In the field labeled ' IMAP server d irectory', type 'Mail' and click 'OK'.In the 'Account Settings' dialog, make sure that you can see your e-mail account in the left pane, listed as ' In the window labeled 'Server Settings' (as pictured) click the button labeled ' Advanced'.There are some additional settings that need to be configured before the set up is complete, plese click ' Advanced config' to continue. Server hostname: enter your homedir / mail server, in this example it is '' - it will be the same as the incoming server.Server hostname: enter your homedir / mail server, in this example it is ''.We are configuring the server for IMAP, do not use any either setting for this box.Here are the settings that need to be used:.Click the button labeled ' Manual config' to provide the proper settings. Thunderbird may try to scan for settings, but generally it will be unable to detect the proper settings.Your password, optionally check the 'Remember your password' box to keep from having to enter your password every time you launch the application.If you're not sure, please check with the bugs office. in this example this user's username is 'mathuser'.Your Name, the name you wish the e-mails to be listed as 'From'.

On the first run of Thunderbird, you will see this prompt:.Ignore that dialogue and click 'Skip, use own e-mail address.etc'. In newer versions, there is an advertisement for e-mail service. *The instructions should be similar for both Windows, UNIX / Linux, OSX systems. The icon that you should see on the desktop to start Thunderbird will look like this: - double click this icon to begin. If you do not have Thunderbird (all Department of Mathematics machines will have Thunderbird installed by default), you may download it here. Also, note that some of the screenshots may appear different than your machine because of differences in versions, but in general the process and settings are the same. If your homedir server is, or another machine, use that wherever necessary. All examples below are for the sample user 'Math User' - email address User 'Math User' is on machine (which you will see in some places).

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