Email Using Thunderbird (windows)
The following tutorial applies to:
- Email accounts which end with "@westga.edu".
- Users accessing their UWG email on/off campus.
If your email address ends with "@my.westga.edu", please view the information for Student Email.
Step 1
The following screen will appear when you first launch Thunderbird if you have any other email program installed.
To Import Your Settings from Another Email Program, Click that program’s name, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
To Setup an Account from Scratch, Select Don’t import anything, then click Next to continue.
Step 2
Select Email account, then click Next to continue.
Step 3
Your name - Type in your name as you would like it to appear when other people receive email from you. In most cases, you will want to type your first and last name.
Email Address - Enter your full email address click Next to continue.
Step 4
Select POP or IMAP for the type of incoming mail server.
Incoming Server-Type the name of your incoming mail server. If you selected POP, this will be pop.westga.edu. If you selected IMAP, this will be imap.westga.edu.
Outgoing Server
On Campus: Type smtp.westga.edu.
Off-Campus: Type your Internet Service Provider's Sendmail or SMTP server information.
Click Next to continue.
Step 5
By default, both options on this screen will contain the correct information, assuming your entered your email address correctly in the previous steps.
Just click Next to continue.
Step 6
If you wish, you may change the name of your account to something more meaningful.
Click Next to continue.Your selected settings will be displayed.
Click Finish to close the wizard.