Mailbox in Thunderbird - Revision history

Bert at 11:33, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T11:33:01Z

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	{{SMTPnotice\|your mailbox in ~~Thundebird~~}}		{{SMTPnotice\|your mailbox in Thunderbird}}

	When you create a ULYSSIS account, you get an email address: <code>''username''@ulyssis.org</code>. Usually, this address gets forwarded to your KU Leuven email address. However, you can choose to use it as your own [[Mailbox\|ULYSSIS mailbox]].		When you create a ULYSSIS account, you get an email address: <code>''username''@ulyssis.org</code>. Usually, this address gets forwarded to your KU Leuven email address. However, you can choose to use it as your own [[Mailbox\|ULYSSIS mailbox]].

Bert at 11:31, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T11:31:55Z

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	When you create a ULYSSIS account, you get an email address: <code>''username''@ulyssis.org</code>. Usually, this address gets forwarded to your KU Leuven email address. However, you can choose to use it as your own [[Mailbox\|ULYSSIS mailbox]].		When you create a ULYSSIS account, you get an email address: <code>''username''@ulyssis.org</code>. Usually, this address gets forwarded to your KU Leuven email address. However, you can choose to use it as your own [[Mailbox\|ULYSSIS mailbox]].

Bert at 11:13, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T11:13:29Z

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	When you create a ULYSSIS account, you get an email address: <code>''username''@ulyssis.org</code>. Usually, this address gets forwarded to your KU Leuven email address. However, you can choose to use it as your own [[Mailbox\|ULYSSIS mailbox]].		When you create a ULYSSIS account, you get an email address: <code>''username''@ulyssis.org</code>. Usually, this address gets forwarded to your KU Leuven email address. However, you can choose to use it as your own [[Mailbox\|ULYSSIS mailbox]].

Debber at 19:22, 9 December 2021

2021-12-09T19:22:14Z

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	~~{{notice\|Use your KU Leuven login for the outgoing (SMTP) mailserver\|~~When sending the first email after configuration, Thunderbird might show a pop-up: "Enter your password for r0000000 on smtps.kuleuven.be:". It is really important to enter your KU Leuven password (the password used for central login), otherwise your email will not be sent.}}		When sending the first email after configuration, Thunderbird might show a pop-up: "Enter your password for r0000000 on smtps.kuleuven.be:". It is really important to enter your KU Leuven password (the password used for central login), otherwise your email will not be sent.

	[[Category:Mail]]		[[Category:Mail]]

Vincenttc at 18:34, 4 December 2021

2021-12-04T18:34:48Z

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	[[File:New Mailbox.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|600x600px]]		[[File:New Mailbox.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|600x600px]]

	Once the pop-up is present, proceed by entering the login details for your mailbox. The first step is to fill in your name, email address and password (this email ~~adress~~ should be your ULYSSIS username followed by <code>@ulyssis.org</code>):		Once the pop-up is present, proceed by entering the login details for your mailbox. The first step is to fill in your name, email address and password (this email address should be your ULYSSIS username followed by <code>@ulyssis.org</code>):
	[[File:Fill in email.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|432x432px]]		[[File:Fill in email.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|432x432px]]

Pcy: /* Adding a ULYSSIS mailbox to Thunderbird */

2021-12-03T17:31:00Z

Adding a ULYSSIS mailbox to Thunderbird

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	If this test succeeds, the pop-up will close when the "Done" button has been clicked. After the pop-up closes, a mailbox should be added to the left sidebar of the main Thunderbird window. By clicking on the inbox tab, your emails should start showing up (as seen in the last screenshot). After finishing up this setup, your mailbox should synchronize automatically.		If this test succeeds, the pop-up will close when the "Done" button has been clicked. After the pop-up closes, a mailbox should be added to the left sidebar of the main Thunderbird window. By clicking on the inbox tab, your emails should start showing up (as seen in the last screenshot). After finishing up this setup, your mailbox should synchronize automatically.

	[[File:After Clicking GetMessages.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|600x600px]]		[[File:After Clicking GetMessages.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|600x600px]]

	When sending the first email after configuration, Thunderbird might show a pop-up: "Enter your password for r0000000 on smtps.kuleuven.be:". It is really important to enter your KU Leuven password (the password used for central login), otherwise your email will not be sent.

			{{notice\|Use your KU Leuven login for the outgoing (SMTP) mailserver\|When sending the first email after configuration, Thunderbird might show a pop-up: "Enter your password for r0000000 on smtps.kuleuven.be:". It is really important to enter your KU Leuven password (the password used for central login), otherwise your email will not be sent.}}

	[[Category:Mail]]		[[Category:Mail]]

Pcy: spelling tweaks etc

2021-12-03T17:27:52Z

spelling tweaks etc

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	[[File:First Open TB.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|432x432px]]		[[File:First Open TB.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|432x432px]]

	If the pop-up did not ~~come up~~, or this is not your first mailbox; ~~it is possible to~~ click the email button (highlighted in blue in the screenshot below) under the "Set Up Another Account" section:		If the pop-up did not appear, or this is not your first mailbox; click the email button (highlighted in blue in the screenshot below) under the "Set Up Another Account" section:
	[[File:New Mailbox.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|600x600px]]		[[File:New Mailbox.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|600x600px]]

	Once the pop-up is present, ~~it is possible to fill in~~ the login details for your mailbox. The first step is to fill in your name, email address and password (this email adress should be your ULYSSIS username followed by @ulyssis.org):		Once the pop-up is present, proceed by entering the login details for your mailbox. The first step is to fill in your name, email address and password (this email adress should be your ULYSSIS username followed by <code>@ulyssis.org</code>):
	[[File:Fill in email.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|432x432px]]		[[File:Fill in email.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|432x432px]]

