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Thunderbird Setup
Add a new account
Composition
Click on Skip this and use my existing email
Fill in these spaces:
| Description | What to fill in | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Your Name | First and last name, e.g. John Doe | use ue instead of ü etc. |
| Email address | Your official University Email address, eg. John.Doe@uibk.ac.at | can be taken from your “Benutzerbewilligung” |
| Password | can 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:
| Description | What to fill in | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Username | Your c number | can be taken from your “Benutzerbewilligung” |
| Server hostname | 138.232.65.244 | incoming and outgoing are identical |
| Port (IMAP) | 1143 | |
| Port (SMTP) | 1025 | |
| SSL | SSL/TLS | |
| Authentication | Normal 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:
| Description | What to fill in | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Uni Innsbruck | |
| Hostname | ldap.uibk.ac.at | |
| Base DN | o=Universitaet Innsbruck,c=AT | |
| Port Number | 389 |
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 Edit → Accounts Settings → Signatur Text Input
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Example Signatur:
Calendar
Switch to the Calendar tab, right-click below the calendars on the left and select New Calendar…
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Fill the spaces:
| Description | What to fill in | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Format | CalDAV | |
| Location | https://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 |
| Description | What to fill in | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Whatever you want to name your calendar | |
| Which 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”
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Exporting the Certificate (Firefox)
In the upper right of your Firefox browser click 
Click Options
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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
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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
