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<div style="background-color: #FFFF00; border-style: dotted;"> This guide is for users at '''DTU Compute''' only</div>
 
<div style="background-color: #FFFF00; border-style: dotted;"> This guide is for users at '''DTU Compute''' only</div>
  
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To set up Thunderbird e-mail for DTUs Exchange, use these settings:
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To set up Thunderbird e-mail for DTUs mail, use these settings:
  
  
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   Server Type:              IMAP Mail Server
 
   Server Type:              IMAP Mail Server
   Server Name:              mail.dtu.dk
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   Server Name:              outlook.office365.com
 
   Port:                    993
 
   Port:                    993
 
   User Name:                your-initials
 
   User Name:                your-initials
 
   Security Settings:
 
   Security Settings:
 
     Connection security:    SSL/TLS
 
     Connection security:    SSL/TLS
     Authentication method:  Normal password
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     Authentication method:  Oauth2
  
  
 
Outgoing Server (STMP) Settings
 
Outgoing Server (STMP) Settings
  
Description:                DTU Compute
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Description:                outlook.office365.com
Server Name:                mail.dtu.dk
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Server Name:                outlook.office365.com
 
Port:                      587
 
Port:                      587
 
Security and Authentication:
 
Security and Authentication:
 
   Connection security:      STARTTLS
 
   Connection security:      STARTTLS
   Authentication method:    Normal password
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   Authentication method:    OAuth2
   User Name:                your-initials
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   User Name:                your-initials@dtu.dk
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'''SMTP send access:'''
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To be able to send SMTP mail, The role must be added to your user in DTUbasen. <b>Users at the department DTU Compute</b> please contact itsupport@compute.dtu.dk
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<b>Other users should contact their local IT or student IT.</b>
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'''Extra:'''
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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:
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  Server Type:              IMAP Mail Server
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  Server Name:              mail.dtu.dk
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  Port:                    993
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  User Name:                your-email\name-of-extra-account
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  Security Settings:
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    Connection security:    SSL/TLS
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    Authentication method:  Normal password
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Notice the Username. It will look like <em>abcd@dtu.dk\comp-itsupport</em> where <em>abcd@dtu.dk</em> is your email and <em>comp-itsupport</em> is alias-name of the extra mailbox (sysadmin should inform about that).
 
  
 
[[Category:Email]]
 
[[Category:Email]]

Latest revision as of 12:09, 23 October 2023

This guide is for users at DTU Compute only

To set up Thunderbird e-mail for DTUs mail, 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:              outlook.office365.com
  Port:                     993
  User Name:                your-initials
  Security Settings:
    Connection security:    SSL/TLS
    Authentication method:  Oauth2


Outgoing Server (STMP) Settings

Description:                outlook.office365.com
Server Name:                outlook.office365.com
Port:                       587
Security and Authentication:
  Connection security:      STARTTLS
  Authentication method:    OAuth2
  User Name:                your-initials@dtu.dk