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Outlook

Overview

Your I-MATH mailbox is hosted on Microsoft Exchange Online (Outlook). Your e-mail address stays the same — only the mail server changes. This page shows the different ways to access your mailbox and how to set up Thunderbird step by step.

Ways to access your mailbox

1. Web interface

The quickest option, no installation needed: open https://outlook.office.com in your browser and sign in with your UZH e-mail address and password.

2. Outlook app via Citrix (staff only)

Staff members can use the full Microsoft Outlook desktop application through the UZH Citrix environment. Sign in to the Citrix portal and launch Outlook from the list of available apps.

3. Thunderbird (or another IMAP client)

You can keep using Thunderbird on your own computer. Follow the step-by-step guide below. The same server settings also work for other IMAP clients (e.g. Apple Mail).

Thunderbird: set up your Outlook account

Step 1 — Add a new mail account

Open Thunderbird and go to ≡ Menu → Account Settings. Click the gear button at the bottom left (1) and choose New Account → Mail Account… (2).

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Tip: your old mail account stays in Thunderbird — the Outlook account is added next to it. Give the new account a recognizable name (e.g. «… (Outlook)») so you can tell the two apart.

Step 2 — Enter your identity

In the Account Setup tab, fill in:

    Your full name — shown to recipients of your e-mails Your e-mail address (e.g. firstname.lastname@math.uzh.ch) Your UZH password (check «Remember password»)

    Then click Configure manually (4) — do not click «Continue», the automatic detection does not find the correct settings.

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    Step 3 — Manual configuration

    Enter the following server settings:

      Incoming server Outgoing server Protocol IMAP SMTP Hostname outlook.office365.com smtp.office365.com Port 993 465 Connection security SSL/TLS SSL/TLS Authentication method OAuth2 OAuth2 Username your full e-mail address your full e-mail address

    Click Re-test and then Done.

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    Step 4 — Microsoft sign-in

    Because the account uses OAuth2, a Microsoft sign-in window opens the first time Thunderbird connects. Sign in with your UZH credentials and confirm the multi-factor authentication (MFA) prompt. After that, Thunderbird stays connected automatically.

    Migration: what is preserved?

    When your mailbox is migrated to Outlook, all e-mails and your complete folder structure are transferred. The following message details (meta information) are preserved as well:

      Read / unread status Replied marker Forwarded marker Flag / star marker Color tags — Thunderbird's built-in tags (Important, Work, Personal, To Do, Later) arrive in Outlook as categories with matching colors

      Questions or problems?

      If something does not work as described, contact support@math.uzh.ch.

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