IMAP Mail Client Setup - Revision history

Ii69854 at 21:05, 16 September 2026

2026-09-16T21:05:54Z

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	[[Category:Email]]		[[Category:Email]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The CSEE mail servers use a secure connection for incoming and outgoing mail; so you will need to customize your mail client in order to read and send e-mail on your CSEE account. This page explains how to configure your e-mail client for the CSEE Mail Services. This page will discuss Thunderbird ~~and Microsoft Outlook~~ If you use a different client, please refer to your client's documentation. You will need to set up your client for the following services:<br/>		The CSEE mail servers use a secure connection for incoming and outgoing mail; so you will need to customize your mail client in order to read and send e-mail on your CSEE account. This page explains how to configure your e-mail client for the CSEE Mail Services. This page will discuss Thunderbird. If you use a different client, please refer to your client's documentation. You will need to set up your client for the following services:<br/>
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2026-09-16T21:05:08Z

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 Thunderbird-ldap-3.png | The required settings for LDAP
 Thunderbird-ldap-4.png | Selecting the new LDAP server
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Gweiss: /* Alpine */

2025-03-21T00:45:53Z

Alpine

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	Edit the line beginning with <tt>inbox-path=</tt> and the line beginning with <tt>folder-collections=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (replace USERNAME with your UMBC username):		Edit the line beginning with <tt>inbox-path=</tt> and the line beginning with <tt>folder-collections=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (replace USERNAME with your UMBC username):
	inbox-path={imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/ssl/NoRsh/IMAP}inbox		inbox-path={imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/ssl/NoRsh/IMAP}inbox
	folder-collections=Mail {imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/ssl/NoRsh}~~mail/~~[]		folder-collections=Mail {imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/ssl/NoRsh}[]

	Alpine can also use the UMBC LDAP server to search for names and email addresses. This support can be added by editing the line beginning with <tt>ldap-servers=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (this is all one line):		Alpine can also use the UMBC LDAP server to search for names and email addresses. This support can be added by editing the line beginning with <tt>ldap-servers=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (this is all one line):

Ataylo10: /* Thunderbird (Windows/MacOS/Linux) */

2022-11-03T19:05:38Z

Thunderbird (Windows/MacOS/Linux)

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	\|IMAP\|\|imap.cs.umbc.edu\|\|993\|\|SSL/TLS\|\|Normal Password		\|IMAP\|\|imap.cs.umbc.edu\|\|993\|\|SSL/TLS\|\|Normal Password
	\|-		\|-
	\|SMTP\|\|smtp.cs.umbc.edu\|\|25\|\|STARTLS\|\|Normal Password		\|SMTP\|\|smtp.cs.umbc.edu\|\|587\|\|STARTLS\|\|Normal Password
	\|}		\|}
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Ataylo10: /* Thunderbird (Windows/MacOS/Linux) */

2022-11-03T19:00:11Z

Thunderbird (Windows/MacOS/Linux)

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	#If you have no email accounts configured the 'New Account' dialog will automatically open. [[:File:Thunderbird-1.png\|[1]]]<br />If you already have accounts in Thunderbird and are simply adding CSEE mail to Thunderbird open the 'New Account' dialog by clicking on the 3 horizontal bars (menu button) and select 'Preferences' -> 'Account Settings...' then 'Account Options' -> 'Add Mail Account' [[:File:Thunderbird-2.png\|[2]]]		#If you have no email accounts configured the 'New Account' dialog will automatically open. [[:File:Thunderbird-1.png\|[1]]]<br />If you already have accounts in Thunderbird and are simply adding CSEE mail to Thunderbird open the 'New Account' dialog by clicking on the 3 horizontal bars (menu button) and select 'Preferences' -> 'Account Settings...' then 'Account Options' -> 'Add Mail Account' [[:File:Thunderbird-2.png\|[2]]]
	#Fill in your name, csee ~~email address (~~username~~@cs.umbc.edu)~~ and your password. Thunderbird will attempt to automatically detect the proper settings, but it will not work. Manually, change the settings. [[:File:Thunderbird-3.png\|[3]]]		#Fill in your name, csee username and your password. Thunderbird will attempt to automatically detect the proper settings, but it will not work. Manually, change the settings. [[:File:Thunderbird-3.png\|[3]]]
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Jeffh2 at 23:28, 18 September 2019

