Roundcube

Email

• To check your email using Roundcube, all you need to do is login
  • There is no need to configure anything in order to send or receive mail using RoundCube

Open your browser and navigate to https://rc.domain.tld Enter your email address in the Username field Enter your email password in the Password field If you prefer a language other than English, select it from the list Click the login Button Getting Started Before you start using RoundCube, you should configure the plugins to your requirements: Open your browser and navigate to https://rc.domain.tld Enter your email address in the Username field Enter your email password in the Password field If you prefer a language other than English, select it from the list Click the login Button In the next window, find in the top right corner the link called "Settings" In the preferences menu on the left side of the window, select Manage Plugins You will be presented with a number of check boxes Hovering your mouse over each item will give a brief help of what the plugin does You may enable/disable any combination of plugins you desire At the bottom is the option to restore the selections back to default, or you can select all or deselect all plugins If there is something you are not clear on, feel free to ask Calendar NOTE: These instructions are slightly out of date; the settings are correct but you will have to look around to find them till I update this page Before you begin: You will need the DAV Path found on the server or the DAV Path from some else's Calendar Open your browser and navigate to https://rc.domain.tld Enter your email address in the Username field Enter your email password in the Password field If you prefer a language other than English, select it from the list Click the login Button In the next window, find in the top right corner the link called "Settings" In the next window on the far left side, under the main category "Calendar", click the sub-category "Categories" In the main pane of the window, click the plus sign. This will create a new line at the bottom of the list Click in the longest field of the new line and enter a name for your calendar The name is arbitrary, so it can be anything you like, though normally you would choose a name that has meaning for you. If you wish to change the colour of your calendar, click in the box containing FFFFFF, then click on the colour you would like for your calendar Click the Save Button After you click save, the list will reorder alphabetically Click the little round button next to the calendar you just created In the Username field you will find the value "%u" %u is a short cut for the username you used to log into Roundcube, which will be the same as your email address Enter your Email Password If you are connecting to someone else's calendar, you should still use your own email address and email password If your Username and Password are rejected, ensure you have been granted permission to use that calendar The value you need to enter for "CalDAV Url" consists of two parts The first part is based on your domain name in the format https://cal.domain.tld The second part is your DAV Path as derived from configuring your Calendar If you are connecting to someone else's calendar, you will need to use the DAV Path they provide you The full value will look like this: https://cal.domain.tld/caldav.php/bob@computerisms.ca/calendar Unless you know why you should do otherwise, leave "Reminders" and "Authentication Method" settings at their default Click the Save Button To start using your calendar, click the Calendar link in the top right corner of the window Shared Address Book Before you begin: A CardDAV capable client You will need the DAV Path found on the server or the DAV Path from some else's Address Book Open your browser and navigate to https://rc.domain.tld Enter your email address in the Username field Enter your email password in the Password field If you prefer a language other than English, select it from the list Click the login Button In the next window, find in the top right corner the link called "Settings" In the next window on the far left side, click the category called "CardDAV" In the main pane of the window, enter a name for your address book The name is arbitrary, so it can be anything you like, usually something meaningful to you. The address book name must not contain a space Ensure "Activate CardDAV-Addressbook" is selected Enter your email address as your Username If you are connecting to someone else's address book, you should still use your own email address and email password If your Username and Password are rejected, ensure you have been granted permission to use that calendar Enter your email password as Password The value you need to enter for URL consists of two parts The first part is based on your domain name in the format https://cal.domain.tld The second part is your DAV Path as derived from configuring your Shared Address Book If you are connecting to someone else's calendar, you will need to use the DAV Path they provide you The full value will look like this: https://cal.domain.tld/caldav.php/bob@computerisms.ca/addresses The update interval can be increased if you like 1 is the minimum acceptable value for this field When everything is how you want it, click save After you click save, you will be given the opportunity to add another address book if you want to. In order to use your new address book, click on the Address Book link in the top right of the window Ensure your CardDAV address book is selected, and you will be able to view and add contact entries to your Shared Address Book Server Side Message Filtering Open your browser and navigate to https://rc.domain.tld Enter your email address in the Username field Enter your email password in the Password field If you prefer a language other than English, select it from the list Click the login Button In the next window, find in the top right corner the link called "Settings" In the far left pane, select filters Click the Plus sign to add a new filter Pick a Name, if you don't know what to put call it OutOfOffice Make this rule apply to all messages Select the filter type to be Out of Office Message Select the Advanced Option checkbox Fill in the Period and select days/seconds. This dictates how often to send the response, typically you will set this to the number of days you intend to be away so that any given person gets only one out of office response from you. Fill in the subject of the mail that you will send in your auto-response Fill in the body of the message, for example other people to contact, return date, etc... When Everything is to your satisfaction, click the Save button When you return, select the disable rule check box in the top right corner When you next need to set up an OutOfOffice response, uncheck that box, adjust your subject and message, and click save Extra Notes What is that Junk button doing anyway? - It's training the Spam filter on your particular mail server to learn what is spam and what is not so it can eventually filter out spam before it hits your inbox. To learn more, click on the link where the question is.