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Get Thunderbird

You can obtain a free download of Thunderbird from the Mozilla website at - https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/

Set up your Office 365 account

After installing Thunderbird:

  • Launch Thunderbird and choose to create a Email account
  • Enter your name, email address, password, and select Remember Password (optional)

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Thunderbird may fail the initial attempt to configure your account settings.  Proceed with entering the following information in the manual/advanced configuration page presented.

Incoming Server Settings

  • IMAP
  • Server hostname:  outlook.office365.com
  • Port:  993
  • SSL:  SSL/TLS
  • Authentication:  Normal Password

Outgoing Server Settings

  • Server hostname:  smtp.office365.com
  • Ports:  587
  • SSL:  STARTTLS
  • Authentication:  Normal Password

Username (Incoming and Outgoing):  your email address (e.g., yourusername@austin.utexas.edu)

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Click Done. 

If you didn't save your word, you will be prompted for your UT Office365 (EID) password