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you can use a .forward file with an alternate email located in to to forward the email else-ware
Squirrelmail (webmail) access is currently unavailable
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)
When a user goes to check their mail
dovecot looks for email in $HOME/Maildir
Checking and Sending Email
All ACM user get email accounts using standard ACM credentials
user@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
Server = acm.cs.uic.edu Port = 143 Security = STARTTLS Authentication Method: Normal Password
SMTP Settings
Server = acm.cs.uic.edu Port = 587 Security = STARTTLS Authentication Method: Normal Password
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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