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How to use Thunderbird with GUMail: Configuring Thunderbird 2.0 for Use with GUMail

 

Thunderbird is just a mail 'client'. To retrieve your mail from GUMail servers, you must create a user profile in Thunderbird.

  1. Start Thunderbird.

 

 

 
  1. The New Account Setup window will open.
  2. Select E-mail account (a green dot will appear beside it), then click on the Next button.
 

 

  1. In the Your Name: box type your name (as you want it to appear in your e-mail).
 
  1. In the E-mail Address box, type your georgetown e-mail address.

 

  1. Click on the Next button.
  1. Under select the type of incoming server, click on IMAP.

  1. In the Incoming Server:  
    • If you are a faculty or staff member, type gumail.georgetown.edu.

    • If you are a student, type imap.georgetown.edu.

  2. In the Outgoing Server box, type smtp.georgetown.edu

  1. Click on the Next button.
  1. In the Incoming User Name: box and Outgoing User Name: box, type your University NetID.

 

  1. Then click on the Next button.

 
  1. Beside the Account Name box, type<yourNetID>@georgetown.edu 

 

  1. Click on the Next button, then click on the Finish button.
  1. An alert will pop up. The alert will tell you that you can't connect to gumail.georgetown.edu.

  1. Click on the OK button.
 
  1. From the menu bar, Click on Tools, then select Account Settings....
  1. Click on Server Settings in the left-hand column.

 

  1. Make sure the following information is filled in:
    • Server Name should read
      • If you are faculty or staff member, gumail.georgetown.edu.  
      • If you are a student, imap.georgetown.edu.
    • Beside Port, type 993.
    • Beside User Name:, type your University NetID.
    • Make sure there is a checkmark beside SSL in the use secure connection section.
    • Select the Check for new Messages at start up box and the Check for new messages every _ minutes box. Remember the default is 10 minutes. 
  1. Click on the Advanced button. In the Advanced Account Settings window, verify the following:
    • Show only subscribed folders is selected.
    • Server Supports folders that contain sub-folders and messages is selected.
    • Use IDLE command if the server supports it is selected.
    • Maximum number of server connections to cache is set to 1.

 

  1. Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) and then click Edit.

  1. In the SMTP Server box make sure the following information is filled in:
  • Beside Server Name, type smtp.georgetown.edu.
  • If you are working on campus the Port should be 25; if you are working off campus, you may need to set the Port to 587
  • Make sure there is a check mark next to Use name and password.
  • Beside User Name, type your NetID.
  • Under Use secure connection, select TLS, if available (click the circle beside it so that a dot appears beside it).

  1. Click on the OK button. Thunderbird 2.0 will now work with GUMail. You can close the Account Settings window and open your inbox.

Note: If you want to use the online Georgetown Directory (for campus e-mail address searches), you will still need to Set up Thunderbird to use the Georgetown Directory.
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