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Install Thunderbird[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
Install Thunderbird. You can find the installation files here:
Set up an email mailbox[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
The first step is to set up the email mailbox. Thunderbird can retrieve emails via IMAP.
- Open the "Application menu".
- Select "Account settings".
- Click on "Account actions" at the bottom left.
- Now select "Add email account".
Select the following settings:
- Name: Enter your name - This will later appear in your emails as the sender name.
- Email address: Enter your preferred email address - It is best to check this in the service portal.
- Password: Enter the password for the university account.
- Check the box for "Save password".
- Then click on "Set up manually".
Add the following settings:
Incoming mail server
- Protocol: IMAP
- Hostname: ex.uni-paderborn.de
- Port: 993
- Connection security: SSL/TLS
- Authentication method: Password, normal
- User name: username@AD - Replace "username" with your username from your university account.
Outgoing mail server
- Hostname: mail.uni-paderborn.de
- Port: 465
- Connection security: SSL/TLS
- Authentication method: Password, normal
- User name: Your user name from the university account - here without AD
- Then click on "Advanced settings".
You can now see your email inbox in the Inbox tab. If you are missing folders in the view:
Setting up a calendar[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
Calendars and tasks can also be synchronized via Exchange. To use this in Thunderbird, additional programs must first be installed.
Install add-ons[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- Open the application menu.
- Click on "Add-ons and themes".
- Select "Extensions" on the left-hand side.
- Search for "tbsync".
- For the application "TbSync", click on "Add to Thunderbird".
- For the following permissions query, also click on "Add".
- Then search for "Provider for Exchange ActiveSync".
- Here too, click on "Add to Thunderbird".
- For the following permissions query, also click on "Add".
Set up calendar[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- There is now a new icon in the top right corner of the mailbox tab.
- Open "TbSync" by clicking on this icon.
- Click "Account Actions" at the bottom left.
- Select "Add account".
- Click "Exchange ActiveSync".
- Select "User-specific configuration".
- Select the following settings
- Account name: username@ex.uni-paderborn.de - Replace "username" with the username for your university account.
- Username: username@AD - Replace "username" with the username for your university account.
- Password: Password for your university account
- Server address: ex.uni-paderborn.de
- Check the box for "Activate and synchronize account".
- Under Resources, select the content you want to synchronize.
- Set the interval for periodic synchronization - recommended 5 minutes.
- Finally, click on "Synchronize now".
Link mailbox[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
In order to be able to send and accept appointments, you must assign a mailbox to the calendar.
[File:Screenshot_Exchange_setting_Thunderbird_Windows_10_10.png|left|mini|without|450px|Select calendar.]]
- Right-click on your calendar.
- Select "Properties".
- Under "Email", select your mailbox.
- Then click "OK".
Alternatives[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- The paid add-on "Owl" can also be used to connect to the email mailbox.
- However, "TbSync" and "Provider for Exchange ActiveSync" are still required to synchronize calendars and tasks.
See also[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
