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+ | ====== Email ====== | ||
- | **you can use a .forward file in your home directory with an alternate email located in to to forward the email else-ware ** | + | **you can use a [[http://www.feep.net/sendmail/tutorial/intro/forward.html|.forward file]] in your home directory with an alternate email located in to to forward the email else-ware ** |
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Server = acm.cs.uic.edu | Server = acm.cs.uic.edu | ||
Port = 143 | Port = 143 | ||
- | Security = STARTTLS | + | Security = STARTTLS (also called TLS) |
- | Authentication Method: Normal Password | + | Authentication Method: Normal Password (also called Plain or Plain Text) |
</code> | </code> | ||
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Server = acm.cs.uic.edu | Server = acm.cs.uic.edu | ||
Port = 587 | Port = 587 | ||
- | Security = STARTTLS | + | Security = STARTTLS (also called TLS) |
- | Authentication Method: Normal Password | + | Authentication Method: Normal Password (also called Plain or Plain Text) |
</code> | </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: | Email is handled by 2 servers: | ||
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dovecot looks for email in $HOME/Maildir | dovecot looks for email in $HOME/Maildir | ||
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+ | ====== Resources ====== | ||
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+ | [[http://books.google.com/books?id=0pDFcu6QhY4C&num=13|Linux E-mail | ||
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+ | [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/dovecot]] | ||
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