Installing Thunderbird
- Visit https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/ and click the download button.
- Find and open the installer file.
- Follow the on-screen menus to install Thunderbird.
Windows
Adding a UVM Email Account to Thunderbird
- Click the icon in the top right corner of Thunderbird. Click Options, then Account Settings.
- Click Account Actions in the bottom left corner.
- Click Add Mail Account.
- Enter Your name, your UVM Email Address and your NetID Password. Then click Continue.
- Click Done.
- You have now successfully added your UVM account to Thunderbird. Your folders and mail should start to populate.
Removing an Email Account from Thunderbird
Typically, the quickest way to resolve Thunderbird email account issues is to remove and re-add the account.
- Click the icon in the top right corner of Thunderbird. Click Options, then Account Settings.
- Click the account you want to remove to highlight it, then click Account Actions in the bottom left corner.
- Click Remove Account.
- Click Remove, then click OK.
Apple
Adding a UVM Email Account to Thunderbird
- Click Tools then Account Settings.
- Click Account Actions in the bottom left corner.
- Click Add Mail Account.
- Enter Your name, your UVM Email Address and your NetID Password. Then click Continue.
- Click Done.
- You have now successfully added your UVM account to Thunderbird. Your folders and mail should start to populate.
Removing an Email Account from Thunderbird
Typically, the quickest way to resolve Thunderbird email account issues is to remove and re-add the account.
- Click Tools then Account Settings.
- Click the account you want to remove to highlight it, then click Account Actions in the bottom left corner.
- Click Remove Account.
- Click Remove, then click OK.
Generic IMAP Settings
Setting | Entry |
Full name: | Your full name |
Email address: | Firstname.Lastname@uvm.edu |
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: | smtp.uvm.edu |
Outgoing mail (SMTP) port: | 587 |
Outgoing mail (SMTP) security: | TLS (or, STARTTLS) |
Incoming mail (IMAP) server: | imap.uvm.edu |
Incoming mail (IMAP) port: | 143 |
Incoming mail (imap) security: | TLS (or, STARTTLS) |
Directory (LDAP) server: | ldap.uvm.edu |
LDAP search base: | dc=uvm,dc=edu |