Multiple clients can be used to access messages.

Therefore, messages can be stored both on the local machine and on the server, enabling numerous benefits: The IMAP protocol supports both online and offline activity. To see whether your account uses IMAP or POP, check the Server Settings page in the Account Settings: It is more modern and fully featured than POP (Post Office Protocol), which is the other major protocol for accessing mail messages. It enables a mail client (such as Thunderbird) to access messages stored on a mail server. IMAP stands for the Internet Message Access Protocol.

6 Configuring synchronization and disk space usage.

ITS made changes in July 2022 to make it easier to configure Thunderbird for those who need to use it. Thunderbird will begin connecting to your U-M Google account, and you can now access your email as desired.

Click Allow to grant Thunderbird access to your U-M Google account.

Authenticate via U-M Weblogin (uniqname and Level-1 password) and Duo.

Note: The correct port numbers will also be auto-configured but will not be visible. The window will change, displaying the proper server settings for U-M Google accounts found in the Mozilla ISP database.

Open Thunderbird and, when prompted, check that your name is in the Your full name field and your U-M email address is in the Email address field.

How do I set up Thunderbird for use with U-M Google Mail? Resolution U-M Google Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird Issue Thunderbird self-service support information can be found on Mozilla's support page. ITS does not provide additional support for any other third-party mail clients other than assisting in getting Thunderbird configured for use.

To best accommodate accessibility needs for U-M Google users having issues with the web-based Gmail experience, ITS provides a way to auto-configure Thunderbird, which can be found below. Google does not support the use of third-party apps or incidents that might result from using them.

NOTE: The ITS Collaboration Team recommends using only apps and clients created and supported by Google or web browsers to connect to U-M Google accounts. Third-party apps and clients are created by a group or company other than Google.

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