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network:email [2013/04/20 04:58] clee231 Added SIG-SysAdmin WIP email client |
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- | **Email checking is currently limited to command line only** | ||
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- | **Sending still works correctly** | ||
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- | **you can use a .forward file with an alternate email located in to to forward the email else-ware ** | ||
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- | email is handled by 2 servers: | ||
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- | ====== servers ====== | ||
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- | ===== postfix (smtp)===== | ||
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- | postfix is an smtp server running on port 25. | ||
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- | when a new email comes in postfix puts the mail in $HOME/Mailder/new | ||
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- | ===== dovecot (imaps)===== | ||
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- | when a user goes to check their mail | ||
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- | dovecot looks for email in $HOME/Maildir | ||
- | ====== checking email ====== | ||
- | All ACM user get email accounts using standard ACM credentials | ||
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- | user@acm.cs.uic.edu | ||
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- | user can either check email via imaps or https://acm.cs.uic.edu/squirrelmail or http://acm.cs.uic.edu/mail | ||
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- | Alternatively, SIG-SysAdmin(clee231) has been working on setting up a better online imap email client. Check it out here: http://brink.cs.uic.edu/email | ||
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