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Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open source, and cross-platform email client
that is similar to Microsoft's Outlook Express.
These instructions are based on the Account Wizard which appears the
first time you run Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6. Please note that other versions of the Setup Wizard
exist and may differ slightly. While your current version of Mozilla Thunderbird may
differ slightly, the necessary information is the same. Though older
versions of Mozilla Thunderbird should work just fine, we recommend downloading
the latest version of from the Mozilla project website:
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/
After you have installed a version
of the software, you should
have a Mozilla Thunderbird icon on your
desktop. Double-click on it to
launch the Account Wizard. If this is
not your first time running Thunderbird,
you may need to click the Create a New
Account option to launch the Account
Wizard. If you are asked whether you
want to import settings from another
email program, choose "Don't import
anything" and click Next.
- Select Email account and click Next.
- Enter your name as you would like
it to appear on email messages sent to
other users. Then enter your complete
HDS email address. It is usually given in the form [first initial followed by
last name]@hds.harvard.edu. However, to be certain of your exact
address, please check the documentation given to you by Information
Technology. Click Next.
- Select IMAP for the incoming
server protocol. Using IMAP
will allow you to store all of
your messages on the server,
so you can see your old and
new email from any computer.
(If you are a graduating
student whose account will be
deleted soon, you should
select the POP3 protocol,
which will download all of
your email messages to your
local computer.) Type
mail.hds.harvard.edu for the
name of both the incoming and
outgoing mail server. Click
Next.
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Enter your HDS username, without
the "@hds.harvard.edu."
Click Next.
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Enter a name to distinguish
this email account from other
accounts you may want to set
up within Mozilla Thunderbird.
The default account name is
your full email address. Click
Next.
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Click Finish to complete the
Account Wizard.
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You may be asked if you want to use Mozilla Thunderbird as your default mail application. Click Yes or No and then enter your password
for your HDS account. At
this point, you still have one
final step before your HDS
account is set up. From the
Tools menu, choose Account
Settings. Select Outgoing
Server (SMTP) on the left-hand
side of the window. Make sure
that the Use name and password
box is selected, and that your
username is typed in the User
Name box. Click OK.
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You should now be checking your HDS email!
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