Introduction
IMAP access at SLAC is limited to the internal SLAC network. If you are offsite, you need to connect to VPN to use the IMAP protocol. Alternatively, you can use and configure the Owl plugin for Thunderbird. SLAC has a site license for the Owl plugin (you must use your slac.stanford.edu email address).
Alternatives
Other ways to read email at SLAC for linux users include:
- Outlook Web Access
- VPN + any IMAP client
- ssh to a linux machine and use any IMAP client (eg, you can configure mutt and alpine for IMAP)
Resources
https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/owl-for-exchange/
Configuration steps for Thunderbird and Owl
Protocol: Outlook Web Access
Login Method: Detect Automatically
Webmail page: https://outlook.office365.com
http://outlook.com/owa/exchange.slac.stanford.edu
Instructions for Ubuntu 18.04
- open terminal, update thunderbird to latest version:
- sudo apt update
- sudo apt upgrade thunderbird
- open terminal, type 'thunderbird'
- you will be presented with a window that says "Welcome to Thunderbird"
- "Would you like a new email address?". close this window, or select "I think I'll configure my account later"
- select the menu button in the upper right (the box with three lines in it)
- select: Add-ons
- click the button that says "browse all add-ons"
- type "owl" in the search dialog box
- select the choice that shows up which says "Owl for Exchange"
- click "+ Add to Thunderbird"
- Under "Tools -> Add ons", click on "Owl for Exchange", and click "Preferences"
- Click "Add new account Manually"
- Next to Webmail page, enter: https://outlook.office365.com
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