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Set-Up Thunderbird With Your Graduate Center Email
Note: If this is the first time you are configuring an account in Thunderbird, the Account Wizard might appear. If it does, click Cancel, and then follow the instructions below.
1. In Thunderbird, from the Tools menu, select Account Settings... , and then click Add Account... .
2. In the New Account Setup window, select Email account and click Continue.
3. In the Identity window, next to "Your Name:", enter your name as you want it to appear in the "From:" field of your outgoing messages.
Note: This information may already be completed for you. You can modify it if you would like.
4. Next to "Email Address:", type your Graduate Center email address and click Continue.
5. In the Server Information window, select IMAP. Next to "Incoming Server:", type mail.gc.cuny.edu
6. Click Continue.
7. In the User Names window, verify that your incoming username is correct and click Continue.
8. In the Account Name window, create a name for your new account. You might want to enter something to differentiate it from existing accounts (e.g., GC Account). Click Continue.
9. Verify that the information you entered is correct. If it is not, click Go Back to make corrections. Otherwise, click Done.
10. On the left, under the name of the new account you just created, select Server Settings.
11. On the right, under "Security Settings", select SSL. Make sure that Use secure authentication is not selected.
12. Click OK to save the changes and exit.
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