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email_client_configuration [2020/03/23 16:40] mamaral [General Outgoing Email Configuration] |
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| //Using smtp.olin.edu or smtps.olin.edu for this configuration is no longer supported, and may stop working at any point.// | //Using smtp.olin.edu or smtps.olin.edu for this configuration is no longer supported, and may stop working at any point.// | ||
| ====Thunderbird==== | ====Thunderbird==== | ||
| - | ==Address Book=== | + | ===Email=== |
| - | To set up your address book, go to** Edit -> Preferences**, **Composition** tab, **Addressing** tab. Click **Edit Directories**..., click **Add**: | + | - Create a new account. |
| - | * Name: ''Exchange'' | + | - Type in your ''name'', ''e-mail address'', and ''password''. |
| - | * Hostname: ''ldaps.olin.edu'' | + | * Thunderbird will attempt to auto-detect some settings (you can stop this). |
| - | * Base DN: ou=''people'',dc=''olin'',dc=''edu'' | + | * Make sure the **Incoming mail** account is set to **IMAP** (vs. POP), |
| - | * Port number: ''3269'' | + | - Select **Manual setup...** and use the information from the **IMAP Settings** section below. |
| - | * Bind DN: ''MILKYWAY''\[your username] | + | ===Address Book=== |
| - | * Under the **advanced** tab, ensure that login method is set to **simple**. | + | To set up your address book, you will need to install a couple add-ons. Go to** Tools*** **-> Add-ons**, **Extensions** tab, search for //tbsync//. In the new window click **+ Add to Thunderbird** to the right of the option **TbSync**. Thunderbird will download the add-on, then ask if you want to install it; click **Install**. Search for //exchange activesync// and follow the same instructions to install **Provider for Exchange ActiveSync**. |
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| + | *//If you don't see the top bar that contains **Tools**, hit Alt//. | ||
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| + | To set up your Outlook account through TbSync, go to either **Tools -> Add-on Options -> TbSync** or **Tools -> Synchronization Settings (TbSync)**. At the bottom of the window go to **Account actions -> Add new account -> Exchange ActiveSync**, go to **Custom Configuration**, then fill out the requested fields: | ||
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| + | * Account name: ''Outlook'' | ||
| + | * User name (email address): //Your UPN in the form of ''jstudent@olin.edu''// | ||
| + | * Password: //Your Olin network password// | ||
| + | * Server address: ''outlook.office365.com'' | ||
| - | Select **OK**, then check **Directory Server**: and select the **Exchange** address book. | + | Click **Add account**. In the **Synchronization status** tab, check to **Enable and synchronize this account**. This will bring up a list of what you can sync -- check **Contacts**, and check whatever calendars you want to access. At the bottom of the window, click **Synchronize now**. Wait for the status next to each option you checked to read OK, then close the window and restart Thunderbird. |
| ===Calendar=== | ===Calendar=== | ||
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| [[https://addons.mozilla.org/af/thunderbird/addon/provider-for-microsoft-exchang/]] | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/af/thunderbird/addon/provider-for-microsoft-exchang/]] | ||
| * Make a new calendar, choose **Microsoft Exchange**, and type in a URL like the following: ''%%https://MILKYWAY\%%[your username here]@webmail.olin.edu/EWS/Exchange.asmx'' | * Make a new calendar, choose **Microsoft Exchange**, and type in a URL like the following: ''%%https://MILKYWAY\%%[your username here]@webmail.olin.edu/EWS/Exchange.asmx'' | ||
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| - | ===Email=== | ||
| - | - Create a new account. | ||
| - | - Type in your ''name'', ''e-mail address'', and ''password''. | ||
| - | * Thunderbird will attempt to auto-detect some settings (you can stop this). | ||
| - | * Make sure the **Incoming mail** account is set to **IMAP** (vs. POP), | ||
| - | - Select **Manual setup...** and use the information below. | ||
| ====IMAP Settings ==== | ====IMAP Settings ==== | ||