E-mail Setup Instructions
When you first start Thunderbird, you are given a choice to import settings from Outlook or to setup manually by not importing anything.
Select Don't import anything and click Next. If you currently use Outlook, you may select Outlook and then click Next. This will import your Outlook settings and you will not be required to configure Thunderbird.
If the Email Account setup wizard doesn't automatically launch, you may start it by going to Account Settings under the Tools menu. Then click on Add Account
Select Email account and click Next.
Enter your name as how you want it to appear when someone receives an e-mail from you and enter your email address. Click Next when finished.
Select IMAP and enter mail.scb.rit.edu for both the Incoming Server and the Outgoing Server then click Next.
Your username your e-mail address. Example: jdoe@saunders.rit.edu
Click Next.
The account name is just a name Thunderbird gives your account so that you know which account you are managing if you use Thunderbird to check multiple e-mail accounts. The default for this setting will most likely be your e-mail address and is okay to be left like that. Click Next.
Review the information provided to make sure it is correct and then click Finish to complete the setup.
You will be prompted for your password for your e-mail. Click Cancel. You must setup Thunderbird to use TLS first to encrypt your password before you can connect.
Now that your e-mail is configured, there are a few minor modifications that are required to ensure it works correctly and securely. To modify these settings, click on Account Settings under the Tools menu.
Click on Server Settings along the left-hand side and then make sure you have SSL selected and port 993 entered.
Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) along the left-hand side and select the outgoing mail server of mail.scb.rit.edu and then click on Edit.
Verify that SSL has been selected and that the port number is 465 and then click OK.
Click on Copies & Folders along the left-hand side and then click on Other. Then click on the drop down next to Other and select Sent under your e-mail address.
To setup a signature, create one using notepad and then save it somewhere on your computer. Then check Attach this signature and click on Choose to find the file you wish to use as a signature. Click OK to complete your setup.
In order to better protect yourself from email viruses, it is best to setup Thunderbird to use Plain Text email only. Click on the View menu, then Message Body As, and finally click on Plain Text. This will setup Thunderbird to read all your messages in Plain Text which will better protect you from viruses.
If you want to view an individual message as HTML, you can install the HTML Temp add on from Mozilla's website. You can download the HTML Temp add on at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/1556. You do not need Administrative rights to install most add ons. Once installed, you can click on the HTML button in a message to view it in HTML format for that one time only.
Thunderbird is now fully configured for use. Click on Get Mail and when prompted for your password, you may now enter it in securely.
If you experience issues with attachments showing up as winmail.dat, there is an Add-on you can install, without Admin rights, to correct this problem. See the following winmail.dat instructions for details.