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How to setup Thunderbird, Eudora, etc. with your Exchange account


Service Description

Thunderbird

In Thunderbird go to EDIT
Go to Account Settings
Click on Add Account
Leave on Email Account
Enter Your Name:
Enter your Email Address:
Click on next
Click on IMAP
Enter for Incoming Server: webmail.dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Click on next
Enter your Incoming User Name: jdoe
Click on next
Enter a Account Name: Exchange
Click on next
Click on Finish.

 

Outgoing Server (SMTP) is on port 25 with no SSL.

 

Now go to Server Settings of the new user.
Go to Security Settings and click on use SSL
This server has been setup for higher security.

Keeping Thunderbird sync with Microsoft IMAP

In Thunderbird go to EDIT
Go to Account Settings
Now go to Offline & Disk Space
Check off "Make the messages in my Inbox available when I am working offline".
Check off "When I create new folders, select them for offline use".
Click on Select folders for offline use...
Check off all the folders.
Click on OK

 

Now if you see or want to make sure everything is updated properly
Goto File > click on Compact Folders
You should be up to date on everything.

Eudora

Setup with Exchange 

1. In Eudora go to Tools->Options.
2. Click on "Getting Started".

Real Name:
Email Address:
Mail Server (Incoming): webmail.dawsoncollege.qc.ca
User Name:
SMTP Server (Outgoing): webmail.dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Check "Allow Authentication".

3. Click on "Checking Mail".

Mail Server: webmail.dawsoncollege.qc.ca
User Name:
Secure Sockets when Receiving: Required, Alternate Port

4. Click on "Incoming Mail".

Server Configuration: IMAP
Authentication Style: Passwords

5. Click on "Sending Mail".

Email address:
SMTP Server: webmail.dawsoncollege.qc.ca
SMTP Relay Personality:
Check "Allow authentication"

Migrate your email to Exchange

Eudora emails can be imported directly in Outlook once an account has been set up.
Note: In order to speed up the process a bit, empty the trash in Eudora.

1. Launch Outlook.
2. Click on File->Import and Export...
3. Choose "Import Internet Mail and Addresses".
4. Choose the Eudora option and make sure that "Import Mail" and "Import Address book" are checked.
5. Click Next.
6. If this is a new Exchange account, then allow duplicates to be created.
7. Click Finish and let the importer do its thing.
8. Restart Outlook.

 


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