2019-09-18T23:28:37Z

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			[[Category:Email]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The CSEE mail servers use a secure connection for incoming and outgoing mail; so you will need to customize your mail client in order to read and send e-mail on your CSEE account. This page explains how to configure your e-mail client for the CSEE Mail Services. This page will discuss Thunderbird and Microsoft Outlook If you use a different client, please refer to your client's documentation. You will need to set up your client for the following services:<br/>		The CSEE mail servers use a secure connection for incoming and outgoing mail; so you will need to customize your mail client in order to read and send e-mail on your CSEE account. This page explains how to configure your e-mail client for the CSEE Mail Services. This page will discuss Thunderbird and Microsoft Outlook If you use a different client, please refer to your client's documentation. You will need to set up your client for the following services:<br/>
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	Every time alpine is run, a prompt will ask for your password to be entered.		Every time alpine is run, a prompt will ask for your password to be entered.

	~~[[Category:IMAP]]~~
	~~[[Category:Email]]~~

Gweiss: /* Alpine */

2018-06-05T19:12:51Z

Alpine

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	==Alpine==		==Alpine==
	Alpine's default access method uses direct access to your mail spool in /var/mail. ~~This means that running multiple copies of Alpine (even on multiple systems) will not work. This also will not work on current linux systems~~. ~~This change will require that you have~~ to ~~type your password~~ to ~~access your mail~~.		Alpine's default access method uses direct access to your mail spool in /var/mail. A bug in Linux prevents this from actually working. The solution is to manually configure alpine to use IMAP.

	~~With that said, to configure Alpine to use IMAP, edit~~ the line beginning with <tt>inbox-path=</tt> and the line beginning with <tt>folder-collections=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (replace USERNAME with your UMBC username):		Edit the line beginning with <tt>inbox-path=</tt> and the line beginning with <tt>folder-collections=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (replace USERNAME with your UMBC username):
	inbox-path={imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME~~/gweiss~~/ssl/NoRsh/IMAP}inbox		inbox-path={imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/ssl/NoRsh/IMAP}inbox
	folder-collections=Mail {imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/ssl/NoRsh}mail/[]		folder-collections=Mail {imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/ssl/NoRsh}mail/[]

	~~From~~ the ~~main menu, navigate the collectionLists page by pressing (S then L)~~ to ~~configure folders~~. ~~Press enter to edit~~ the ~~folders, and optionally set a nickname~~. ~~The Server~~ line ~~is for retrieving rather than sending mail~~. ~~The following example is for an IMAP server~~:		Alpine can also use the UMBC LDAP server to search for names and email addresses. This support can be added by editing the line beginning with <tt>ldap-servers=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (this is all one line):
			ldap-servers=directory.umbc.edu:389 "/base=dc=umbc,dc=edu/binddn=/impl=0/rhs=0/ref=0/nosub=0/tls=0/tlsm=0/type=/srch=/time=/size=/cust=/nick=/matr=/catr=/satr=/gatr="

	~~imap.cs.umbc.edu:993/user=jimbob123/ssl~~		Every time alpine is run, a prompt will ask for your password to be entered.

	~~If you do not want to see the rest of your home directory~~, ~~type <tt>mail</tt>~~ for ~~path.~~

	~~Alpine can also support the UMBC LDAP server~~ to ~~search for names and email addresses. This support can~~ be ~~added by editing the line beginning with <tt>ldap-servers=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (this is all one line):~~
	~~ldap-servers=directory.umbc~~.~~edu "/base=dc=umbc,dc=edu/impl=0/rhs=0/ref=0/nosub=0/type=/srch=/time=/size=/cust=/nick=/matr=/catr=/satr=/gatr="~~

	[[Category:IMAP]]		[[Category:IMAP]]
	[[Category:Email]]		[[Category:Email]]

Gweiss: /* Alpine */

2018-06-05T18:49:29Z

Alpine

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	Alpine's default access method uses direct access to your mail spool in /var/mail. This means that running multiple copies of Alpine (even on multiple systems) will not work. This also will not work on current linux systems. This change will require that you have to type your password to access your mail.		Alpine's default access method uses direct access to your mail spool in /var/mail. This means that running multiple copies of Alpine (even on multiple systems) will not work. This also will not work on current linux systems. This change will require that you have to type your password to access your mail.

