Setting Up a New Account

• Click the Add Accout button below the leftmost pane
• Select the radio button for e-mail account and hit the Next > button in the lower, right-hand corner

Identity

• Enter your name and e-mail address username@simons-rock.edu in the fields labeled Your Name and Email Address respectively
• Click the Next > button

Server Information

• Select the IMAP radio button
• Type mail.simons-rock.edu into both the Incoming Server and Ougoing Server fields - DO NOT change the default port!
• Click the Next > button

User Names

• In both the Incoming Username and Outgoing Username fields, type your Simon's Rock username (example: jsmith09)
• Click the Next > button

Account Name

• Enter the desired label for the mailbox for use in Thunderbird
• Click the Next > button
• Click the Finish button

Configure the Outgoing Server

• Open the Accounts window: click on the Tools menu and click on Account Settings
• Select Outgoing Server in the leftmost pane
• Make sure mail.simons-rock.edu is in the Server Name field, and 465 is entered into the Port field
• Check the box labeled Use name and password
• Select the radio button SSL under the Use Secured Connection option

The final step is to accept our SSL certificate.

•     Click  Get Mail
•     When prompted about an untrusted SSL certificate, compare to make sure it matches the CA at https://www.simons-rock.edu/its/simons-rock.crt
•  Choose to Accept this Certificate Forever (or whatever similar language is used) and click OK
  

Congratulations!