Email

From help.computerisms.ca
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Email Settings

  • IMAP: configure using SSL (port 993) Server:mail.domain.tld
  • POP3: configure using SSL (port 995) Server:mail.domain.tld
  • SMTP: configure using TLS (port 25 or port 26 or port 465) Server:mail.domain.tld
    • Security Settings can be STARTTLS or SSL/TLS
    • Requires Authentication; use your email address and password, or set to use the same as the incoming account
    • NOTE:nwtel users can also set up their outgoing mail server as smtp.northwestel.net with no encryption and no authentication.

New Features

Server Side Message Filtering using Sieve protocol
  • The Sieve Protocol is a platform independent method of filtering your mail
    • This is commonly done using "Message Rules" or similar on email clients such as Thunderbird and Outlook
  • It is useful to us because the server is capable of running these filters before the mail is delivered to your Inbox
    • Because the filter can be run before delivery, the server can drop the mail in the correct folder before your email client knows it is there
    • Sieve Protocol also allows for other features, such as Out of Office replies.
      • Check here if you subscribe to mailing lists and want to use Out of Office replies
  • RoundCube can be used to implement Server Side Filters
  • SquirrelMail also supports Server Side Filtering, just click on the coffee filter icon after you log in
  • There is also a a Thunderbird Plugin <= UNTESTED