

If you do not want this to happen, you can achieve this like so: The default behavior in Thunderbird is to download a local copy of all email. Pick the things you want synced (calendar, contacts), pick a sync period, and run the sync by clicking Synchronize now. Tick the Enable and synchronize this account box.

In order to make use of your Exchange Calendar and Exchange GAL (Global Address List), you must employ the use of a plugin called TbSync, which can be installed via the Add Ons manager in Thunderbird. Under When sending messages, automatically: select the Other radio button, then in the drop down navigate to the Sent Items folder for your MIT email (note: not a local folder.).Go to Edit > Account Settings, then go to Copies & Folders under your MIT email account.To save yourself some confusion and heartache later, you should set Thunderbird to respect this convention. Microsoft however uses the convention "Sent Items".

Recommended Post Setup Tasks Sent Foldersīy default most IMAP clients will use the "Sent" folder to save sent email. Make sure to change to Sent folder to Sent Items, and set up calendar and contact syncing! See relevant sections below. Click Manual Config, then fill in the settings as below.Thunderbird will try to use old IMAP account settings (see below), but this is WRONG. Fill in correct name, MIT email, and password, and click Continue.If not, manually start this process by going to Edit > Account Settings (or hamburger menu > Account Settings), then clicking Account Actions then Add Mail Account. If this is the first time you are running Thunderbird, you should be greeted by the Add New Account prompt.If you are unsure, you can check with IS&T. Most users reading this article will have an Exchange 2013 mailbox.

