Mailbox in Thunderbird

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When you create a ULYSSIS account, you get an email address: username@ulyssis.org. 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.

Thunderbird

Thunderbird is a free and open-source email client made by Mozilla. It is available for download at https://thunderbird.net. The installation process is fairly easy and thus will not be covered in this article.

Adding a ULYSSIS mailbox to Thunderbird

If this is the first mailbox being added to Thunderbird, the following popup should come up:

Dialogue to add a mailbox

If the popup did not come up, or this is not your first mailbox; it is possible to click the Email button (highlighted in blue) under the "Set Up Another Account" section:

Button (in blue) to add another mailbox

Once the popup is present, it becomes possible to dial in the settings for a mailbox. The first step is to fill in the Email adress field:

The Email address field has been filled in

Notice, the button "Configure manually..." on the bottom left has become clickable. When this button is clicked, the popup should look like this:

Configure manually popup

Now, fill in the information as follows:

Filled in manual settings
Manual settings
INCOMING OUTGOING
Protocol: IMAP SMTP
Server: mail.ulyssis.org smtps.kuleuven.be
Port: 993 443
SSL: SSL/TLS SSL/TLS
Authentication: Autodetect Autodetect
Username: ULYSSIS-username r-number

The "Re-test" button on the bottom right is used to validate the settings. When pressed, the popup should look like this:

Popup after clicking Re-test

If this test succeeds, the popup can be closed by pressing the "Done" button on the bottom right. When the popup closes, a mailbox should be added to the left side of the main Thunderbird window.

Mailbox on the left of the window

Notice, there is no email present yet. This can be resolved by pressing the "Get Messages" button on the top left of the window:

Mailbox after pressing Get Messages

After this first setup, the mailbox should synchronize automatically.