Thunderbird Configuration

Overview

Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client

Procedure

1. Open Thunderbird
2. Click Tools
3. Click Account Settings…
4. Click Account Actions
5. Click Add Mail Account…
6. Enter Your Name (whatever you want to show up on sent emails)
7. Enter your email (rcs_id@rpi.edu)
8. Enter your password
9. Check the Remember password box
10. Click Continue
11. Click Manual Config
12. Incoming:
    
    1. First dropdown should be IMAP
    2. Server hostname should be exchange.rpi.edu
    3. Port should be 993
    4. SSL should be SSL/TLS
    5. Authentication should be Normal Password
13. Outgoing:
    
    1. Server hostname should be exchange.rpi.edu
    2. Port should be 587
    3. SSL should be STARTTLS
    4. Authentication should be Normal Password
14. Click Done

If it doesn’t work, call the Help Desk at (518) 276-7777 

To login online (not using Thunderbird), visit https://exchange.rpi.edu (using your username and password)