Difference between revisions of "Thunderbird IMAP/SMTP setup"
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To read an secondary mailbox using own credentials (i.e. typically a shared system mailbox), where sysadmin have granted access to, use the following for Server settings: | To read an secondary mailbox using own credentials (i.e. typically a shared system mailbox), where sysadmin have granted access to, use the following for Server settings: | ||
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Server Type: IMAP Mail Server | Server Type: IMAP Mail Server | ||
Server Name: mail.dtu.dk | Server Name: mail.dtu.dk | ||
Port: 993 | Port: 993 | ||
− | User Name: your-email\name-of-extra account | + | User Name: your-email\name-of-extra-account |
Security Settings: | Security Settings: | ||
Connection security: SSL/TLS | Connection security: SSL/TLS | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
− | Notice the Username. It will look like < | + | |
+ | Notice the Username. It will look like <em>abcd@dtu.dk\comp-itsupport</em> where <em>abcd@dtu.dk</em> is your email and <it>como-itsupport</it> is alias-name of the extra mailbox (sysadmin should inform about that). | ||
[[Category:Email]] | [[Category:Email]] |
Revision as of 18:31, 26 November 2021
To set up Thunderbird e-mail for DTUs Exchange, use these settings:
Account Settings Account Name: your-initials@dtu.dk Your Name: your name Email address: your-initials@dtu.dk Server Settings Server Type: IMAP Mail Server Server Name: mail.dtu.dk Port: 993 User Name: your-initials Security Settings: Connection security: SSL/TLS Authentication method: Normal password Outgoing Server (STMP) Settings Description: DTU Compute Server Name: mail.dtu.dk Port: 587 Security and Authentication: Connection security: STARTTLS Authentication method: Normal password User Name: your-initials
SMTP send access:
To be able to send SMTP mail, The role must be added to your user in DTUbasen. Users at the department DTU Compute please contact itsupport@compute.dtu.dk
Other users should contact their local IT or student IT.
Extra:
To read an secondary mailbox using own credentials (i.e. typically a shared system mailbox), where sysadmin have granted access to, use the following for Server settings:
Server Type: IMAP Mail Server Server Name: mail.dtu.dk Port: 993 User Name: your-email\name-of-extra-account Security Settings: Connection security: SSL/TLS Authentication method: Normal password
Notice the Username. It will look like abcd@dtu.dk\comp-itsupport where abcd@dtu.dk is your email and <it>como-itsupport</it> is alias-name of the extra mailbox (sysadmin should inform about that).