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-**you can use a .forward file in your home directory with an alternate email located in to to forward the email else-ware **
-====== Checking and Sending Email ======
-All ACM user get email accounts using standard ACM credentials
-username@acm.cs.uic.edu
-Users can use the following methods
-  - 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
-===== Mail Client Configuration =====
-IMAP Settings
-<code>
-Server = acm.cs.uic.edu
-Port = 143
-Security = STARTTLS
-Authentication Method: Normal Password
-</code>
-SMTP Settings
-<code>
-Server = acm.cs.uic.edu
-Port = 587
-Security = STARTTLS
-Authentication Method: Normal Password
-</code>
-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
-Email is handled by 2 servers:
-====== Servers ======
-===== postfix (SMTP)=====
-postfix is an SMTP server running on port 25 and 587.
-When a new email comes in postfix puts the mail in $HOME/Mailder/new
-===== dovecot (IMAP)=====
-dovecot is an IMAP server running on port 143 and 993
-When a user goes to check their mail
-dovecot looks for email in $HOME/Maildir

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