Q. Can I use Thunderbird to send and receive emails with a THERS email address (such as tokai.taro.x9@mail.f.thers.ac.jp, @s.gifu-u.ac.jp, @s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp, or @mail.a.thers.ac.jp)?
A. You can send and receive THERS emails by configuring Thunderbird according to the steps below.
- Download Thunderbird from the website below and launch the application.
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- On the "Welcome to the Mozilla Thunderbird Setup Wizard" screen, click "Next".
- On the "Setup Type" screen, select "Standard" and click "Next".
- On the "Summary" screen, click "Install".
- When the "Completing the Mozilla Thunderbird Setup Wizard" screen appears, click "Finish".
- When Thunderbird starts, click "+ New Account", then select "Mail Account..." from the list.
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When the Add your email address screen appears, enter the "Full name" and "Email address" as shown below, then click "Continue".
Full name: Any name of your choice
Email address: Your THERS email address (such as tokai.taro.x9@mail.f.thers.ac.jp, @s.gifu-u.ac.jp, @s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp, or @mail.a.thers.ac.jp)
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The Microsoft sign-in screen will appear, so sign in using your THERS account (ab.12c.3456@f.thers.ac.jp, @s.thers.ac.jp, @a.thers.ac.jp).
- After signing in successfully, the "Configuration found in Mozilla ISPDB" screen will be displayed.
Select "IMAP" as the incoming mail option on the left, and then click "Continue".
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Enter the "Incoming server settings" and "Outgoing server settings" according to the table below. After confirming that the entered information is correct, click "Continue".
Incoming server settings Outgoing server settings Protocol IMAP - Host Name outlook.office365.com smtp.office365.com Port Number 993 587 Connection Security SSL/TLS STARTTLS Authentication Method OAuth2 User Name THERS account(ab.12c.3456@(f,s,a).thers.ac.jp) - When the message "The following settings were found by probing the given server:" is displayed, click "Continue".
*If "Continue" cannot be clicked, click "Test" to complete the connection test; once the test is finished, "Continue" will become clickable.
- If there are any services you woud like to link, select them and click "Continue". *The image shows the case where no linkable services are being used.
- When "Email account connected successfully" is displayed, the additional setup for the THERS email address is complete.