This article describes how you can set up Thunderbird as an e-mail client for RWTH e-mail.

These instructions have been created with Thunderbird version 91.2.0.

1. Set up a new account
2. Subscribe to folders

 

Please Note:

If you want to change an existing account, please select the existing account and click on Edit account settings.

1.  Set up a new account

Step 1
Firs go to the Home tab, then click on themenu item at the top right, and then click + New.

Step 2
Under the tab Existing e-mail account... you can start the setup.

Step 3
Enter your name and e-mail address and click on Configure manually.

Step 3
Fill in the following settings:

ATTENTION: If it is an institute e-mail address, the username and e-mail address will of course change according to your domain (e.g.: ab123456@xyz.rwth-aachen.de / name@xyz.rwth-aachen.de)

2. Subscribe to folders

You must subscribe to your folders for them to be synchronized and displayed in Thunderbird:

• Right-click on the name of your account and select Subscribe....

• Place a tick next to all the folders which you want to subscribe to.
• Click on Subscribe on the right side of the menu.
• Click on OK.

Additional Information

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• Android
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