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E-mail Clients

The following is a list of e-mail clients available in the IT Labs and CS accounts.

Mozilla Mail

Mozilla Mail is available through the Mozilla browser. This browser is accessible on all Linux, Solaris, and Windows machines. For more information see the Mozilla home page.

Mozilla Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird is an e-mail client currently available on all Linux, Solaris, Windows, and Mac machines. For more information, visit the Mozilla Thunderbird home page.

Mutt

Mutt is another text based e-mail client. Type mutt at your UNIX prompt to use it.

For more information see the Mutt E-Mail Client home page.

Outlook Express

Outlook Express is an e-mail client only available on the Microsoft Windows desktop. For more information see the Outlook Express Home Page.

Pine

Pine is an easy-to-use, popular text based mail program. Type pine at your UNIX prompt to use it.

i - Check inbox.
s - Set options. (main menu)
c - Start a new mail message.
r - Reply to mail
s - Save mail. (when a folder is open)

See the University of Washington’s Pine Information Center for everything you ever wanted to know about Pine.

Client Configuration

The following provides step by step instructions for configuring GUI based e-mail clients. For information on the general parameters that need to be set, see the Basic E-mail Configuration page.

Thunderbird / Mozilla Mail configuration:

The following configuration is based on Mozilla Mail, but should be applicable to Thunderbird as well.

1. Open up Mozilla Mail
2. If this is the first time you have started Mozilla Mail the “New Account Setup” wizard should begin. If this does not start go to the “edit” menu and select “Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings...” Click on the “Add Account...” button and the wizard should begin.
3. In the “New Account Setup” window, select “E-mail account” and press the “Next >” button.
4. In the “Identity” window add Your Name and E-mail Address.
5. In the “Server Information” window select “IMAP” for the server type and enter “mail.cs.umn.edu” or “mail.itlabs.umn.edu” for the “Incoming Server.”
6. In the “User Names” window enter your cs user name.
7. In the Account Name enter a name to describe this account.
8. Click the “Finish” button.
9. In the “Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings,” select “Server Settings” and check the “Use secure connection (SSL)”
10. In the “Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings,” select “Outgoing Server (SMTP).”
11. Enter “mail.cs.umn.edu” or “mail.itlabs.umn.edu” in the “Server Name,” check “Use name and password,” enter your username in the “User Name” box, and check “No” at the “Use secure connection:” prompt. For off-campus please use your ISP’s SMTP server or visit the University’s E-mail Configuration Guide to learn how to configure your e-mail client to connect to the University’s SMTP server with your x.500 account.
12. Click the “OK” button and the setup should be complete.

Outlook Express Configuration

The following configuration is based on Outlook Express 6.

1. Open the Outlook Express application.
2. Go to the “Tools” menu and select “Accounts...”
3. Click the “Add” button and select “Mail...” from the drop down menu that appears.
4. Enter your name in the “Display name:” box and press the “Next >” button.
5. Enter you e-mail address in the “E-mail address” box.
6. In the E-mail Server Names window set you incoming mail server to “IMAP.” Then set you Incoming and Outgoing mail servers to “mail.cs.umn.edu” or “mail.itlabs.umn.edu”. For off-campus please use your ISP’s SMTP server or visit the University’s E-mail Configuration Guide to learn how to configure your e-mail client to connect to the University’s SMTP server with your x.500 account.
7. In the “Internet Mail Logon” window, verify that the “Account name:” is set to your username and uncheck the “Remember password” box. Once finished click the “Next >” button.
8. Click the “Finish” button.
9. After you complete the wizard you will be returned to the “Internet Accounts” window. Select the account you just created and click the “Properties” button.
10. Click the “Advanced” tab and check the box labeled “This server requires a secure connection (SSL)” that is under the “Incoming mail (IMAP):” heading.
11. Click on the “IMAP” tab and enter “mail” in the “Root folder path:” box.
12. Close the “Internet Accounts” window.
13. Click “OK” and then click “Close.” Your account should be all set.