Using Thunderbird with your University email

The following pages will help you set up Thunderbird to use with your UD email account. To download Thunderbird, go to the Thunderbird Web site. After you click the link to download, follow the instructions to install Thunderbird on your computer.

To use Thunderbird with your UD email account, first identify the email system you use. Then, follow the appropriate instructions below.

If you don't know which one you use, log in to UD's Network Page—your email system is listed under Your Account Information at the top. If Mirapoint is your email system, use the Settings for UD Webmail instructions below.

Settings for Google Apps @UDel.edu

You can use the Google interface at any time to access your email at http://googleapps.udel.edu.

If you prefer to access your email through Thunderbird, follow these steps to set up your account:

  1. Obtain your Google Apps @UDel.edu password.
  2. Set up a Google Apps @UDel.edu IMAP account.
  3. Follow the Recommended IMAP client settings in GMail help. 

To set up your LDAP server, follow the instructions to the right.

Settings for UD Webmail

Select the instructions according to the type of computer you use or the version of Thunderbird you use.

Thunderbird 6 (Windows)

Thunderbird 6 (Mac)

Thunderbird 3

Account setup
Junk mail filtering (MozillaZine Knowledge Base)
LDAP setup

Thunderbird 2

Account setup
Import UD Webmail address book
Junk mail filtering (MozillaZine Knowledge Base)
LDAP setup