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Mozilla Thunderbird IMAP - Exchange 2007
- Prerequisites
- First you'll need an Exchange server account. If you don't already have one then send an email to Computing Account Desk to request an account.
- Configuring Thunderbird for Incoming Email
- Click on Tools; Account Settings; and then Server Settings. Fill out the conifguration window as seen below.
- Set up your Outgoing Server (SMTP) to use either the Exchange 2007 SMTP server or the Kerberos SMTP Server.
- As with most other IMAP clients you will need to configure what folders to be included. You can individually choose folders via File; Subscribe. Alternatively you could have all folders included automatically via: Tools; Account Settings; Server Settings; Advanced; and uncheck the box in front of Show only subscribed folders.
- Pulling in Old UNIX Emails
- If you are running Thunderbird on a UNIX system where you have access to your old UNIX emails then you can transfer your old Unix IMAP mail to Exchange server if you select "Local Folders" in the left pane of the "Account Settings". Then click the 'Browse' button under the "Local directory" in the right pane. Navigate to the location in Unix where your old IMAP mail was stored. You can then click on the Unix folders. Let it count the messages. Once that is done you can drag these folders into the Exchange server.
- Adding a LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) Server for Address lookup
- If desired, you may add the SLAC LDAP Server to your Address Book. Select Tools; Address Book. Choose File; New; LDAP Directory. Enter ldap.slac.stanford.edu into the first two fields and press OK.
- To set the ldap server as the default address book when composing messages do the following: Tools; Options; Composition; Addressing tab. Place a checkmark in front of Directory Server and choose ldap.slac.stanford.edu from the drop-down. Press OK.
- Important Notes
- Restart Thunderbird to ensure all preferences and settings are saved.
- Since you're connecting to your MS Exchange mailbox, you'll be using your Windows password.
- After you read your mail for the first time you may want to change the place where your Sent items are stored and you'll do that by updating the contents of "Copies and Folders" within the "Account Settings" to select the "Sent Items" folder which is the default on the Exchange server.
- Getting Mail Routed to Your New Inbox
- If you have a Unix account you should set up forwarding. Finally, you should verify your Mailrouter address is correct. You can check it here and if it does not say it is sending your email to Exchange server then contact Computing Account Services.
Last Updated: 04/02/2011
