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Friday August 2nd, 2013

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Configuring Thunderbird using POP
for Macintosh

Summary: Use the directions below to configure Thunderbird to check your OIT MailBox email using the POP protocol. Thunderbird is available at: http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/.

Related Information

POP downloads your email to your local computer. By default, you will only be able to read your downloaded messages from that computer. If you need to access all your email from different computers, you may want to choose IMAP instead.

Creating an account in Thunderbird

  1. Launch Thunderbird
  2. From the File menu, select New > Account...   (See Figure 1)
    Figure 1: Tools Menu - Account Settings Screenshot

    Figure 1

  3. In the New Account Setup window, select Email account and click Continue. (See Figure 2)
    Figure 2: New Account Setup Screenshot

    Figure 2

  4. In the Identity window:
    1. Type your full name in the Your Name field.
    2. Type your UCI email address in the Email Address field and click Continue (See Figure 3)

    Figure 3: Indentity Screenshot

    Figure 3

  5. In the Server Information field, select POP for the type of incoming server.
    1. Type pop.uci.edu in the Incoming Server field.
    2. Type smtp.uci.edu in the Outgoing Server field and click Continue (See Figure 4)

    Figure 4: Server Information Screenshot

    Figure 4

  6. In the User Names window:
    1. Type your UCInetID in the Incoming and Outgoing User Name Fields and click Continue. (See Figure 5)
    Figure 5: User Names Screenshot

    Figure 5

  7. In the Account Name window, type a descriptive name in the Account Name field. This can be anything you choose. (See Figure 6). Click Continue.

    Figure 6: Account Name Screenshot

    Figure 6

  8. In the Congratulations! window, verify your settings. If you need to change something, click the Go Back button. If everything is correct, click Done. (See Figure 7)

    Figure 7: Verify Settings Screenshot

    Figure 7

  9. When you click Done, it will bring you back to the Account Settings. You can also get back to Account Settings from the Tools menu.
  10. Click on Server Settings and select SSL under Security Settings. Do NOT check Use secure authentication. (See Figure 8)

    Figure 8: Server Settings Screenshot

    Figure 8

  11. Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) and select smtp.uci.edu and click on the Edit button.(See Figure 9)

    Figure 9: Outgoing Server (SMTP) Screenshot

    Figure 9

  12. In the Settings window, type 587 in the Port field.
  13. In the Security and Authentication section:
    1. Check the Use name and password box.
    2. Type your UCInetID in the User Name field.
    3. Click TLS under Use secure connection.
      NOTE: In Thunderbird 3, please select STARTTLS instead of TLS
  14. Click the OK button to complete your set up. (See Figure 10)

    Figure 10: SMTP Settings Detail Screenshot

    Figure 10

You are now ready to use your email. To check mail, click the Get Mail icon at the top of the screen. When prompted, enter your email password and press Enter. If you have any problems, please call the OIT Help Desk at 949-824-2222, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.