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mail_setup [2018/06/28 22:34]
SLUUG Administration [Pine]
mail_setup [2018/07/10 17:32]
SLUUG Administration [Mail Clients]
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 ===== Supported Protocols ===== ===== Supported Protocols =====
-We offer Secure Pop3 and Secure IMAP. In addition we have SMTP Auth enabled via TLS to eliminate becoming a spam or virus relay. This also allows you to send mail to email addresses outside of SLUUG if you authenticate.+We now require ​Secure Pop3 or Secure IMAP. In addition we have SMTP Auth enabled via TLS to eliminate becoming a spam or virus relay. This also allows you to send mail to email addresses outside of SLUUG if you authenticate.
  
 The choice of using POP or IMAP to retrieve mail is up to  The choice of using POP or IMAP to retrieve mail is up to 
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 permit using them in secure encrypted mode. permit using them in secure encrypted mode.
  
 +**As of 07/02/2018, you must use the encrypted mode.**
 ===== Security ===== ===== Security =====
  
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 === New email configuration === === New email configuration ===
  
-**URL** : bock.sluug.org or mail.sluug.org+**URL** : mail.sluug.org
 **IP** : 206.197.251.210 **IP** : 206.197.251.210
 ====Ports==== ====Ports====
  
-**SMTP** : 25+**SMTP** : 25      (Not guaranteed, unauthorized relaying prohibited)
  
 **SMTPS** : 465    (SSL/TLS, normal password, username@domain required) **SMTPS** : 465    (SSL/TLS, normal password, username@domain required)
  
-**POP3s** : 995    ​(TBD) +**POP3s** : 995    (SSL/TLS, normal password, username@domain required)
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-**IMAPs** : 993    ​(SSL/​TLS,​ normal password)+
  
 +**IMAPs** : 993    (SSL/TLS, normal password, username@domain required)
 ====== Mail Clients ====== ====== Mail Clients ======
  
 Below is information on how to configure your mail client for connecting to the SLUUG mail servers. Below is information on how to configure your mail client for connecting to the SLUUG mail servers.
  
 +For all mail clients, the account name/user used must be of the form
 +user_name@sluug.org since this is how authentication is performed.
 =====Elm===== =====Elm=====
 Be the first to update this! Be the first to update this!
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 <​file>​ <​file>​
 # Set the start folder, as well as the location to save emails. # Set the start folder, as well as the location to save emails.
-set spoolfile=imaps://​user_name@bud.sluug.org/​Inbox+set spoolfile=imaps://​user_name@sluug.org@sluug.org/​Inbox
 # Set the base folder. # Set the base folder.
-set folder=imaps://​user_name@bud.sluug.org/​Inbox+set folder=imaps://​user_name@sluug.org/​Inbox
 # Don't check mail as often as we would check local folders. # Don't check mail as often as we would check local folders.
 set mail_check=120 set mail_check=120
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 unset move unset move
 </​file>​ </​file>​
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 +Yes, that is ''​@sluug.org@sluug.org''​. ​ The first is your login name,
 +which includes ''​@sluug.org''​. ​ The second is the server you are connecting to.
 +On the old amber server, there wasn't the repeated ''​@sluug.org''​.
  
 If you are using IMAP, you might want to enable header caching to improve performance. ​ Set the header_cache variable in your muttrc to wherever you want, such as: <​html><​samp>​set header_cache="​~/​.mutt/​header_cache"</​samp></​html>​ If you are using IMAP, you might want to enable header caching to improve performance. ​ Set the header_cache variable in your muttrc to wherever you want, such as: <​html><​samp>​set header_cache="​~/​.mutt/​header_cache"</​samp></​html>​
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 mutt mutt
 </​code>​ </​code>​
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 ==== Notes ==== ==== Notes ====
 The first time logging into the IMAP server, you'll need to hit A to accept the SSL certificate. The first time logging into the IMAP server, you'll need to hit A to accept the SSL certificate.
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 ===== Pine===== ===== Pine=====
  
-To access a mail account on Amber, change the inbox-path to: "<​html><​samp>​{localhost/​novalidate-cert/​user=user_name}</​samp></​html>"​. ​ /​novalidate-cert allows the self-signed Cert for SASL to Amber, /user avoids the prompt for "LOGIN NAME". </​samp></​html>"​.+To access a mail account on sluug.org, change the inbox-path to: "<​html><​samp>​{localhost/​novalidate-cert/​user=user_name}</​samp></​html>"​. ​ /​novalidate-cert allows the self-signed Cert for SASL to sluug.org, /user avoids the prompt for "LOGIN NAME". </​samp></​html>"​.
  
