Mail Setup

From Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Basic Information[edit]

SMTP )outgoing) server: mail.igb.illinois.edu
SMTP port: 25 
SMTP Connection Security: STARTTLS
SMTP Authentication Method: Normal Password

POP3 server: mail.igb.illinois.edu
POP3 port: 995
POP3 Connection Security: SSL/TLS
POP3 Authentication Method: Normal Password

IMAP server: mail.igb.illinois.edu
IMAP port: 993
IMAP Connection Security: SSL/TLS
IMAP Authentication Method: Normal Passowrd


UOFI Address Book:
LDAP Hostname: ldap.uiuc.edu
LDAP Base DN: dc=uiuc,dc=edu
LDAP Port number: 389

Enable Spam Filtering[edit]

Webmail[edit]

To access WebMail go to http://mail.igb.illinois.edu. You will need to use your IGB username and password.


Thunderbird Mail Client Setup[edit]

The first time that you use Thunderbird, you will need to configure it to send/recieve your mail. You will probably get a screen like this:

  • Click "Create a new account" to start the Wizard

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  • The Mail Account Setup screen will show. It may look something like this:

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  • Fill in your information
  • Once everything is set, say Continue. Thunderbird will then automatically setup everything for you.
  • You should see a screen like this when finished:

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  • Hit "Create Account" to finish setting up your email


  • Additional settings can be set in Tools -> Options such as:
*General: for setting up for Thunderbird will notify you when you get new mail 
*Security -> Junk: for setting up Junk Mail filters
  • Message Filters can be set under Tools -> Message Filters


Setting up UIUC Address Book[edit]

  • If you want to be able to use ldap in Thunderbird, you need to set it up in Options. To get to the ldap settings, click Tools -> Options -> Composition -> Addressing:

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  • Check the box next to Directory Server and click on "Edit Directories"
  • When a window pops up, click "Add"
  • A Directory Server Properties window will show up. Fill the information as follows:

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  • Click OK to add the ldap to your list and click okay to go back to the options window.
  • Under the drop down, select "UIUC LDAP". Your options window should look like this:

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