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	Notice the ports used to configure a ULYSSIS mailbox, are not automatically recognized by Thunderbird. This means they should be entered manually instead of using the drop-down.		Notice the ports used to configure a ULYSSIS mailbox are not automatically recognized by Thunderbird. This means they should be entered manually instead of using the drop-down.
	\|}		\|}



	The "Re-test" button on the bottom right of the following screenshot is used to validate the settings. When pressed, the pop-up should look like this:		The "Re-test" button on the bottom right of the following screenshot is used to validate the settings. When pressed, Thunderbird will try to connect to the mail server. When successful, the pop-up should look like this:

	[[File:After Clicking Retest GOOD.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|479x479px]]		[[File:After Clicking Retest GOOD.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|479x479px]]

Debber at 12:04, 3 December 2021

2021-12-03T12:04:26Z

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	\| style="padding-right: 10px" \| ULYSSIS username		\| style="padding-right: 10px" \| ULYSSIS username
	\|\| r/m/s/u number		\|\| r/m/s/u number
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			\| colspan="3" \|


	Notice the ports used to configure a ULYSSIS mailbox, are not automatically recognized by Thunderbird. This means they should be entered manually instead of using the drop-down.		Notice the ports used to configure a ULYSSIS mailbox, are not automatically recognized by Thunderbird. This means they should be entered manually instead of using the drop-down.
			\|}

Debber at 12:03, 3 December 2021

2021-12-03T12:03:19Z

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	When you create a ULYSSIS account, you get an email address: <code>''username''@ulyssis.org</code>. Usually, this address gets forwarded to your KU Leuven email address. However, you can choose to ~~create~~ your ~~very~~ own [[Mailbox\|ULYSSIS mailbox]].		When you create a ULYSSIS account, you get an email address: <code>''username''@ulyssis.org</code>. Usually, this address gets forwarded to your KU Leuven email address. However, you can choose to use it as your own [[Mailbox\|ULYSSIS mailbox]].

	It is possible to check this mailbox via https://webmail.ulyssis.org. However, it is far more convenient and efficient to use a standalone email client. This article will explain the process of adding a mailbox to the Thunderbird client.		It is possible to check this mailbox via https://webmail.ulyssis.org. However, it is far more convenient and efficient to use a standalone email client. This article will explain the process of adding a mailbox to the Thunderbird client.
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	[[File:New Mailbox.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|600x600px]]		[[File:New Mailbox.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|600x600px]]

	Once the pop-up is present, it is possible to fill in the login details for a mailbox. The first step is to fill in your name, email address and password (this email adress should be ~~the~~ username@ulyssis.org ~~adress linked to a mailbox~~):		Once the pop-up is present, it is possible to fill in the login details for your mailbox. The first step is to fill in your name, email address and password (this email adress should be your ULYSSIS username followed by @ulyssis.org):
	[[File:Fill in email.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|432x432px]]		[[File:Fill in email.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|432x432px]]

	Next, the button "Configure manually..." on the bottom left will ~~have~~ become clickable (as seen on the screenshot above). When this button is clicked, the pop-up should look like this:		Next, the button "Configure manually..." on the bottom left will become clickable (as seen on the screenshot above). When this button is clicked, the pop-up should look like this:
	[[File:Click Configure Manually.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|479x479px]]		[[File:Click Configure Manually.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|479x479px]]

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	[[File:After Clicking Retest GOOD.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|479x479px]]		[[File:After Clicking Retest GOOD.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|479x479px]]

	If this test succeeds, the pop-up will close when the "Done" button has been clicked. After the pop-up closes, a mailbox should be added to the left sidebar of the main Thunderbird window. By clicking on the inbox tab, ~~the~~ emails should ~~load in~~ (as seen in the last screenshot). After this ~~first~~ setup, ~~the~~ mailbox should synchronize automatically.		If this test succeeds, the pop-up will close when the "Done" button has been clicked. After the pop-up closes, a mailbox should be added to the left sidebar of the main Thunderbird window. By clicking on the inbox tab, your emails should start showing up (as seen in the last screenshot). After finishing up this setup, your mailbox should synchronize automatically.
	[[File:After Clicking GetMessages.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|600x600px]]		[[File:After Clicking GetMessages.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|600x600px]]

Debber at 07:28, 3 December 2021

2021-12-03T07:28:55Z

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	Once the pop-up is present, it is possible to fill in the login details for a mailbox. The first step is to fill in your name, email address and password (this email adress should be the username@ulyssis.org adress linked to a mailbox):		Once the pop-up is present, it is possible to fill in the login details for a mailbox. The first step is to fill in your name, email address and password (this email adress should be the username@ulyssis.org adress linked to a mailbox):
	~~{{notice\|notice\|the ULYSSIS username is the username which was picked when the ULYSSIS account was created. For more information please see: https://docs.ulyssis.org/Registering_a_new_account}}~~
	[[File:Fill in email.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|432x432px]]		[[File:Fill in email.png\|left\|alt=\|thumb\|432x432px]]

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	~~{{notice\|notice\|The~~ ports used to configure a ULYSSIS mailbox, are not automatically recognized by Thunderbird. This means they should be entered manually instead of using the drop-down.}}		Notice the ports used to configure a ULYSSIS mailbox, are not automatically recognized by Thunderbird. This means they should be entered manually instead of using the drop-down.