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

If you received the May 22, 2008 e-mail about SMTP changes:  Please click here to jump to step 21.  You do not need to complete all of the steps on this page.

Please review the alert on the UIS Home Page:  http://uis.georgetown.edu/content.html?ID=40576

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.
 
  1. 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 box type, imap.georgetown.edu

 

  1. 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. Then click on the Next button, then click on the Finish button.
  1. An alert will pop up, telling you that you can't connect to imap.georgetown.edu.

  1. Click on the OK button.
 

17. 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 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 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.
    • The Port should be 25.
    • 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 (a dot should appear 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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