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email_client_configuration [2016/11/10 12:32]
mcieminski [POP/IMAP Settings for Thunderbird and Other Clients]
email_client_configuration [2017/06/06 13:31]
jbeck removed note indicating account could be setup as POP connection from main heading
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     * From off campus:     * From off campus:
       * If you login to your computer with your Olin network credentials,​ it uses that account automatically to retrieve and send email       * If you login to your computer with your Olin network credentials,​ it uses that account automatically to retrieve and send email
-      * Alternatively,​ you could configure your account ​as an IMAP or POP account ​as detailed below, however you will lose some of the advanced features provided by the Exchange MAPI connection+      * Alternatively,​ you could configure your account ​through ​an IMAP connection ​as detailed below, however you will lose some of the advanced features provided by the Exchange MAPI connection
  
 ====Thunderbird==== ====Thunderbird====
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         * Server name: ''​imaps.olin.edu''​         * Server name: ''​imaps.olin.edu''​
         * Port: ''​993''​         * Port: ''​993''​
-        * Username: first initial, last name (e.g. //jstudent//+        * Username: first initial, last name (e.g. ''​jstudent''​
-        * Connection Security: SSL/TLS +        * Connection Security: ​''​SSL/TLS''​ 
-        * Authentication Method: normal password+        * Authentication Method: ​''​normal password''​
       * Outgoing server:       * Outgoing server:
         * Server name: ''​smtps.olin.edu''​         * Server name: ''​smtps.olin.edu''​
         * Port: ''​587''​ (for both SSL & TLS)         * Port: ''​587''​ (for both SSL & TLS)
-        * Username: first initial, last name (e.g. //jstudent//+        * Username: first initial, last name (e.g. ''​jstudent''​
-        * Authentication Methodnormal password +        * Connection Security''​STARTTLS''​ 
-        * Connection SecuritySTARTTLS+        * Authentication Method''​normal password''​
       * If necessary, click Advanced       * If necessary, click Advanced
         * Select "use incoming mail settings"​ for authentication settings         * Select "use incoming mail settings"​ for authentication settings