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Setting Up Zimbra in Thunderbird

This guide will show you how to access your Zimbra account using Mozilla Thunderbird

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Download and Install Mozilla Thunderbird

You may download the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird from www.getthunderbird.com

Launch Thunderbird and Enter Your Account Information

• Enter the following account information into the corresponding fields in the Mail Account Setup window
  • The name you wish to be displayed when to send messages in the 'Your Name' field
  • Your full email address in the 'Email address' field
  • Your local email password in the 'Password' field
• Select the 'Continue' button

Set the Account to IMAP and Choose to Manually Configure the Account

• Select the 'IMAP (remote folders)' radio button
• Select the 'Manual config' button

Enter the Server Information and Finish Creating the Account

• Enter the following server information into the corresponding fields
  • Type zimbra.upenn.edu into the field 'Server hostname' next to the Incoming AND Outgoing sections
  • Enter 143 into the field 'Port' next to the Incoming section
  • Enter 587 into the field 'Port' next to the Outgoing section
  • Select STARTTLS from the drop down menu 'SSL' next to the Incoming AND Outgoing sections
  • Select Normal password from the drop down menu 'Authentication' next to the Incoming AND Outgoing sections
  • Enter your PennKey name into the field 'Username'
• Select the 'Create Account' button