Some tips for using Thunderbird e-mail (currently 3.05) with Dovecot IMAP server on ohm.bu.edu in the EDF:

Try not to let it create an account automatically... do it by hand. Important settings:

• Account name "username@…" (substitute your user name)
• IMAP Mail server
  • Name: ohm.bu.edu Port: 143
  • Security: STARTTLS (dont check "secure authentication")
  • Under "Advanced:"
    • IMAP server directory: "Mail/" (i.e.) must be your mail directory and end in "/"
    • Do not check "Show only subscribed..."
    • Do not check "Allow server to override..."

For the outgoing SMTP settings, these seem to work fine:

• Server name: physics.bu.edu
• Port: 2525
• Secure Authentication: No
• Connection Security: STARTTLS