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--- en:support:email:thunderbird [04.05.2025 15:15] – - reiter20
+++ en:support:email:thunderbird [13.10.2025 10:23] (current) – [First-Time Setup] lange43
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 ====== First-Time Setup ======
-When you first open Thunderbird, the program will ask if you want to add a new account. You will, of course, say yes, as we want to add your student email account. (In theory, you can also add other email accounts, such as your private GMX, Gmail, Web.de, I-Cloud, etc. account, and manage all your emails in one program. For more information, see **"Adding Other Accounts"**.
+When you first open Thunderbird, the program will ask if you want to add a new account. You will, of course, say yes, as we want to add your student email account. (In theory, you can also add other email accounts, such as your private GMX, Gmail, Web.de, iCloud, etc. account, and manage all your emails in one program. For more information, see **"Adding Other Accounts"**.
 Now, this window or tab should open: \\
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-We will now enter your **Full Name:** \\
+Now enter your **Full Name:** \\
 your //personal name//, for example: ''Maxi Musterfrau'' (so that the email can be automatically signed and displayed correctly to the recipient).
-Then, we will enter your **Email Address:** \\
+Then enter your **Email Address:** \\
 your //email address// that you want to add, for example: ''m.musterfrau@stud.uni-goettingen.de''.
-Now, you must enter your **Password:**\\
+Now you must enter your **Password:**\\
 your personal password for this email account (for student email accounts, this is always your E-Campus password).
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-Now, we need to make a few individual settings. To do this, we will click on **"Manual setup"**.\\ \\
+Now you need to make a few individual settings. To do this, we will click on **"Manual setup"**.\\ \\
 **IMPORTANT!** These settings are only necessary and important for student accounts. If you add your Gmail, GMX, etc. account, please read on at **Adding Other Accounts.** \\
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-We will first deal with the **Incoming Server**. This ensures that all emails arrive at your account. Please select the following settings: \\ \\
+First you have to configure the **Incoming Server**. This ensures that all emails arrive at your account. Please select the following settings: \\ \\
 **Protocol:** ''IMAP'' \\
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 ****Authentication Method:** ''Password, normal'' \\
 Username:** ''ug-student\BENUTZERNAME'' <--- Here, you must now enter your student name instead of ''BENUTZERNAME''. \\
-If you don't know it, you can easily read it from the email address. I have marked it in bold, italic: ''//**m.musterfrau**//@stud.uni-goettingen.de'' \\ \\
+If you don't know it, you can easily read it from the email address. It is marked in bold, italic: ''//**m.musterfrau**//@stud.uni-goettingen.de'' \\ \\
-Now, quickly the **Outgoing Server:** \\ \\
+Nowyou also configure the **Outgoing Server:** \\ \\
 **Hostname:** ''email.stud.uni-goettingen.de''\\
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 **Authentication Method:** ''Password, normal'' \\
 **Username:** ''ug-student\BENUTZERNAME'' <--- Here, you must now enter your student name instead of ''BENUTZERNAME''. \\
-If you don't know it, you can easily read it from the email address. I have marked it in bold, italic: ''//**m.musterfrau**//@stud.uni-goettingen.de''\\ \\
+If you don't know it, you can easily read it from the email address. It is marked in bold, italic: ''//**m.musterfrau**//@stud.uni-goettingen.de''\\ \\
 If you now click on done, you should have successfully added your email account.\\