Adding your Michigan Tech email account to Thunderbird, Apple Mail, or other email programs

You can configure an email program such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail, or other email programs, to send and receive your Michigan Tech email. 

Due to increased security requirements necessary to protect your account:

• Verify that you have the latest version of your email program installed.
• Email programs will need to be able to support the "OAuth2" protocol.
• Outlook is no longer supported.
• We no longer support older email programs such as Pine, Alpine, Eudora, or older versions of Thunderbird, Outlook, or Apple Mail. These older versions rely on outdated security that has been compromised by hackers.
• The versions of mail programs we support include:

Instructions for specific email clients

Thunderbird

Use Mozilla's support article for using Thunderbird and Gmail.

Add your Michigan Tech email account

1. Open Thunderbird.
2. Select File > New > Existing Mail Account...
3. Enter your name, Michigan Tech email address, and Michigan Tech password.
   
4. Thunderbird will automatically configure your Gmail connection.
5. Select Done.
6. Enter your account name (without the @mtu.edu) and password at the Single Sign-On (SSO) screen.
7. Complete the Duo two-factor verification.
8. Click Allow on the screen that says "Mozilla Thunderbird Email wants to access your Google account".
   

Update Thunderbird settings

You should not need to change any settings. If you are having trouble getting your mail, the simplest solution is to remove your account and create it again as above or try the following instructions for setting OAuth2 authentication.

Setting OAuth2 authentication in Thunderbird

1. Open Thunderbird. In the top right navigation menu (also known as the "hamburger menu") select Account Settings.
2. Under your @mtu.edu account, select Server Settings. Change "Authentication Method" to "OAuth2". At any point after this step you may get a webpage asking you to enter your MTU account name and password, followed by Duo authentication.
3. Select the @mtu.edu account itself to pull up "Account Settings". Note at bottom which Outgoing Server (SMTP) it is using.
4. At the bottom left select Outgoing Server (SMTP). This brings up the list of your outgoing email servers. Choose "smtp.gmail.com".
5. Select Edit. Change Authentication Method to "OAuth2". Select OK.

Apple Mail

Add your Michigan Tech email account

Use Apple's support article for Add or Remove email accounts in Mail or Mac.

1. Open Mail.
2. Choose Mail > Add Account or choose Google if this is the first time you are using Mail.
   
3. Enter your Michigan Tech email account details when prompted.
   
4. Mail will automatically configure your email settings.
5. Enter your account name (without the @mtu.edu) and password at the Single Sign-On (SSO) screen.
   
6. Complete the Duo two-factor verification.
   

Update your Michigan Tech email account

You should not need to change any settings. If you are having trouble getting your mail, the simplest solution is to remove your account and create it again as above.