If you get an error that the mailbox can't connect, double click on your email address to open NetID sign in. If you don't see Inbox, double-click your email address, and the word Inbox will display below it.

Once your Stony Brook account has been added, in the list of the left click Inbox under your account.

Change the Authentication method here to OAuth2 then click OK.

On the left click Outgoing Server (SMTP), click to select your email address, and then click Edit.

On the left under the email address, click Server Settings.Username (incoming and outgoing): Make sure your full email address is in the username field, and then click the Advanced config button (it will be grayed out until you enter your username) Outgoing: | Port: 465 | SSL: SSL/TLS | OAuth2 Incoming: | Port: 993 | SSL: SSL/TLS | OAuth2 Enter your name, email address, and password, then click Manual config.At the bottom of the screen, click Account Actions > Add Mail Account.In the top right, click > Options or Preferences > Account Settings.You will need to set this up twice once for your Stony Brook account and then again for your personal gmail account. Step 3. Set up Thunderbird with your Stony Brook Google Mail account and a Personal Gmail account On the Setup screen, click Next and then choose the Standard setup > Next > Install > Finish.Your OS may prompt you with security warnings. Click the download button and run the.Under 'IMAP Access' check off Enable IMAP and click Save Changes.Click on the gear in the upper right-hand corner of your window and choose Settings from the drop-down menu.Log into your Stony Brook University Google account ( ) with your NetID and NetID password or personal Google account with your username and password.Make sure you must enable IMAP access for your Stony Brook University Google Mail account AND for your personal Gmail account (if you don't already have one, create one at ). To enable IMAP access, follow these directions: Enable IMAP in your Stony Brook Google Mail and Personal Gmail Account Either turn it off or create a Gmail Application specific password for applications that connect via POP/IMAP.

Note: If you have 2-step authentication set up on your Gmail account, you won't be able to setup Thunderbird with your mail.

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