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Mozilla Thunderbird – Zimbra

The instructions below are for setting up Mozilla Thunderbird to access the Zimbra e-mail system.

Step 1: Download Mozilla Thunderbird.  It is available for free from Mozilla’s website:

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Step 2: Run the installer and click next on each page until the end where you can click finish. Mozilla Thunderbird will then open.

Step 3: Choose “Do not import anything” then click next.

Step 4: Choose “E-mail account”, and click next.

Step 5: Enter your name, your campus e-mail address (your username@newpaltz.edu), and your password in the appropriate fields and click next.

Thunderbird setup window 1

Step 6: Unfortunately Thunderbird’s settings will default to those for NPMail NOT Zimbra. You will have to click Manual Setup on the bottom left.

Thunderbird setup window 2

Step 7: You will be in the Server Settings window.  Change the Server Name from imap.newpaltz.edu to zmail.newpaltz.edu and uncheck “Use Secure Authentication”.  After you’ve done this, click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the left hand column.

Thunderbird setup image 3

Step 8: Click on the server listed on the right and then click Edit.

Step 9: Change the Server Name (and not just the description) from smtp.newpaltz.edu to zmail.newpaltz.edu.  Change Connection Security at the bottom to SSL/TLS and not STARTTLS.  Change the port to 465.

Step 10: Click OK on the SMTP window, and the Settings window and you’re all set!