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Instructions to the mailserver on CHIASMA |
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The mailserver is an Exim Version 3.35. You can find specific information
on the Exim Project Page.
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Settings and Protocols of the mailserver |
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Settings
- SMTP-server, POP- and IMAP-server: chiasma.neurop.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
or just chiasma
- username: my_username (beginning of email-address, i.e.
if your email is
someone@neurop.ruhr-uni-bochum.de, the username is "someone".
SMTP: General Information
The SMTP-Server is used for the sending of email. It is only reachable from
within the institute because of possible SPAM-attacks that might occur from
the outside! Whoever wants to send mail from home has to use the SMTP-server
of his ISP or the web-interface on the chiasma.
Protocols
The server supports the protocols IMAP2, IMAP3, IMAPS, POP3, und POP3S.
- IMAP: Messages are stored on the server and only downloaded
when clicking on them in your email-client. Advantage: You can read mail
from several computers. This protocol should be used from the institute.
- POP: Messages are downloaded to the local computer and
are no longer available on the server Advantage: From home, one can
cut the internet connection after downloading.
The numbers in the protocol-names are version numbers. The 'S' at the end
of the protocol name means that the protocol uses encryption (SSL). Using
encryption is very much recommended!
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Automatic forwarding of mails |
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Create a file named .forward in your home-directory on the chiasma. The file
is a plain text file. Each line contains an email-address to which mail will
be forwarded, e.g.:
username@neppundschleppGMBH.com
If you also want to store mail locally, insert a line with your username.
More
information on .forward from the mailserver documentation.
If you want to use the filter abilities of the .forward file refer to the Filter Specifications of Exim (Accessible only from within the instituts network).
The home-directory is accessible through the windows network neighbourhood::
\\chiasma\my_username\
Automatic answering of mails
(email answering machine)
Create a file in your home-directory named ".vacation.msg" (Attention: filename
starts with a dot!)
If a .forward-file already present, or you do not want to hassle with Putty,
just add a line to your .forward file: |/usr/bin/vacation my_username
or create a .forward with the lines:
my_username
|/usr/bin/vacation my_username
This is the recommended procedure because an already present .forward file
will be deleted with the second method (see below).
If there is no .foward file and no forwarding is active, you only have to
log in to the linux console (via putty), type vacation and answer
the question with "y".
To turn off mail answering, just comment out the vacation-call in the
.forward file (put a '#' in front of the line) or call vacation again on
the command-line.
Recommended reading for advanced users: The linux manpage for vacation (call
man vacation from the command line).
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Configuring your email-client |
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Because there is a wide variety of email-clients it is not sensible to give
detailed instructions here. With the information from this document and the
online-help of the client everyone should be able to configure the client
on his own.
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Reading mails world-wide (e.g. on travels) |
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Horde/IMP
The webmail-interface IMP from the Horde package can be found on the homepage
of the institute:
https://www.neurop.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/horde/imp/
pine
Logging into chiasma with "ssh my_username@chiasma.neurop.ruhr-uni-bochum.de"
lets you use the text-based email-client pine from any computer with internet
access..
Settung up PINE:
Setup -> Config
personal-name = Hugo Butterfisch
user-domain = neurop.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
smtp-server = chiasma
nntp-server = news.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
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