Thunderbird is a standalone version of the Mozilla Mail client. It offers sophisticated mail management features without the associated Web browser. These instructions assume that you are using Thunderbird 0.5 (or greater) for MacOS X. The configuration might be slightly different for other versions of Thunderbird.

When you launch Thunderbird for the first time the Account Wizard may start automatically. In that case, skip to step 2 below. If it does not, open the File menu, then click on New, then "Account...".

The first screen asks what kind of account you want to set up. The default "Email account" is correct, so just click Next.

Type in your name as you want it to appear on outgoing email in the Your Name box. Type in you email address in the form "unityid@ncsu.edu" where "unityid" is your Unity ID. Then click Next.

Change the incoming server type to IMAP. In the Incoming Server box, type "unityid.mail.ncsu.edu" where "unityid" is your Unity ID.

In the Outgoing Server box, type the name of the appropriate outgoing mail server:

• ResNet-connected computers in NC State residence halls or on-campus chapter houses: use smtp-resnet.ncsu.edu
• Computers in other on-campus buildings: use smtp.ncsu.edu
• Computers in University Towers: use relay-mail.paetec.net
• Computers located off-campus: use your ISPs outgoing mail server

Enter your Unity ID as both the Incoming User Name and Outgoing User Name.

You will then be asked to name your account. You can leave the default, which is your email address, or change it. Then click Next.

The final screen summarizes the information that you just entered. Verify that it is correct and then click Finish.