


The account name is something you can choose yourself, the e-mail is the address belonging to the account you want to add. Created on FebruAccess to email (via Mozilla Thunderbird exchange account) has been denied due to admin blocking it Dear Support, i have recently purchased Microsoft Office 365 basic license and am using Exchange as email-server under my own domain. E-mailĪdd the following add-ons to thunderbird:Īfter installation select in the Thunderbird menu, Add-ons.įrom the drop-down menu Account actions select Add new account and select Exchange ActiveSync. Steps to Take Incoming: IMAP, Port 993, SSL/TLS Authentication: OAuth2 Outgoing: SMTP,, Port 587, STARTTLS. For calendering however we have to rely on a Add-on written for Thunderbird. For the e-mail part we can use the standard IMAP and SMTP protocols.

This document describes how to integrate the Open Source e-mail and calendering application Thunderbird with the Office365 product. Microsoft uses a lot of propriatary protocols in their products, which makes it sometimes hard to work together in projects. © 2020 Dennis Leeuw dleeuw at made-it dot com Confirm that the mail server you entered in the earlier steps is set to the default server by clicking the "Default Server" button next to the server name.Ĭlick "OK" to exit the Advanced menu, and click "OK" again to exit the Tools menu.Office 365 and Thunderbird Office 365 and Thunderbird Obtain the values to enter in the Server Hostname, Domain and Username fields from your mail administrator if you don’t know them.Ĭlick the "Outgoing Server" option on the options menu. This guide is specifically for current Purdue users of Thunderbird who are migrating. On the SSL drop-down menu, select "STARTTLS" and choose "Normal Password" from the Authentication menu. If you are unsure about what to enter, ask your mail administrator.Ĭonfigure the outgoing mail options. These will vary, depending on your mail network setup.

In the Authentication drop-down, choose "Normal Password." Other items of information you will need here are your server hostname, port and SSL/TLS options. Click the "Mail type" drop-down and select "IMAP" from the choices. Click the "Manual Config" button when it appears.Ĭonfigure the incoming mail options. The password characters will be masked as you type.Ĭlick "Continue." Thunderbird will apply your settings to the configuration file. Support guides on how to set up using this method can located on our Microsoft 365 Centre. Type your full email address in the Email field and enter your password below. Most email applications made after 2016 support either the Modern Authentication protocol as default or allow you to directly set the account up as an Exchange account which means you only need to enter in your email address and password. Click "Tools." Select "Account Settings" from the submenu.Įnter your name in the Name field this can be your personal name or a nickname as you want it to appear in your business emails.
