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Thunderbird Setup

Mail

Add a new account

Composition Click on Skip this and use my existing email

Fill in these spaces:

DescriptionWhat to fill inNotes
Your NameFirst and last name, e.g. John Doeuse ue instead of ü etc.
Email addressYour official University Email address, eg. John.Doe@uibk.ac.atcan be taken from your “Benutzerbewilligung”
Passwordcan be taken from your “Benutzerbewilligung”

Press continueTM

Thunderbird is trying to find the right settings but it will not find them, so immediately click manual config

Once again fill these spaces:

DescriptionWhat to fill inNotes
UsernameYour c numbercan be taken from your “Benutzerbewilligung”
Server hostname138.232.65.244incoming and outgoing are identical
Port (IMAP)1143
Port (SMTP)1025
SSLSSL/TLS
AuthenticationNormal password

Double check your entered infos, and click Done TM Your Mail Address is now configured. Composition

LDAP

Click on View settings for this account

Under Composition & Addressing click Edit Directories…

Fill the spaces:

DescriptionWhat to fill inNotes
NameUni Innsbruck
Hostnameldap.uibk.ac.at
Base DNo=Universitaet Innsbruck,c=AT
Port Number389

Email Signatur

To Add Text in your Signatur follow steps: eitere die Anleitung und erkläre wie ma 1- open your Thunderbird Prgoramm.

2- In navigation navbar click to EditAccounts SettingsSignatur Text Input TM Example Signatur:

Calendar

Switch to the Calendar tab, right-click below the calendars on the left and select New Calendar…

TM

Fill the spaces:

DescriptionWhat to fill inNotes
FormatCalDAV
Locationhttps://138.232.65.244:1080/users/first.last@uibk.ac.at/calendar/NameOfYourCalendar/Make sure the calendar you're trying to add already exists, if not create one via the exchange webclient

DescriptionWhat to fill inNotes
NameWhatever you want to name your calendar
EmailWhich Email you want to link to this calendar

Now click Next and finish the calendar setup.

S/MIME

Creating your Certificate

Visit the DigiCert SSO Portal and choose the UCompositionniversity of Innsbruck

Next, login with your c-number

After that select Premium as Product, a Validity Period (1-3 Years) and click “Request Certificate” TM

Exporting the Certificate (Firefox)

In the upper right of your Firefox browser click

Click Options

TM On the left panel click Advanced

Under Advanced click Certificates > View Certificates

In the Certificate Manager click the Your Certificates tab

Select the Certificate you want to export and click backup

In the File Name to Backup window specify the location and name of your certificate .p12 file backup

In the Choose a Certificate Backup Password window specify a password for your certificate

In the Alert window click OK and you're done

Using your Certificate with Thunderbird

Open the Account Settings window in Thunderbird, select Security (for your University Account) and click Manage Certificates

In the Certificate Manager window make sure you've selected the “Your Certificates” tab and click Import eitere die Anleitung und erkläre wie ma

Select your previously exported .p12 file and enter your password

Back in the Account Settings window click Select next to the Digital Signing box

Select your imported Certificate

You're going to get asked if you want to use the same Certificate for Encryption, select Yes

And if you want to back in the Account Settings window you can set the check so that every mail gets automatically signed

Composition

openPGP

We suggest to use the Enigmail Thunderbird-Addon.

Plain Text

Open your Thunderbird Programm and go to Edit / Account Settings / Composition&Addressing.

Then disable the checkbox Compose Message In HTML Message