
Important Additional Steps to Complete Before Using ThunderbirdĬlients configured using Microsoft Exchange protocol use different folders for some of the primary mail folders. Click Tools on the top menu bar (or the key combination ALT+T).You can get to the configuration settings by: After authenticating in step 5, the setup is complete.Now, when you attempt to view your inbox, instead of being prompted for your password by Thunderbird, you will be redirected to authenticate through Duo.Description: University of Wisconsin M365 ().Change the Authentication method to OAuth2 to the following and then click OK:.Select the University of Wisconsin M365 smtp server and click edit on the righthand side.Navigate to Outgoing Server on the bottom of the left-hand panel of the account settings screen.



Thunderbird should automatically discover IMAP as the available configuration and fill in the server settings necessary for your account:.Note: If you don't know whether you are attempting to configure a NetID account or a Service account, please contact your domain administrator. NetID Account: Enter Service Account: Enter For example, if your username was helpdesk-team-kb and the domain was doit, you'd type For multi-level domains, use the following format: do not enter in your password on this login screen.Your name: Your name as you'd like it to appear.On the Mail Account Setup window, enter information into the available fields as follows:.Profiles - Where Thunderbird stores your messages and other user data.Microsoft 365 - Email backup strategies.! Important ! If you have any files stored locally, it is highly recommended to back them up before attempting modern authentication.Select Email under the Setup Another Account section in the main window. If you have other accounts configured, you can navigate here by clicking on Local Folders on the left-hand side.

