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====== E-Mail Basics ====== | ====== E-Mail Basics ====== | ||
- | This tutorial covers the basics of accessing E-mail on SDF. Topics include command-line and remote access. Configuration of mail retrieval programs ("fetchmail", "getmail") and Mail User Agents, aka "E-mail programs"--such as Mozilla Thunderbird--will also be covered. | + | This tutorial covers the basics of accessing E-mail on SDF. Topics include command-line and remote access. Configuration of mail retrieval programs ('' |
- | ===== Introduction, | + | ===== Introduction, |
For basic info about e-mail (addresses, reader programs, file size, etc), please read the corresponding [[http:// | For basic info about e-mail (addresses, reader programs, file size, etc), please read the corresponding [[http:// | ||
- | If you want to use a SDF's SMTP server to send mail, you must either log in and use one of the clients as described in [[e-mail beginners]], | + | If you want to use a SDF's SMTP server to send mail, you must either log in and use one of the clients as described in [[e-mail beginners]], |
===== Reading E-Mail on SDF ===== | ===== Reading E-Mail on SDF ===== | ||
- | Multiple mail clients are available to be used from the shell, including | + | Multiple mail clients are available to be used from the shell, including |
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This one's not as obvious as you'd think. You'll need to close Outlook to begin with, and run this command. Click Start and then type: | This one's not as obvious as you'd think. You'll need to close Outlook to begin with, and run this command. Click Start and then type: | ||
- | outlook.exe / | + | '' |
then click on __E__mail Accounts... » New... » Manual setup or additional server type » Next » POP or IMAP » then fill in the form: | then click on __E__mail Accounts... » New... » Manual setup or additional server type » Next » POP or IMAP » then fill in the form: | ||
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* Password: "your sdf password" | * Password: "your sdf password" | ||
- | ===== Fetching E-Mail with "fetchmail", "getmail" | + | ===== Fetching E-Mail with fetchmail, getmail or offlineimap ===== |
==== Sample .fetchmailrc ==== | ==== Sample .fetchmailrc ==== | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ==== Sample | + | ==== Sample .getmail/ |
- | "wm.sdf.org" | + | '' |
<file config .getmail/ | <file config .getmail/ | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ==== Sample | + | ==== Sample .offlineimaprc ==== |
Another option to retrive E-mail is " | Another option to retrive E-mail is " |
email_basics.txt · Last modified: 2023/07/29 06:03 by hc9