- Open Thunderbird.
- Click the button at the top right of Thunderbird with three horizontal bars in it. When the mouse pointer hovers over the button it displays the text
Display the Thunderbird Menu
. - Move the mouse pointer to hover over
Options...
. - Click on
Account Settings...
.
You now have a choice to make. If you have an account configured you may choose to edit its settings or you may add a new account. The choice is yours; however, be careful not to delete any of your mail or mail folders if you have a POP account configured.
Add Mail Account
- At the bottom left click
Account Actions
. - Click
Add Mail Account...
. - Enter your name as you would like it to appear on outgoing messages.
- Enter your email address. This is the email address you selected on the email survey to be your outgoing email address.
- Enter your NetID password.
- Click
Continue
. - Change the server settings to these values:
| Server hostname | Port | SSL | Authentication
---------------|----------------------------|------|----------|---------------
Incoming: IMAP | mail.catnet.arizona.edu | 993 | SSL/TLS | Normal password
Outgoing: SMTP | smtpgate.email.arizona.edu | 587 | STARTTLS | Normal password
Username: | [Your NetID] | | |
- Click
Re-test
. If all the settings you entered are correct theDone
button will change from gray to black text. - Click
Done
.