Integrating the University E-Mail Account in Thunderbird

Note: T-Online customers with Speedport routers must add "secmail.uni-muenster.de" to the list of secure SMTP servers in the router.

  •  Detailed Instructions

    1. Start Setting Up the E-Mail Account

    The first time you start Thunderbird, a wizard for setting up e-mail accounts opens automatically. (If Thunderbird was not started for the first time, go to Settings: Menu > Account Settings.)

    1. Start Setting Up the E-Mail Account
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    Select "Account Actions" and then "Add Email Account".

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    Enter your personal data:

    • Your name: First name Last name
    • E-mail address: Your university e-mail address (YourUniversityID@uni-muenster.de)
    • Password: Your university password
    Then click on "Configure manually".

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    Make the following settings for the incoming mail server:

    Type: IMAP
    Server address: imap.uni-muenster.de
    Port: 993
    SSL: SSL/TLS
    Authentication: Password, normal

    Make the following settings for the outgoing mail server:

    Type: SMTP
    Server address: secmail.uni-muenster.de
    Port: 587
    SSL: STARTTLS
    Authentication: Password, normal

    ATTENTION: For "User name" only the university user ID must be entered, not the complete e-mail address.

    Click "Advanced config".

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    Press "OK".

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    Change to the "Server settings" of the e-mail account and click on "Advanced".

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    In the "Advanced Account Settings" window, make the following settings:

    • IMAP server directory: Mail
    • Show only subscribed folders: Disabled
    • Server supports folders that contain subfolders and messages: Disabled
    • Maximum number of maintained server connections: 5

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    Click on "OK" to complete the setup. With a click on the e-mail account and "Retrieve" you can now retrieve your e-mails.

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    In some cases Thunderbird overwrites the username with the email address by itself. Make sure that you enter ONLY your university identifier in the user name.