Mozilla Thunderbird:
IT recommends accessing email at gmail.com, but understands that desktop clients can offer some features which are not available in a web version. In these cases, IT supports Mozilla Thunderbird as a desktop email client.
To setup Mozilla Thunderbird, follow the instructions below, which applies to either Mac or Windows:
- Mozilla Thunderbird is free software and can be downloaded from Mozilla’s website.
- Open the Thunderbird application.
- Enter your existing St.Olaf email and password and choose whether or not to allow Thunderbird to remember your password. Select Continue:
- Select IMAP (remote folders). Under this heading, ensure that the below information is entered in correctly. Substitute your St. Olaf username for username.
Incoming: IMAP, imap.gmail.com, SSL
Outgoing: SMTP, smtp.gmail.com, SSL
Username: username@stolaf.edu
- Select Done.
- A new window (hosted by Google) will appear, asking you to enter your St. Olaf credentials. Enter your email address and select NEXT:
- Enter your St. Olaf password and select NEXT.
- You will be prompted for your Google 2-step.
- Google will ask for permission to allow Mozilla Thunderbird Email to read, send, delete and manage your email. Select ALLOW.
- You will be logged in and ready to use Thunderbird.
Other types of e-mail software:
The following basic settings can be used to configure your e-mail software of choice. NOTE: Substitute your St. Olaf username for username in the examples below.
| Your e-mail address: |
username@stolaf.edu |
| Incoming Mail Server: |
imap.gmail.com
(notice there is no @ in this address, it’s all periods) |
| Incoming Server Type: |
IMAP — very important! |
| Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server |
smtp.gmail.com |
| Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server Port: |
587 |
| Incoming User Name: |
username@stolaf.edu |
| Outgoing User Name: |
username@stolaf.edu |
| Security Settings or Protocol: |
STARTTLS |