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Mozilla Thunderbird (POP) Configuration for Macintosh

Basic settings

NOTE: These instructions are meant for setting up new accounts and configurations or for checking your settings. They are not intended to be used to migrate from POP to IMAP email settings. If you are already using software other than the CruzMail web page (https://cruzmail.ucsc.edu) to access your email at UCSC and you wish to change email clients and do not fully understand how to do so, then contact the Support Center for help.

1. Open the Thunderbird application from the Applications folder.

Create a new account

1. Choose Email Account from the first window.
2. Click Continue.

1. Enter your first and last name into Your Name.
2. Enter your Cruzmail address into Email Address.
3. Click Continue.

1. Select POP as server type.
2. Enter cruzmail.ucsc.edu in the Incoming server field.
3. Enter cruzmail.ucsc.edu in the Outgoing server field.
4. Click Next.

1. Enter your username.
2. Click Continue.

1. Give your new email account a generic name, such as CruzMail (POP).
2. Click Continue.

1. Verify that all the information matches.
2. Click Done.

Configuring Your New Account

1. Go to the Tools menu, and choose Account Settings.
2. Select Server Settings directly under the name of your new account.
3. Verify that the Server Name is cruzmail.ucsc.edu
4. Verify that the Port used is 995.
5. Enable Use secure connection (SSL).

1. In the left side of the "Settings" window, select Outgoing Server (SMTP).
   
2. Select the outgoing server, and them press "Edit".
   

1. Verify that the Server Name is cruzmail.ucsc.edu
2. Port is 465.
3. Enable Use name and password.
4. From the options below Use Secure Connection, select SSL.
5. Click OK.

Save your changes

1.   Click OK.

This will close the account settings window for your email account.