How to Set Up Thunderbird for Stanford Google Mail

Before you begin

To use Thunderbird, you will need to enable IMAP. Submit a Help request to have SMTP enabled.
FOR STAFF/FACULTY: You will also need to have a Cardinal Key exemption. Submit a Help request to enable the exemption and IMAP.

Download a free copy of Thunderbird.
Open the downloaded application and complete the setup instructions below.
Enter your full name and email address, then click Configure manually.
Note: You may need to click the password field for the manual configuration option to appear.
Next, you need to point Thunderbird to your Gmail account. Enter the settings as shown below for incoming and outgoing servers.
- Incoming:
  - Protocol: IMAP
  - Server hostname: imap.gmail.com
  - Port: 993
  - SSL: SSL/TLS
  - Authentication Method: OAuth2
  - Username: (Your Sunet)@stanford.edu
- Outgoing:
  - Protocol: SMTP
  - Server hostname: smtp.stanford.edu
  - Port: 465
  - SSL: SSL/TLS
  - Authentication Method: Normal password
  - Username: (Your Sunet)@stanford.edu
After entering these settings, click test/re-test, and then click Done.
Sign in with your Stanford Account through Google. This will pop up another window to sign in with your SUNet account.
Select Allow for Thunderbird to access your Google account.
Click Finish. Your account has been added, but there are still additional steps to finish.
On the next Window, you can choose to import your calendar and make Thunderbird your default email client.
The last step is to send a test email. Once you send your email, you will receive a password prompt. Enter your SUNet Password.
Thunderbird will now be fully configured.