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How do I set up a gmail account with corporate name server?

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Hopfer-firefox replied 10 years ago
Hopfer-firefox
Hopfer-firefox

i have the same problem as the user supergianchi - but no solution has yet been offered:

I have a gmail account with the gmail user name xyz@abc.edu. Thunderbird no longer allows manual setups. I have all the server settings from a different computer, i.e., imap.gmail.com and smtp.gmail.com,

Any suggestion of how to get to manual settings that were present in previous versions of Thunderbird?

Are older of versions of Thunderbird still available? Once i have the settings, I can upgrade to the newest version.

Thanks, uhopfer

i have the same problem as the user supergianchi - but no solution has yet been offered: I have a gmail account with the gmail user name xyz@abc.edu. Thunderbird no longer allows manual setups. I have all the server settings from a different computer, i.e., imap.gmail.com and smtp.gmail.com, Any suggestion of how to get to manual settings that were present in previous versions of Thunderbird? Are older of versions of Thunderbird still available? Once i have the settings, I can upgrade to the newest version. Thanks, uhopfer

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Zenos
Zenos

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What do you mean by "Thunderbird no longer allows manual setups"?

That is not my experience. Try filling in every box; don't leave anything on "auto" and you should find that the manual and then advanced options become enabled.

Older versions are available though I can't say how far back you'd have to go to find a version that works differently.

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/

Modified by Zenos

Hopfer-firefox
Hopfer-firefox Question owner

Replacing the auto fill-with the actual values solved the log-in problem. Thunderbird/gmail recognized the corporate name server and used the correct username at the name server. Thanks for the help.