Personal mailbox setup

Instructions for Thunderbird – Exchange

Setup parameters

Email address: your Main address

User name / login: person code@polimi.it, for example: 12345678@polimi.it

Exchange/ActiveSync server name: outlook.office365.com

Ingoing server name (IMAP): outlook.office365.com
Port: 993
Encryption: SSL
Authentication method: OAuth2

Ingoing server name (POP): outlook.office365.com
Port: 995
Encryption: SSL
Authentication method: OAuth2

Outgoing server name (SMTP): smtp.office365.com
Port: 587
Encryption: TLS (only for Thunderbird: STARTTLS)
Authentication method: OAuth2

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  • Access Thunderbird
  • Select Add a new email account

Account settings page:

  • Fill in the fields as indicated in the Specific parameters at the beginning of this page
  • Select Continue

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Account settings page:

  • Follow the Configure manually link located at the bottom left.

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Set the parameters as follow:

  • Autentication method: OAuth2
  • User name: codicepersona@polimi.it

Press Done

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  • You are being asked for university authentication, log in as usual

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  • Accept the requested permissions.

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You have finished the setup

  • Click End to close

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