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Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 for Windows:
E-mail Setup Guide for University of Minnesota

Thunderbird may be freely downloaded from http://www.mozilla.com/.

If you need assistance configuring Thunderbird for your University of Minnesota e-mail account, please call 1-HELP.

Contents:

• E-mail Account Setup Guide
• LDAP Setup Guide
• Directory Searches
• Manually Adding Contacts

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E-mail Account Setup Guide

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If you see a pop-up window for the "Account Wizard" upon opening Thunderbird skip to step 3.

1. Open Thunderbird and click "Tools" in the menu bar, then select "Account Settings."
   
   
   
2. In the "Account Settings" window, click on "Add Account"
   
   
   
3. When the "Account Wizard" window appears, select the "E-mail account" option, then click "Next".
   
   
   
4. Fill in the desired values for "Your Name:" (the name you want to be displayed on all e-mails you send) and "E-mail Address:", then click "Next".
   
   
   
5. At the "Server Information" window, click the circle next to "IMAP". In the "Incoming Server:" field enter "<your_internet_id>.email.umn.edu". In the "Outgoing Server" field enter "smtp.umn.edu". Click "Next".
   
   
   
6. Both the "Incoming User Name" and "Outgoing User Name" fields must contain your Internet ID. If they do not, enter your Internet ID in both fields, then click "Next".
   
   
   
7. The "Account Name" field should be filled with your e-mail address. The account name is used only to identify your acccount within Thunderbird. You may leave this value at it's default or change it. When ready, click "Next".
   
   
   
8. At the "Account Settings" window, review the account settings or accuracy. Use the "Back" button to return and correct any errors. When the settings are correct, click "Finish".
   
   
   
9. At the "Account Settings" screen, in the left-hand window, select the account you just created and click on the plus sign to expand the menu. When the menu is expanded, select the "Server Settings" entry. On the right-hand side, under "Use secure connection (SSL)", select "SSL" and verify that the "Port:" is set to "993".
   
   
   
10. Click on the Advanced button. This will open the Advanced Account Settings window.
    
    
11. In the IMAP server directory: field, enter mail using lowercase letters.
    The only checkbox that should be check-marked is Use IDLE command if the server supports it.
    Maximum number of server connections may remain at 5, the default setting.
    All namespace fields should be blank.
    Select Allow server to override these namespaces.
    
    
    

12. Click once on "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" in the left-hand window, and click the "Edit" button. At the SMTP Server screen, complete the fields so that they appear as described below:

    Server Name: smtp.umn.edu
    Port: 587
    Use name and password: checked
    Username: YourInternetID (X.500 username, e.g., user1234)
    Use secure connection: TLS

    Click "OK".
    
    
    
13. Click "OK" out of the Accounts Settings window.
    
    
14. Click "Get Mail" in the upper left hand corner of the Thunderbird window.
    
    
    
15. Enter your password into the password windows and Click "OK". If you would like Thunderbird to save your password check the box for "Use Password Manager to remember this password."
    
    
    
16. Click folder named "Inbox" in the left side pane and your mail should now displayed in the main window.
    
    
    

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LDAP Setup

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1. If you continued from the e-mail setup above go on to step two. Otherwise, open Thunderbird and click "Tools" in the menu bar, then select "Account Settings".
   
   
   
2. Select "Composition & Addressing" on the left-hand side. Then make sure the circle next to "Use a different LDAP server" is filled in and click the "Edit Directories" button.
   
   
   
3. On the "LDAP Directory Servers" window, click "Add"
   
   
   

4. On the "Directory Server Properties" window, change the details so that the information matches that which is listed here:

   Name: UMN LDAP
   Hostname: ldap.umn.edu
   Base DN: o=University of Minnesota,c=US
   Port number: 389
   Bind DN: <blank>
   Use secure connection (SSL): unchecked

   After entering the information above, click "OK".

   
   
   
   
5. Select "UMN LDAP" in the "Use a different LDAP server: drop-down.
   
   
   
6. Click "OK".

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Directory Searches

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1. To search the Directory press the "Address Book" button on the toolbar.
   
   
   
2. Select "UMN LDAP" in the list of available address books on left-hand side. Click one in the text field above the results window (to the right of the magnifying glass) and enter the name of the person you are searching for (hint: unless the person has a common last name, e.g., Thompson, enter only their last name). Once you have entered their name, press the Enter key on your keyboard.
   
   
   
3. When you find an address you would like to add to your addressbook. Click and hold on the address, now drag the cursor (while still holding the click) to "Personal Address Book".
   
   
   

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Manually Adding Contacts

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1. To add a contact to your address book, click the "Address Book" button on the toolbar.
   
   
   
2. Click the "New Card" button on the toolbar.
   
   
   
3. Insert the contact information, then click "OK".