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e-Mail Client Authenticated SMTP Settings



To enable Authenticated SMTP in Mozilla Thunderbird:
  1. Click "Edit" in the menu bar,
  2. Select "Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings",
  3. Click "Outgoing Server(SMTP)" in the list on left
  4. Type in your Auth-SMTP server's name (see notes below)
  5. Check the option which reads "Use name and password" (see notes below)
  6. Fill in your userid (the first part of your e-mail address; the part before the @ sign)
  7. Click "No" for "use secure connection". (See note below on TLS)
  8. Click "OK" and finish setup

BCC users: (e-mail address like xyz@bilent.edu.tr)

  1. Type in asmtp.bcc.bilkent.edu.tr as the Server Name.
  2. Type in the userid part of your e-mail address (userid@bilkent.edu.tr)

UG users: (e-mail address like xyz@ug.bilkent.edu.tr or xyz@ug.bcc.bilkent.edu.tr)

  1. Type in asmtp.ug.bcc.bilkent.edu.tr as the Server Name.
  2. Type in the userid part of your e-mail address (userid@ug.bilkent.edu.tr)


You might want to enable TLS (Transport Layer Security) by selecting "TLS, if available" or "TLS", but you might encounter problems with security certificates; or at least will have to accept certificates every now and then. TLS enables encrypted exchange of information with the SMTP server during password authentication and mail delivery.