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Tim: /* Generic mail client instructions */

Tim — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 18:41:51 GMT

Generic mail client instructions

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	* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org		* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org
	** use SSL encryption		** use SSL encryption
-	** outgoing mail server port: 465 (should be the default~~) or 25 (may be blocked by your ISP~~)	+	** outgoing mail server port: 465 (should be the default)
	** authentication: password		** authentication: password

Tim: /* Generic mail client instructions */

Tim — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 18:41:38 GMT

Generic mail client instructions

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	* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org		* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org
	** use SSL encryption		** use SSL encryption
-	** outgoing mail server port: 25 (should be the default)	+	** outgoing mail server port: 465 (should be the default) or 25 (may be blocked by your ISP)
	** authentication: password		** authentication: password

Tim: /* Generic mail client instructions */

Tim — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 05:16:03 GMT

Generic mail client instructions

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	** authentication: password		** authentication: password
	** IMAP path prefix: (none)		** IMAP path prefix: (none)
-	* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org ~~(or your ISP's mail server if you prefer and ignore the bullets below)~~	+	* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org
	** use SSL encryption		** use SSL encryption
	** outgoing mail server port: 25 (should be the default)		** outgoing mail server port: 25 (should be the default)

Tim: /* Generic email client instructions */

Tim — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 05:15:30 GMT

Generic email client instructions

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	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.

-	== Generic ~~email~~ client instructions ==	+	== Generic mail client instructions ==
	We use 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.		We use 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.

Tim: /* Generic IMAP client instructions */

Tim — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 05:15:05 GMT

Generic IMAP client instructions

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	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.

-	== Generic ~~IMAP~~ client instructions ==	+	== Generic email client instructions ==
-	~~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.	+	We use 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.

	Each mail client has its own UI for configuring accounts, but these are the important settings.		Each mail client has its own UI for configuring accounts, but these are the important settings.
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	** IMAP path prefix: (none)		** IMAP path prefix: (none)
	* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org (or your ISP's mail server if you prefer and ignore the bullets below)		* 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		** use SSL encryption
		+	** outgoing mail server port: 25 (should be the default)
		+	** authentication: password

	== Client-specific documentation ==		== Client-specific documentation ==

Tim: remove old Mac screenshots, fix outdated SSL info, and make the instructions more generic

Tim — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 05:08:46 GMT

remove old Mac screenshots, fix outdated SSL info, and make the instructions more generic

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-	You have 3 options for checking your Antiflux email.	+	You have 2 main options for checking your Antiflux email.
-	# [https://antiflux.org/mail/ webmail]	+	# <del>[https://antiflux.org/mail/ webmail]</del> (discontinued)
-	# An ~~IMAP client like~~ [~~http~~://en.~~www~~.~~mozilla.com~~/en/~~thunderbird~~/ ~~Thunderbird]~~, [~~http~~://www.~~apple~~.~~com~~/~~osx/apps/#mail Mail.app~~], or even Outlook.	+	# 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.

-	== IMAP client instructions ==	+	== Generic IMAP client instructions ==
		+	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.

-	~~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.~~	+	Each mail client has its own UI for configuring accounts, but these are the important settings.
-		+
-	~~Next~~, these are the important settings.	+
	* server type: IMAP		* server type: IMAP
	* incoming mail server: mail.antiflux.org		* incoming mail server: mail.antiflux.org
-	* use SSL encryption	+	** use SSL encryption (do not allow insecure authentication)
-	* incoming mail server port: 993 (should be the default)	+	** incoming mail server port: 993 (should be the default)
-	* authentication: password	+	** authentication: password
-	* IMAP path prefix: (none)	+	** IMAP path prefix: (none)
-	* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org (or your ISP's mail server if you prefer)	+	* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org (or your ISP's mail server if you prefer and ignore the bullets below)
-		+	** use authentication (password)
-	~~== Apple's Mail.app ==~~	+	** use SSL encryption
-		+
-	~~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.~~	+
-		+
-	~~Fill in your name, email address, and~~ password.	+
-		+
-	~~[[Image:mail.app.1.png]]~~	+
-		+
-	~~Set the account type to IMAP and the incoming mail server to mail.antiflux.org.~~	+
-		+
-	~~[[Image:mail.app.2.png]]~~	+
-		+
-	~~Set the outgoing mail server to mail.antiflux.org and turn on authentication.~~	+
-		+
-	~~[[Image:mail.app.3.png]]~~	+
-		+
-	~~Mail.app should test the connection and, if the username and password are correct, give you something like this. Make sure~~ SSL ~~is on.~~	+

-	[~~[Image~~:~~mail~~.~~app~~.4.~~png~~]]	+	== Client-specific documentation ==
		+	Here are some links to documentation for different mail clients.
		+	* [https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mail/mail35803/mac Add or remove email accounts in Mail on Mac]
		+	* [https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201320#manual Add an email account to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch]
		+	* [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manual-account-configuration Thunderbird - Manual Account Configuration]

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Tim: fix Mail.app link

Tim — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:56:42 GMT

fix Mail.app link

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	You have 3 options for checking your Antiflux email.		You have 3 options for checking your Antiflux email.
	# [https://antiflux.org/mail/ webmail]		# [https://antiflux.org/mail/ webmail]
-	# An IMAP client like [http://en.www.mozilla.com/en/thunderbird/ Thunderbird], [http://www.apple.com/~~macosx~~/~~features~~/mail/ Mail.app], or even Outlook.	+	# An IMAP client like [http://en.www.mozilla.com/en/thunderbird/ Thunderbird], [http://www.apple.com/osx/apps/#mail Mail.app], 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]

Tim: /* Apple's Mail.app */

Tim — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:55:36 GMT

Apple's Mail.app

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	== Apple's Mail.app ==		== Apple's Mail.app ==

-	Apple's [http://www.apple.com/~~macosx~~/~~features~~/mail~~.html\|~~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.	+	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.

	Fill in your name, email address, and password.		Fill in your name, email address, and password.

Tim: /* Apple Mail */

Tim — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:01:55 GMT

Apple Mail

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	* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org (or your ISP's mail server if you prefer)		* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org (or your ISP's mail server if you prefer)

-	== Apple Mail ==	+	== Apple's Mail.app ==

	Apple's [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail.html\|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.		Apple's [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail.html\|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.

		+	Fill in your name, email address, and password.

		+	[[Image:mail.app.1.png]]
		+
		+	Set the account type to IMAP and the incoming mail server to mail.antiflux.org.
		+
		+	[[Image:mail.app.2.png]]
		+
		+	Set the outgoing mail server to mail.antiflux.org and turn on authentication.
		+
		+	[[Image:mail.app.3.png]]
		+
		+	Mail.app should test the connection and, if the username and password are correct, give you something like this. Make sure SSL is on.
		+
		+	[[Image:mail.app.4.png]]

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Tim at 05:56, 16 June 2008

Tim — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:56:40 GMT

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	* IMAP path prefix: (none)		* IMAP path prefix: (none)
	* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org (or your ISP's mail server if you prefer)		* outgoing mail server: mail.antiflux.org (or your ISP's mail server if you prefer)
		+
		+	== Apple Mail ==
		+
		+	Apple's [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail.html\|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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