Nixsys Public Access UNIX System

IncrediMail / Mozilla Mail / Thunderbird:

Contents

• Overview
• Secure IMAP Configuration
• Secure POP3 Configuration

Overview

IncrediMail, Mozilla Mail, and Thunderbird are free MUAs providing many of the same features as other mail clients in addition to their own sets of rich extensions. For some reason, on the Windows XP platform, TLS support seems to be broken in Mozilla and Thunderbird, so this example uses SSL for connection security.

Secure IMAP Configuration

1. 

   Open IncrediMail / Mozilla Mail / Thunderbird. Click on the "File" menu, scroll down to "New", and select "Account...". Select the "Email account" radio button and click "Next".

    
2. 

   Enter your name into the "Your Name:" text field and your Nixsys PAUS e-mail into the "Email Address:" text field. Press the "Next" button.

    
3. 

   Select the IMAP radio button and enter "nixsyspaus.org" into the "Incoming Server:" text field. Click "Next" when ready.

    
4. 

   Enter your Nixsys PAUS username into the "Incoming User Name:" text field and press the "Next" button.

    
5. 

   Enter "Nixsys PAUS" into the "Account Name:" text field and select the "Next" button when done.

    
6. 

   Verify the settings are correct and click "Finish" to save the new settings.

    
7. 

   Click on the "Tools" menu and scroll to "Account Settings...". Select "Nixsys PAUS" and make sure the menu tree is open. Select "Server Settings" in the menu tree. In the "Server Settings" section, check the "Use secure connection (SSL)" check box.

    
8. 

   Under the "Composition and Addressing" menu tree, please uncheck the "Compose messages in HTML format" checkbox. Sending and receiving e-mail in HTML format is more costly for users who pay per kilobyte for Internet services.

    
9. 

   In the "Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings menu tree, make sure the value of the "Port" text field is "465", the "Use name and password" checkbox is checked, and the "SSL" radio button is selected. Click the "OK" button when finished.

    

Secure POP3 Configuration

1. Repeat Steps One and Two of the above Secure IMAP Configuration example.

2. 

   Select the POP3 radio button and enter "nixsyspaus.org" into the "Incoming Server:" text field. Uncheck the "Use Global Inbox (store mail in Local Folders)" checkbox, unless that feature is desired. Click "Next" when ready.

    

3. Repeat Steps Four through Nine of the above Secure IMAP Configuration example.

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