Thunderbird 3.0

Please note that with Thunderbird 3.0, you'll automatically be configured with IMAP. If you’d like to add additional email accounts with IMAP1 access, please see the instructions below.

  • To set up your Thunderbird client to work with Gmail:

    As a reminder, please make sure to Enable IMAP in Gmail and click Save Changes when you're done.
  • Open Thunderbird.
  • Click the Tools menu, and select Account Settings...
  • Select Add Mail Account... from the drop-down list located under the account list on the left.
  • The first dialog in Thunderbird’s Automatic Account Configuration will be displayed. Enter your name, your full New School email address and your password. Click Continue.
  • Thunderbird will automatically configure the appropriate IMAP connection settings for your account. When complete, Thunderbird will show you a confirmation dialog.
  • Confirm that the connection settings are the same as those shown below and click Create Account.
  •  Confirm that the connection settings are the same as those shown below and click Create Account.
    • Username: Your full New School email address
    • Incoming: imap.googlemail.com, IMAP, 993, SSL/TLS
    • Outgoing: smto.googlemail.com, SMTP, 465, SSL/TLS