![]() This part of the guide shows how to set this up. If you want to use Thunderbird outside UiO, a proxy must be used. Thunderbird (and the IMAP protocol) does not support two-factor authentication, and can therefore only be used on UiO's office network and wireless networks. Settings for using Thunderbird with Mac and Linux outside of UiO You need to start PuTTY with the proxy setup every time you start Thunderbird outside of UiO, and note that you are also prompted for two-factor authentication every time Thunderbird is started (and not every 30 days as usual). Click Approve in Microsoft Authenticator. When the SSH proxy setup is activated, two-factor authentication is required on the phone. Click Open to activate the SSH proxy setup.You have now saved the setup for easier access. Enter login-proxy or rlogin-proxy in the Saved session field.Enter 10143 as Source port and click Add. Write (for Microsoft Authenticator) or if you are using other OTP clients (users who do not have a Microsoft 365 license, such as alumni users, must use rlogin).The program will not be able to download new mail or send mail until you have set up and opened an SSH tunnel in PuTTY (Windows): Select Manual proxy configuration and enter localhost in the Socks host field.to Configure how Thunderbird connects to the Internet. Go to Settings in Thunderbird again and select General.Thunderbird (and the IMAP protocol) does not support two-factor authentication, and can therefore only be used on UiO's wired and wireless networks. Settings for using Thunderbird with Windows outside of UiO Press the Re-test button to test the setup and finish with Done.For outgoing server type in as hostname, with port 587, STARTTLS and the authentication protocol Normal password.The server name is with port 143, STARTTLS and the authentication method is Normal password.Should it fail, you must set it up yourself by clicking on Configure manually. Thunderbird will now attempt to set up the email account automatically for you. We advise you not to save the password in Thunderbird. Your e-mail address in the form Your UiO password. ![]() When you start Thunderbird for the first time, type: Setting up email in Thunderbird Automatic setup of e-mail
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