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How do I configure Mozilla Thunderbird for Windows?

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Please use the following step to configure your email client

1) Open the Thunderbird application.
2) From menu bar, select the Tools menu and from the resulting drop down menu select Account Settings.
3) Click Add Account.
4) The New Account Setup wizard will appear.
    a) Select Email account and click Next.
5) The Identity window will appear.
    a) Enter your name in the first text box.
    b) Enter your email address in the second text box
        (i.e john@pegasus.rutgers.edu) and click Next.
6) The Server Information window will appear. Select either POP or IMAP.
    a) In the Incoming Server text box enter
       i) If your account is on Andromeda enter andromeda.rutgers.edu
       ii) If your account is on Pegasus enter pegasus.rutgers.edu.
     b) In the Outgoing Server text box enter
    i) If your account is on Andromeda enter andromeda.rutgers.edu
    ii) If your account is on Pegasus enter pegasus.rutgers.edu and click                 Next
7) From the User Names screen, in the Incoming User Name text box, by default the name portion of your email will appear. Click Next
8) From the Account Name window, enter any enter any name you like to use to refer to this account. By default your email address will appear in that box. Click Next.
9) The Congratulations! page will appear.Kindly, review your setting and make any revisions necessary. Once complete, click Finish. You are almost done..
10) The newly created account will appear in the left panel of the Account Settings page. Right click the account name.
11) Select Server Settings located beneath your account name.
    a) If your account is on Andromeda enter andromeda.rutgers.edu
    b) If your account is on Pegasus enter pegasus.rutgers.edu.
12) Update the port value to 993
13) In the Secure Settings section, select SSL from the Use secure connections options
14) If checked, uncheck User Secure Authentication.
15) Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) from the folder list
16) Click the ADD button
17) Use following configurations
   a) You may elect to enter any information in the Description field or leave         it blank
   b) In the Server Name field enter
       i) If your account is on Andromeda enter andromeda.rutgers.edu
       ii) If your account is on Pegasus enter pegasus.rutgers.edu.
18) If unchecked, check Use Name and password.
19) Select TLS from the Use secure connection radio buttons and click OK.
20) Click OK to complete the process

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