Difference between revisions of "Free Geek Email"

Revision as of 18:48, 28 December 2004

There are three different interfaces that can be used to access your freegeek email: POP3, IMAP, and Squirrelmail. Each of them has its advantages and disadvantages.

Squirrelmail

Squirrelmail is probably the easiest way to access your email, since it involves only a web browser and can be used from any location.

Go to http://web.freegeek.org/squirrelmail and enter your username (whoyouis@freegeek.org) and password and you are set.

Client based email

Use the following settings to connect from an email client such as kmail, evolution or thunderbird. The server port is included below for clarity, but is usually automatically set when you choose the encryption type.

Receiving email

IMAP

IMAP allows you to access your email from anywhere and leave the email on a server, but requires a separate email program. Most email programs (even windows ones) can handle IMAP. The main disadvantage of IMAP (and webmail) is that the messages are inaccessible when you are offline.

Settings

Protocol - IMAP
Server - mail.freegeek.org
username - your entire freegeek email address
server port - 993
Encryption - SSL
Authentication - Clear Text

POP3

The "old traditional" email system. POP downloads the email to your machine, making it inaccessible from other locations unless you choose to leave a copy of the email on the server (which does not always work well with all clients).

Protocol - POP3
Server - mail.freegeek.org
username - your entire freegeek email address
server port - 995
Encryption - SSL
Authentication - Clear Text

Sending mail

Inside the freegeek network

Protocol - SMTP
Server - mail.freegeek.org
Server port - 25
Encryption - none
Authentication - none

Outside the freegeek network

Use the SMTP server provided by your ISP.

The SMTP server on mail.freegeek.org is locked down to prevent its use as a spam relay. From outside Free Geek it can only be used to send email to freegeek.org addresses, and then only if your IP address is not on a blocked (dialup or dhcp) list.

Wireless access is "outside Free Geek", even if it is inside.

Misc.

To change your password, talk to one of the ASSes (in person).

your address plus - mail addressed to "whoyouis+stuff@freegeek.org" will get delivered just the same as mail to "whoyouis@freegeek.org". You might use this feature to give different addresses to different sign-up services. Note: You must use a "+" sign.

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 Wireless access is "outside Free Geek", even if it is inside.
+== Misc. ==
+'''To change your password''', talk to one of the [[ASS]]es (in person).
+'''your address plus''' - mail addressed to "whoyouis+stuff@freegeek.org" will get delivered just the same as mail to "whoyouis@freegeek.org". You might use this feature to give different addresses to different sign-up services. Note:  You must use a "+" sign.