How to Setup email: Thunderbird

Preparation

In order to setup your ECE email account in thunderbird, you should have ECE research group Unix account (for example, eecg account or comm account). If you don't have the username and password, please send email to ecehelp to register an account, a monthly fee is required for an ECE Unix account

  • ECE email server is mail.ece.utoronto.ca
  • Your email address is xxx@ece.utoronto.ca , for example, jli@ece.utoronto.ca
 
 

1. Double click Thunderbird in your desktop to start the application

2. Click Tools and then select "Account Settings ..."

 

 Click Start, Control Panel, Printers and Faxes, then click Add Printer
 

3. Click "Account Actions"

4. select "Add Mail Account ... "

Click Next
 

5.Input your name, Email address and password, select " Remember password" if you want

6. click "Continue" to continue

Select Network Printer
 

7.Thunderbird start trying automatical configuration

Please click stop to stop automatic configuration if you can. Even if it is successfully configured. Please DO NOT click Done

8. Click "Manual config"  to continue.

 Select Connect to this printer and input the printer name.
 

9. Please make sure the server hostname is "mail.ece.utoronto.ca", the ports are 993 and 465, the SSL is "SSL/TLS" and the Authenticatin is "Normal Password" . Make sure your username is correct.

 

10.Click "Done" to finish.

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