(Click the image to enlarge.) Setting up the accountīefore you set up the account in Thunderbird, you must find out your EWS address - it will be something like After you enter that into your browser, you should be prompted for your credentials. After the install completes, restart Thunderbird by clicking Restart Now.įigure A After the countdown, you should be able to click Install.Navigate to where you saved the file and select it.Click the Tools drop-down and select Install From File.Download the latest version of ExQuilla for your platform (Windows, Linux, or Mac).If this is the case, install it with these steps: If you install the addon through the Thunderbird Extension Manager, you will most likely wind up with an out of date version of ExQuilla that will not work. All that is left is to configure a new EWS account within the addon. I assume you already have Thunderbird installed and running, you have an Exchange account, and your Exchange server is either 2007 or 2010 and uses EWS. I will walk you through the installation of the addon as well as the setup of your Exchange account.

The setup just requires the installation of an addon and some knowledge about your server. Thanks to Zendesk’s ExQuilla Thunderbird addon, you can connect Thunderbird to your Exchange 2007 or 2010 server through Exchange Web Services (EWS). The ability to connect the Thunderbird email client to an Exchange server is finally possible. This option is fine for some businesses, but for the ones that want an actual email client, it’s been a challenge. The problem many smaller businesses have with this is that, without Outlook, the only option is Exchange Webmail. Microsoft Exchange is one of the most widely used email servers in the business world. Looking for an Outlook replacement? If so, try using Thunderbird with the ExQuilla addon to get an email client connected with an Exchange 2007 or 2010 server. Connect the Thunderbird email client to your Exchange server

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