So you want to use your professional @ulb.be email address in a non-Outlook application? Silly you, as if it would be straightforward and a well thought out entreprise-wide migration.
Install the ExQuilla extension, then add your account through its dedicated menu in the options. By the end of the 30-days trial, you should receive a banner notification in Thunderbird to purchase a licence (10€/year).
- Install DavMail.
- Do yourself a favor and autostart it at boot.
- In DavMail settings, set the
Exchange Protocol
toO365
- Take note of the default IMAP and SMTP ports (1143 and 1025 in my case). No need to change anything else.
- In Thunderbird, create a new account and switch to Manual config.
- As IMAP and SMTP servers, set
localhost
- Input the IMAP and SMTP port you checked earlier in DavMail.
- Set your full @ulb.be email address as Username.
- SSL and Authentication methods can be left to
Autodetect
. Those are only between Thunderbird and the local DavMail installation. There shouldn't be any use in encrypting your local traffic, but do as you please. Re-test
to make sure you set the DavMail settings correctly.Done
and enjoy.
- Check the
Caldav HTTP port
in DavMail settings. - In Thunderbird, create a new calendar
On the Network
. - Select the
CalDAV
format - Set the location as follows:
http://localhost:1080/users/mail@company.com/calendar
where1080
is the port you checked earlier andmail@company.com
is your @ulb.be email address. - You can leave the
Username
blank. - Upon finishing the setup, Thunderbird will prompt you with a login and password dialog, simply input your full @ulb.be email address and password.
Awesome, thanks for the info : )