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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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- | **Squirrelmail (webmail) access is currently unavailable** | ||
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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 and 587. | ||
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- | When a new email comes in postfix puts the mail in $HOME/Mailder/new | ||
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- | ===== dovecot (IMAP)===== | ||
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- | When a user goes to check their mail | ||
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- | dovecot looks for email in $HOME/Maildir | ||
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- | ====== Checking and Sending Email ====== | ||
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- | All ACM user get email accounts using standard ACM credentials | ||
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- | user@acm.cs.uic.edu | ||
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- | Users can use the following methods | ||
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- | - A command line mail client run on the acm.cs.uic.edu server | ||
- | - A standard mail client configured for IMAP and SMTP (ie thuderbird/phone mail app/etc) | ||
- | - ACM webmail access at https://acm.cs.uic.edu/webmail | ||
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- | ===== Mail Client Configuration ===== | ||
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- | IMAP Settings | ||
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- | <code> | ||
- | Server = acm.cs.uic.edu | ||
- | Port = 143 | ||
- | Security = STARTTLS | ||
- | Authentication Method: Normal Password | ||
- | </code> | ||
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- | SMTP Settings | ||
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- | <code> | ||
- | Server = acm.cs.uic.edu | ||
- | Port = 587 | ||
- | Security = STARTTLS | ||
- | Authentication Method: Normal Password | ||
- | </code> | ||
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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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