Please help! UCSD email account

<p>So I am a bit internet/email illeterate, if anyone can help me with this I would really appreciate it. </p>

<p>On the Tritonlink it says that I have an email account and that I should let me mail reading software connect to ieng6 (I live about 8 hours driving distance from UCSD). I didn't have mail reading software on my computer (I have a gmail account by I know that doesn't count) so I downloaded thunderbird.
This is where I am stuck. What do I put and the STMP? What should I put as my server name? incoming server? Should I download a different email software?</p>

<p>I really don't get how this works, but I understand that lots of important stuff is being sent to that email account so that why I'm worried.
Any help would be wonderful. </p>

<p>Thank you!</p>