

You will also be prompted to authenticate with Duo when signing in. Sign in with your Rutgers Connect email address and NetID password. A pop-up window like the one below will appear.

While still in the Account Settings tab, click on “Outgoing Server (SMTP)”, then select the entry for “” and then click on the “Edit.” button.In the Account Settings tab, click on “Server Settings” underneath your Rutgers Connect account in the left side column and change “Authentication method” to “OAuth2”.In Thunderbird, click on the three-horizontal line (hamburger) menu button at the top right, then click on “Account Settings”.Alternatively, you can always download the installer for the latest version of Thunderbird at. If Thunderbird on your computer is significantly out of date, then it may require checking for updates several times until you get the “Thunderbird is up to date” message. Thunderbird will notify you if there are any updates available. To check for updates in Thunderbird, click on the three-horizontal line (hamburger) menu button at the top right, then select “Help” and then “About Thunderbird”. Make sure you are running the latest version of Thunderbird (version 91.3 as of this writing).To switch Thunderbird to OAuth2 authentication: To keep Thunderbird working, a minor setting needs to be changed in your Thunderbird account settings.

If you use Thunderbird to access your Rutgers Connect email account, then it may be setup with the old authentication settings that Microsoft will be retiring in the coming months. Rutgers is activating this change early so we can deal with any problems that arise before Microsoft makes the change irreversible. In an effort to enhance the security of the mail system, Microsoft, like most major e-mail providers, is making a change. See the OIT documentation for instructions on how to setup a new Thunderbird account with OAuth2 settings.
