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Here is a recommendation list for clients to use with your UCSB Connect Account based on what type of system you are on.

Table of Contents

Windows

This chart lists in order of Best to Reasonable experience

Client

Mail

Calendar

Contacts

Notes

Web

*

*

*

Any web browser can view UCSB Connect Mail, Contacts and Calendar at
Mail/Contacts -  https://mail.google.com/a/ucsb.edu
Calendar - http://www.connect.ucsb.edu/calendar

Microsoft Outlook

*

*

*

Most functionality is accomplished using the Google Apps Sync software provided here:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gappssync

Mozilla Thunderbird

*

(a)

*

(b)

*

(b)(c)

(a) Requires UCSB Connect Account to allow IMAP connections.
(b) Requires a Thunderbird Extension to be installed
(c) Does not support Thunderbird’s Distribution Lists

Windows 10 Mail/People/Calendar App

*

*

(d)

*

(e)

(d) Only shows your UCSB Connect Calendars, not ones shared to your UCSB Connect Calendar.

(e) Only shows your UCSB Connect Contacts, does not pull the UCSB Directory

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Client

Mail

Calendar

Contacts

Notes

Web Browser

*

*

*

Any web browser can view UCSB Connect Mail, Contacts and Calendar at
Mail/Contacts -  https://mail.google.com/a/ucsb.edu
Calendar - http://www.connect.ucsb.edu/calendar

Mozilla Thunderbird

*

(a)

*

(b)

*

(c)

(a) Requires UCSB Connect Account to allow IMAP connections.
(b) Requires a Thunderbird Extension to be installed
(c) Does not support Thunderbird’s Distribution Lists

Mac Mail/Contacts/Calendar

*

*

(d)

*

(d) Only shows UCSB Connect Account’s Calendars, not Calendars shared to Account

Microsoft Outlook

*

(a)

(e)

(e)

(a) Requires UCSB Connect Account to Allow IMAP connections.

(e) Currently not supported by Client

...

Client

Mail

Calendar

Contacts

Notes

Web Browser

*

*

*

Any web browser can view UCSB Connect Mail, Contacts and Calendar at
Mail/Contacts -  https://mail.google.com/a/ucsb.edu
Calendar - http://www.connect.ucsb.edu/calendar

Mozilla Thunderbird

*

(a)

*

(b)

*

(c)

(a) Requires UCSB Connect Account to allow IMAP connections.
(b) Requires a Thunderbird Extension to be installed
(c) Does not support Thunderbird’s Distribution Lists

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