 Sample Config for <​user>:​ Sample Config for <​user>:​
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 Personal Name                     = <​user>​@sluug.org Personal Name                     = <​user>​@sluug.org
 User Domain ​                      = sluug.org User Domain ​                      = sluug.org
-SMTP Server (for sending) ​        ​= ​bock.sluug.org+SMTP Server (for sending) ​        = sluug.org
  
 NNTP Server (for news)            = <No Value Set> NNTP Server (for news)            = <No Value Set>
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 Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The project strategy is modeled after Mozilla Firefox, a project aimed at creating a web browser. Just as Firefox aims to redefine the web browser, Thunderbird is a refinement of the mail and news interface. On December 7, 2004, version 1.0 was released, and received over 500,000 downloads in its first three days of release (and 1,000,000 in 10 days). As of 2007, Thunderbird has been downloaded more than 50 million times since 1.0 release. Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The project strategy is modeled after Mozilla Firefox, a project aimed at creating a web browser. Just as Firefox aims to redefine the web browser, Thunderbird is a refinement of the mail and news interface. On December 7, 2004, version 1.0 was released, and received over 500,000 downloads in its first three days of release (and 1,000,000 in 10 days). As of 2007, Thunderbird has been downloaded more than 50 million times since 1.0 release.
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 ====Create New Account==== ====Create New Account====
 Once you have Thunderbird installed you can create the new account. Select "​__E__dit"​ then "​__A__ccount Settings"​ Once you have Thunderbird installed you can create the new account. Select "​__E__dit"​ then "​__A__ccount Settings"​
  
-{{tbird_edit_account_settings.png|}}+===Account Settings Box===
  
-===Account Settings Box===+{{SLUUG New Thunderbird.png|}}
  
-{{tbird_mich.png|}} ​ 
  
 The actions are divided into areas of operation. The left side lists the accounts. The right side lists the settings The actions are divided into areas of operation. The left side lists the accounts. The right side lists the settings
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-**S**et the server information. Thunderbird is fully capable with IMAP which is newer and more convenient than POP. Put "bud.sluug.org"​ in the "​Incoming __S__erver"​+**S**et the server information. Thunderbird is fully capable with IMAP which is newer and more convenient than POP. Put "​sluug.org"​ in the "​Incoming __S__erver"​
  
 References to the differences between POP and IMAP: References to the differences between POP and IMAP:
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 [[http://​apps.carleton.ca/​web/​connect/​email/​vs_types.php|CCS -  Comparison: IMAP vs. POP]] [[http://​apps.carleton.ca/​web/​connect/​email/​vs_types.php|CCS -  Comparison: IMAP vs. POP]]
  
-Set the server to **bud.sluug.org**,​ all lower case.+Set the server to **sluug.org**,​ all lower case.
  
 {{tbird_account_wizard_pg3.png|}} {{tbird_account_wizard_pg3.png|}}
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 ==== HTML ==== ==== HTML ====
 To post to any of the SLUUG lists you should turn off HTML and not include attachments. ​ To post to any of the SLUUG lists you should turn off HTML and not include attachments. ​
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 ===Outgoing Server (SMTP)Settings=== ===Outgoing Server (SMTP)Settings===
  
-In the top right of the Account Settings panel select ​bud.sluug.org and click "​__E__dit"​+In the top right of the Account Settings panel select sluug.org and click "​__E__dit"​
  
 {{tbird_outgoing_server_settings.png|}} {{tbird_outgoing_server_settings.png|}}
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 ==== Secure IMAP ==== ==== Secure IMAP ====
 Secure IMAP provides an encrypted connection from the server to the client using SSL. The advantage of this is that with the connection encrypted user name and passwords are also sent encrypted so are not open to a [[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Sniffer|sniffer]]. Secure IMAP provides an encrypted connection from the server to the client using SSL. The advantage of this is that with the connection encrypted user name and passwords are also sent encrypted so are not open to a [[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Sniffer|sniffer]].
mail_setup.txt · Last modified: 2018/07/10 18:20 by SLUUG Administration