Configuring Thunderbird for Ohio University:
(If you haven't downloaded thunderbird yet, you can get it
HERE.)
After doing the initial install, you will be presented with a screen
to create a new account.
Select "Email account" and click the "Next" button.
Next, enter your name and email address in the blocks shown here and
click the "Next" button.
This means "your" real name and "your" email address. Please don't
use the "George Jetson" sample info displayed here.
On this screen, you should select IMAP and enter "oak.cats.ohiou.edu"
in both of the blocks provided and click the "Next" button.
Next, enter your oak username here and click the "Next" button.
Again,this means "your" oak email username. Please don't type
"jetson" unless your username is really Jetson.
On this screen, you can enter anything you like.
This is the name
that will be displayed on the left column
of your screen that contains all of your mail and folders.
I prefer
to simply call mine "Oak", other people
want to use their full email address.
You can enter anything you
wish, it won't matter to anybody but you.
Okay, - now here is the first "tricky" part...
The next thing you will see is a Login screen that looks like this:
Click on the "Cancel" button to abort the login.
Why Cancel? - Because we have to make some other changes first.
Go to the "Tools" menu and select "Account Settings" as shown here.
On the "Server Settings" screen, place a check in the box labeled "Use
secure connection (SSL)".
On the "Server Settings" screen, click advanced. Unclick 'Show only subscribed folders'... then click OK
Next, highlight the "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" line on the left and
verify the username entry.
Place a check in the SSL box and click on the "OK" button.
Ok,... now we're ready to go.
Click on the "Get Mail" button at the left of your toolbar and you
will be presented
with the password block again.
Enter you Oak password and click on "OK".
Another piece that you may want to configure is the ability to lookup
email addresses
from the University's X500 listings. To enable that function, do the
following:
First, click on the "Address Book" button on your toolbar.
Then, in the Address Book, click on the "File" menu and select "New"
and "LDAP Directory".
Next, enter "X500.ohiou.edu" in the Name and Hostname blocks and click
"OK".
At this point, you should be able to use the search function. -
Highlight the X500 entry
in the left column and type a name (or any part of a name) in the box
at the top right.
Office of Information Technology
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
Service Desk: (740) 593-1222 or servicedesk@ohio.edu
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