Changes to e-mail service

Our mailhost mail server has been replaced with a faster machine. For security reasons, your e-mail folder will no longer be present in the /var/spool/mail/ directory.

We support these mail readers, which will all work with the new mailhost:

• Eudora
• Microsoft Outlook (Make sure your server is set to mailhost.nmt.edu and not just nmt.edu.) Note: Beware! Some versions of Outlook have huge security holes. Please see Notes on Outlook security issues.
• Netscape
• Mozilla
• pine: Pine users will now have to supply their user name and password when starting to read mail. This too is a security measure.
• mutt

We support two external mail protocols, POP and IMAP. These protocols are set up as preferences in your mail reader.

• The POP protocol downloads your incoming mail to your system. If you use multiple computers or different mail readers, the messages you see will depend upon which computer or mail reader your are using.
• The IMAP protocol leaves the incoming mail on the mail server. However, using IMAP can be slower.

If you would like to filter out spam (unsolicited e-mail), see SpamAssassin.

See also the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page maintained by the User Consultants. This includes a FAQ for e-mail problems.

Last updated: 2003/08/22 19:24:23 UT
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/upgrade/email.html