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computing:accounts:email:thunderbird:gmail [2015/03/24 13:29] – Punctuation, formatting and more clear wording. adamcomputing:accounts:email:thunderbird:gmail [2016/10/21 10:58] (current) – [Step 1: Create Your Google Desktop password] bren
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-====== Accessing Gmail with Thunderbird ====== +====== Accessing umn.edu gmail with Thunderbird ====== 
-This page contains instructions on how to view your University Gmail with Thunderbird.\\+This page contains instructions on how to view your umn.edu gmail with Thunderbird.\\
 You can add Non-University accounts as well, **but we do not offer support for doing so.**  You can add Non-University accounts as well, **but we do not offer support for doing so.** 
  
 +<note>There is no guarantee that this information is up-to-date. OIT offers a similar [[https://it.umn.edu/umn-google-apps-general-email-client|guide]] which is likely better maintained.</note>
  
 ===== Step 1: Create Your Google Desktop password ===== ===== Step 1: Create Your Google Desktop password =====
-If you have not already done so, you must create a Google Desktop / Mobile Client password.\\ + 
-Log on [[https://www.umn.edu/dirtools|here]] to access your UMN Internet Account Options.\\ +This step is no longer needed - there is no separate mobile password. 
-Click on "Set or Change Your Google Desktop / Mobile Client Password"\\ + 
-Fill out the form, then click Submit.\\ +Use your regular umn.edu internet (x500) password 
-{{:computing:accounts:email:thunderbird:dirtool.png|}}\\ +
-Remember this password for Step 3.+
  
 ===== Step 2: Enable IMAP in Gmail ===== ===== Step 2: Enable IMAP in Gmail =====
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 {{:computing:accounts:email:thunderbird:gmail2.png|}}\\ {{:computing:accounts:email:thunderbird:gmail2.png|}}\\
-Thunderbird will attempt to set things up automatically, but fail to do so.\\+ 
 +Thunderbird will attempt to set things up automatically, but usually fail to do so.\\
 Fill out the information to exactly match the contents of the red box.\\ Fill out the information to exactly match the contents of the red box.\\
 Ensure your name in the blue box has '@umn.edu' after it, then click "Re-Test"\\ Ensure your name in the blue box has '@umn.edu' after it, then click "Re-Test"\\
computing/accounts/email/thunderbird/gmail.1427221776.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/03/24 13:29 by adam