1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. The Account Wizard will open. Under New Account Setup, select Email account. Click Next.
3. Under Identity:
   • In the Your Name field, enter your name.
     Note: This will appear in the From field of your outgoing messages.
   • In the Email Address field, enter your UMail address (e.g., xxyy@student.umass.edu).
   • Click Next.
4. Under Server Information:
   • Select IMAP as the type of incoming server.
   • In the Incoming Server field, enter mail-?.oit.umass.edu where ? is the first letter of your NetID (OIT Account user name).
   • In the Outgoing Server field, enter mail-auth.oit.umass.edu.
     Note: For more information on using non-UMass ISPs to access UMail, please see our Authenticated SMTP pages.
   • Click Next.
5. Under User Names, enter your NetID (OIT Account user name) in both the Incoming User Name and the Outgoing User Name fields. Click Next.
6. Under Account Name, name your account (e.g., UMass email). Click Next.
7. Verify your information, then click Finish.
8. In the Mozilla Thunderbird main window, go to Tools > Account Settings...
9. In the Account Settings window, in the left panel, click Server Settings.
10. In the Server Settings display, under Server Settings, select Use secure connection (SSL). The Port number above will change to 993.
11. Still in the Account Settings window, in the left panel, click Outgoing Server (SMTP).
12. In the Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings display, under Use secure connection, select SSL. The Port number above will change to 465. Click OK.
13. To view your email messages, click Get Mail (upper left corner in the Mozilla Thunderbird main window). You will be prompted for your UMail password.
    Note: We recommend that you DO NOT select Use Password Manager to remember this password. If you do, anyone who has access to your computer can read your email, delete and send messages in your name.

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