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You have 3 options for checking your Antiflux email.
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You have 2 main options for checking your Antiflux email.
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# [https://antiflux.org/mail/ webmail]
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# <del>[https://antiflux.org/mail/ webmail]</del> (discontinued)
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# An IMAP client like [http://en.www.mozilla.com/en/thunderbird/ Thunderbird], [http://www.apple.com/osx/apps/#mail Mail.app], or even Outlook.
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# An [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol IMAP] client like the Mail app on iOS/iPadOS/macOS, [https://www.thunderbird.net/ Thunderbird], or even Outlook
# Log in to with ssh and use [http://www.mutt.org/ mutt] or [http://www.washington.edu/pine/ pine]
# Log in to with ssh and use [http://www.mutt.org/ mutt] or [http://www.washington.edu/pine/ pine]
There are also more esoteric ways like using [[Fetchmail with SSL]] to get your email.
There are also more esoteric ways like using [[Fetchmail with SSL]] to get your email.
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== IMAP client instructions ==
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== Generic IMAP client instructions ==
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Our IMAP server uses an SSL certificate from [https://letsencrypt.org Let's Encrypt] that should be recognized by any modern mail client. You should always use SSL and shouldn't need to configure anything special.
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First, you'll probably have to install the [[Antiflux root CA]] so your mail program recognizes our SSL certificate. It's required to communicate securely with the Antiflux mail server.
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Each mail client has its own UI for configuring accounts, but these are the important settings.
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Next, these are the important settings.
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* server type: IMAP
* server type: IMAP
* incoming mail server: mail.antiflux.org
* incoming mail server: mail.antiflux.org
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* use SSL encryption
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** use SSL encryption (do not allow insecure authentication)
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* incoming mail server port: 993 (should be the default)
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** incoming mail server port: 993 (should be the default)
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* authentication: password
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** authentication: password
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* IMAP path prefix: (none)
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** IMAP path prefix: (none)
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* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org (or your ISP's mail server if you prefer)
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* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org (or your ISP's mail server if you prefer and ignore the bullets below)
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** use authentication (password)
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== Apple's Mail.app ==
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** use SSL encryption
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Apple's [http://www.apple.com/osx/apps/#mail Mail.app] is easy to configure for Antiflux email. Start the program and go to Mail -> Preferences -> Accounts. Click the "+" button to add a new account.
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Fill in your name, email address, and password.
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[[Image:mail.app.1.png]]
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Set the account type to IMAP and the incoming mail server to mail.antiflux.org.
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[[Image:mail.app.2.png]]
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Set the outgoing mail server to mail.antiflux.org and turn on authentication.
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[[Image:mail.app.3.png]]
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Mail.app should test the connection and, if the username and password are correct, give you something like this. Make sure SSL is on.
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[[Image:mail.app.4.png]]
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== Client-specific documentation ==
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Here are some links to documentation for different mail clients.
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* [https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mail/mail35803/mac Add or remove email accounts in Mail on Mac]
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* [https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201320#manual Add an email account to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch]
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* [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manual-account-configuration Thunderbird - Manual Account Configuration]
[[Category:Services]]
[[Category:Services]]

Revision as of 05:08, 4 January 2020

You have 2 main options for checking your Antiflux email.

  1. webmail (discontinued)
  2. An IMAP client like the Mail app on iOS/iPadOS/macOS, Thunderbird, or even Outlook
  3. Log in to with ssh and use mutt or pine

There are also more esoteric ways like using Fetchmail with SSL to get your email.

Generic IMAP client instructions

Our IMAP server uses an SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt that should be recognized by any modern mail client. You should always use SSL and shouldn't need to configure anything special.

Each mail client has its own UI for configuring accounts, but these are the important settings.

  • server type: IMAP
  • incoming mail server: mail.antiflux.org
    • use SSL encryption (do not allow insecure authentication)
    • incoming mail server port: 993 (should be the default)
    • authentication: password
    • IMAP path prefix: (none)
  • outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org (or your ISP's mail server if you prefer and ignore the bullets below)
    • use authentication (password)
    • use SSL encryption

Client-specific documentation

Here are some links to documentation for different mail clients.

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