the field Your Name
   2. Enter your Bates email address in the field Email Address
   3. Click Next

C. Complete the Server Information as follows:

1. Select IMAP
2. Type mail.bates.edu in the Incoming Server and Outgoing Server field
3. Click Next

D. When prompted for your User Names:

1. Enter your Bates username in the field Incoming User Name
2. Click Next

E. When prompted for your Account Name:

1. Enter a descriptive or memorable name.
2. NOTE: Faculty and Staff new machines are now using the name batesimap
3. Click Next, Account Wizard will review the details entered so that you can double check their accuracy
4. Verify that the information is correct
5. Click Finish

F. When prompted to enter your password, click Cancel, Thunderbird will open without retrieving your messages and folders, and your e-mail account will be highlighted.

1. Under Tools, Account Settings, be sure server settings has SSL selected for  the incoming server.
2. Port no. will change to 993 when ssl is selected. Be sure username and use password are selected.
3. Under Composition and Addressing, recommend changing reply to a quoted message be above, not below
4. See also: Adding LDAP Bates Directory for addressing
5. Click Outgoing server (smtp) click on edit to right of entry and be sure username and use password are in, as well as SSL selected (port 465)
6. Exit Thunderbird, then reenter program, entering your network password and the contents of Inbox should appear

If folders under the IMAP section do not show up, check under File, Subscribe, and place a check in the right column.