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To connect to the UMD email servers to send and receive mail, your email client must be configured to use secure settings. This ensures that your username, password, and email content are encrypted and are not sent in clear text.

Setting up Windows Thunderbird 2.x for UMD Email

1 - Download and install software

You can download the latest version of Thunderbird for Windows at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ After installing the software, follow the steps below to set it up for secure access to your UMD email.

2 - Create Thunderbird account

1. Choose Create a New Account from the menu, then select "Email account" from the list and select "Next.">
   
   
2. Enter your name (as you'd like it to appear in the "From" field) and your complete UMD email address (jdoe@d.umn.ed).
   
   
3. Select "IMAP" (recommended). For the incoming server, enter "imap.d.umn.edu", then select "Next."
   
   
4. Enter the incoming user name (your eight-character Internet ID) and select "Next" to continue.
   
   
5. Enter an account name and select "Next" to continue, then "Finish".
   
   

3 - Configure your Thunderbird account for secure access

1. Select the account, then select "View Settings for this account".
   
   
2. Select "Server Settings" (on the left menu). On this screen:
   - Security Settings: Mark "SSL"
   - Server Settings: Check "Check for new messages at startup", then select the "Advanced" button.
   
   
3. On the "Advanced Account Settings" window, make the following changes, then select OK:
   - Set "IMAP server directory": ~/Mail/
   - Uncheck "Show only subscribed folders"
   - Uncheck "Allow server to override these namespace"
   
   
4. Select "Outgoing Server" (on the left menu), make the following changes and select "OK".
   - Set the "Server Name": smtp.d.umn.edu
   - Set the "Port": 587
   - Enter your user name
   - Select "TLS if available"
   
   

4 - Configure Thunderbird settings

We've put together a set of tips and tricks for Thunderbird, including:

• Adding a signature
• Automatically filling in the @d.umn.edu
• Placing your Reply at the top of a message
• Increasing font size
• Selecting columns to display
• Hiding message subjects until a password is entered
• Attachment reminders
• Copy to sent folder options
• E-mail templates or form letters
• LDAP configuration
• Backing up your settings

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Update Symantec settings

If you have Symantec AntiVirus installed you will need to disable the Email Protection option in order to send email using secure settings.

1. Select Symantec Client Security from the Start menu.
2. Expand the Configure option and click on Internet E-mail Auto-Protect.
3. Remove the checkmark in front of Enable Internet E-mail AutoProtect. Click OK and close the window.
   
   

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If you use Thunderbird off-campus using a different ISP

If you use Thunderbird at home and have a different Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as cable modem or DSL, you may have configured an SMTP server setting for your ISP's outgoing SMTP server. If your ISP's SMTP server supports secure protocols (SSL), you can continue to use your ISP's SMTP server for all email. If it does not support secure SMTP, we recommend you use UMD's server (smtp.d.umn.edu) with secure settings.

With secure email settings, you do not need to use Virtual Private Network (VPN) software to send email. However, for other security reasons we do recommend running VPN when your computer is not connected to an on-campus ethernet connection.