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Setting up Thunderbird on Mac OS X or Windows with OCMail

Before You Begin: OCMail Web Settings

Before configuring any desktop e-mail client, you must:

Enable IMAP in OCMail Web Interface

1. Go to http://ocmail.oberlin.edu and log-in.
2. In the top right-hand corner of the window, choose Settings.
3. Choose the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab at the top of the Settings panel.
4. Choose the radio button beside Enable IMAP. Click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the window.

Add Your First.Lastname OCMail Alias

With OCMail, you can send mail from an address that's different from your OCMail username. To define another e-mail address:

1. Click Settings along the top of any page, and open the Accounts tab.
2. Under Send mail as, click Add another email address.
3. In the Name field, enter your full name.
4. In the Email address field, enter your alternate e-mail address in the form first.last@oberlin.edu.
5. Click Next Step >> and then click Send Verification. OCMail will send a verification message to your OCMail inbox; confirm.
6. Click the link in the message OCMail sent or enter the confirmation code in the Accounts section of your OCMail settings.
7. Back under the Accounts tab, click Make Default beside the address you wish to use.

Downloading Thunderbird

1. If you don’t already have Thunderbird on your computer, go to the Thunderbird download page.
2. Click the green button in the center to download Thunderbird.
   • For Windows: Double click the Thunderbird Setup.exe installer to start the install.
   • For Mac OS X:Double click the Thunderbird.dmg.dz Disk Image to uncompress and mount it. Note: Your browser may have already done this for you. Double click the Thunderbird Disk Image to open it in Finder and drag the Thunderbird application to your Applications folder. Do not double click the icon in the disk image! Be sure to drag the Thunderbird application out of the disk image and onto your Hard Disk before running it. Drag the icon from Applications to your Dock if you want it to appear there.

Setting Up Your OCMail Account in Thunderbird

1. Open Thunderbird. Go to File and select New and Account.
2. In New Account Setup, select Email Account and click Continue.
3. In Identity, enter your full first and last name, and your Email Address in the form Firstname.Lastname@oberlin.edu. Click Continue.
4. In Server Information, change the type from POP to IMAP. The Incoming Server is imap.gmail.com. Click Continue.
5. The Incoming User Name is the your ObielD with @oberlin.edu appended, typically is the first letter of your first name and the first seven letters of your last name (e.g., jdoe@oberlin.edu). Click Continue.
6. Your Account Name, type "OCMail". Click Continue.
7. Click Done.

SMTP Authentication and SSL for Thunderbird

Before your account will work properly, there are just a few more settings you need to change:

1. Select the Tools menu. Select Account Settings.
2. Under the downward-facing arrow labeled "OCMail" in the left-hand sidebar, select Server Settings. Change the port beside "Server Name" to 993. Select the radio button beside Use secure connection (SSL).
3. Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) from the left-hand sidebar. Highlight the line that says "OCMail - smtp.gmail.com". Choose the Edit button on the right-hand side of the window.
4. Change the port number to 587.
5. Check Use name and password and make sure user name is correct (ObieID@oberlin.edu).
6. Under Use secure connection, select TSL. (TSL works better than SSL for Thunderbird.)
7. Click OK.