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Setting up the e-mail (Thunderbird) in Windows 10 (Screenshots)

The following instructions refer to the configuration of Técnico’s e-mail in Mozilla Thunderbird in Windows 10.

1. Open the Thunderbird application.

2. An e-mail configuration window will pop up. Fill the following fields:

  • Your name: insert the name that will be displayed in the messages sent.
  • Email address: john.doe@tecnico.ulisboa.pt, corresponding to your Técnico e-mail.
  • Password: password corresponding to your Técnico ID.

Click in “Configure manually”.

3. Fill the fields corresponding to the “Incoming” server:

  • Protocol: IMAP
  • Server: mail.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
  • Port: 993
  • SSL: SSL/TLS
  • Authentication: Palavra-passe normal (Normal password)
  • Username: istxxxxxx, onde istxxxxxx corresponde ao seu Técnico ID

Fill the fields corresponding to the “Outgoing” server:

  • Protocol: SMTP
  • Server: mail.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
  • Port: 465
  • SSL: SSL/TLS
  • Authentication: Normal password
  • Username: istxxxxxx, where istxxxxxx corresponds to your Técnico ID

Click in “Done”.

The Thunderbird e-mail configured in Windows 10 is concluded.