The first time Thunderbird is launched, you will need to answer some questions to set it up on your computer.

• In the Account Wizard window, select Email Account, then click Next.

• Under Identity, in the Your Name field, enter the name you want to appear in the From field when e-mail is sent (e.g., John Harvard).
• Enter your complete e-mail address in the next line (e.g., jharvard@hmdc.harvard.edu  Note: Do not use your nickname. Click Next.
• Under Server Information, do the following:
  • Select the type of incoming server: IMAP
  • Enter the name of your incoming server (imap.hmdc.harvard.edu).
  • Enter the name of your outgoing server (smtp.hmdc.harvard.edu).
• Under User Names, verify the following entries which have been automatically entered for you:
  • In the incoming user name and outgoing user name fields, use the username portion of your email address (jharvard).
• You can enter your complete e-mail address in the Account Name field (e.g., jharvard@hmdc.harvard.edu), but it is not critical. The idea for this field is to name the e-mail account configuration so that if you have other e-mail accounts, they will be easily identifiable when using Thunderbird. Click Next.
• Verify the settings. If they are correct, click Finish.
• If you want Thunderbird to be the default e-mail application, click Yes.

The Thunderbird program will launch and, after a short time, a window will appear stating that the "Connection to the server imap.hmdc.harvard.edu timed out." Click OK.

Important: Next, select Account Settings from the Tools menu. Select the option Server Settings on the left side of the Account Settings window. In the Security Settings section on the right side, click the checkbox next to Use secure connection (SSL). Click OK

Before closing the account settings: on the left side of the window click Outgoing Server (SMTP). On the right side of the window: select smtp.hmdc.harvard.edu and click Edit. Make sure that Use name and password is checked and Use secure connection is set to SSL. Click OK to complete the setup.

Then click OK again to close the Account Settings window.

Important: Next, select the Options command from the Tools menu. Click the Privacy icon. Select the Anti-Virus tab. Click in the checkbox next to Allow anti-virus clients to quarantine individual incoming messages. Click OK.