Synopsis:
Thunderbird/SeaMonkey: Installation and Configuration Instructions for IMAP

Solution:
The following instructions apply to Macintosh, Windows, and Unix versions of Thunderbird, as well as the e-mail component of the SeaMonkey suite.

If you have already installed Thunderbird or SeaMonkey on your computer and just need Princeton specific configuration settings, proceed to Verify Your Settings below.

Installation Instructions
1. Download the most current version of Thunderbird or the SeaMonkey Suite from www.mozilla.org. Remember the location where you saved the downloadable executable. The easiest thing to do is save it to your Desktop when prompted.

2. Windows users should double-click the installer on the desktop to begin installation. Mac OS X users should double-click the Thunderbird.dmg and then drag the Thunderbird icon to the Applications folder.

3. During installation, accept all the defaults (you must accept the license agreement) and click Next when prompted at each screen. In SeaMonkey, there is an optional setting for Quick launch Enable - use Quick Launch for faster startup times when possible; select if you wish.

4. If you are upgrading or migrating from another e-mail client, import your user Settings and Mail Folders when prompted; as in the image below.

5. Once installation is complete, you will be asked if you wish Thunderbird to be the default mail application. Check the Do not display this dialog again and click the Yes button.

New Account E-mail Configuration Instructions
1. To create a new profile, choose Create a new account. The Create Profile Wizard will begin. If you are editing an already existing account, click View settings for this account and proceed to Verify Your Settings below.

2. In the New Account Setup box, select the E-mail radio button.

3. In the Identity dialog box, enter your Full Name in the Your Name: field and your Princeton e-mail address in the Email Address: field.

4. Enable IMAP by clicking on the IMAP radio button and enter imap.princeton.edu for Incoming Server. For Outgoing Server, enter smtp.princeton.edu

5. For your User Names, type your Princeton netID in both fields if necessary (your netID should automatically populate the fields).

6. Enter your NetID for the Account Name and then Click Next.

7. Click Finish to save settings and exit the Account Wizard.

8. If prompted, select Yes if Thunderbird is the default mail application that you will be using.

9. Enter your IMAP password. Make sure that the account address resembles what appears in the image below.

10. Set your Default Home Page

• Under Edit choose Preferences
• Click Navigator and enter the desired URL (such as http://www.princeton.edu) in the Location box
• Click OK to finish

Verify Your Settings
If you are using Thunderbird, from the Tools menu select Account Settings.. and verify that your settings resemble the images below. If you are using Thunderbird, select Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings... from the Edit pull-down menu.

2. Click on your Account name in Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings on the left.

3. Click on Server Settings and make sure imap.princeton.edu is your Server Name and that Use secure connection (SSL) is checked.

4. Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) and make sure that smtp.princeton.edu is your Server name and that TLS, if available is selected.

How to configure Thunderbird/SeaMonkey to search for Princeton e-mail addresses from the LDAP directory

• In Thunderbird, from the Tools menu, select Account Settings... In SeaMonkey, From the Edit menu, choose Preferences
• On the left, in the Categories window, select Composition and Addressing (in SeaMonkey, expand Mail & Newsgroups and select Addressing)
• On the right, find the Addressing or Address Autocompletion settings
• Click Use a Different LDAP server so that Edit Directories... is available
• Click Edit Directories...
• In the LDAP Directory Servers window, click Add
• Within the Directory Server Properties window:
  • In the name field type: Princeton University
  • In the Hostname field type: ldap.princeton.edu
  • In the Base DN field type: o=Princeton University,c=US
    
• Click OK to close the Directory Server Properties window
• Click OK to close the LDAP Directory Server window
• You should be back at the Preferences window
• In the Directory Server field, pull down to Princeton University so that it is selected
  
• Click OK to close the Preferences window