Howto::CSThunderbird

Configuring Thunderbird to use CS email

Thunderbird 2.x

• Select "Email account on the "New Account Setup" screen
• Click on "Next >"
• Enter your full name and email address: username@cs.vt.edu

• Click on "Next >"
• Select "IMAP" and set "Incoming Server" to mail.cs.vt.edu

• Click on "Next >"
• If not already filled in, enter your CS username in both "Incoming" and "Outgoing User Name"
• Click on "Next >"
• Enter an identifier for this account, you can set it to anything you want

• Click on "Next >"
• Verify all the settings and click on "Finish"
• Go to Tools->Account Settings
• Click on "Server Settings" listed under the account you just created
• Select "SSL" and make sure Port is set to 993

• Click on "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" at the bottom of the "Account Settings" window
• Click on the "Add..." button
• Enter smtp.cs.vt.edu as "Server Name", your CS username as "User Name", select "SSL", and make sure that "Port" is set to 465

• Click on "OK" to close the SMTP Server window
• Select the newly added Outgoing Server and click on the "Set Default" button
• Click on "OK" to close the "Account Settings" window
• Your CS email should ready to use

General Mail Settings

• IMAP: mail.cs.vt.edu, Port 993, SSL enabled
• SMTP: stmp.cs.vt.edu, Port 465, SSL enabled
• Username and password is your standard CS username and password
• IMAP prefix: leave blank