	With that said, to configure Alpine to use IMAP, edit the line beginning with <tt>inbox-path=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt>:		With that said, to configure Alpine to use IMAP, edit the line beginning with <tt>inbox-path=</tt> and the line beginning with <tt>folder-collections=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (replace USERNAME with your UMBC username):
	inbox-path={imap.cs.umbc.edu/ssl/~~novalidate~~-~~cert~~}~~INBOX~~		inbox-path={imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/gweiss/ssl/NoRsh/IMAP}inbox
			folder-collections=Mail {imap.cs.umbc.edu/user=USERNAME/ssl/NoRsh}mail/[]

	From the main menu, navigate the collectionLists page by pressing (S then L) to configure folders. Press enter to edit the folders, and optionally set a nickname. The Server line is for retrieving rather than sending mail. The following example is for an IMAP server:		From the main menu, navigate the collectionLists page by pressing (S then L) to configure folders. Press enter to edit the folders, and optionally set a nickname. The Server line is for retrieving rather than sending mail. The following example is for an IMAP server:

Dbarret1: /* Alpine */

2018-03-22T18:08:22Z

Alpine

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	imap.cs.umbc.edu:993/user=jimbob123/ssl		imap.cs.umbc.edu:993/user=jimbob123/ssl
	~~The Path and View fields can often be left blank~~.
			If you do not want to see the rest of your home directory, type <tt>mail</tt> for path.

	Alpine can also support the UMBC LDAP server to search for names and email addresses. This support can be added by editing the line beginning with <tt>ldap-servers=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (this is all one line):		Alpine can also support the UMBC LDAP server to search for names and email addresses. This support can be added by editing the line beginning with <tt>ldap-servers=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt> (this is all one line):

Dbarret1 at 17:47, 22 March 2018

2018-03-22T17:47:59Z

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	With that said, to configure Alpine to use IMAP, edit the line beginning with <tt>inbox-path=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt>:		With that said, to configure Alpine to use IMAP, edit the line beginning with <tt>inbox-path=</tt> in <tt>~/.pinerc</tt>:
	inbox-path={imap.cs.umbc.edu}INBOX		inbox-path={imap.cs.umbc.edu/ssl/novalidate-cert}INBOX

	From the main menu, navigate the collectionLists page by pressing (S then L) to configure folders. Press enter to edit the folders, and optionally set a nickname. The Server line is for retrieving rather than sending mail. The following example is for an IMAP server:		From the main menu, navigate the collectionLists page by pressing (S then L) to configure folders. Press enter to edit the folders, and optionally set a nickname. The Server line is for retrieving rather than sending mail. The following example is for an IMAP server:

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	#If you have no email accounts configured the 'New Account' dialog will automatically open. [[:File:Thunderbird-1.png\|[1]]]<br />If you already have accounts in Thunderbird and are simply adding CSEE mail to Thunderbird open the 'New Account' dialog by clicking on the 3 horizontal bars (menu button) and select 'Preferences' -> 'Account Settings...' then 'Account Options' -> 'Add Mail Account' [[:File:Thunderbird-2.png\|[2]]]		#If you have no email accounts configured the 'New Account' dialog will automatically open. [[:File:Thunderbird-1.png\|[1]]]<br />If you already have accounts in Thunderbird and are simply adding CSEE mail to Thunderbird open the 'New Account' dialog by clicking on the 3 horizontal bars (menu button) and select 'Preferences' -> 'Account Settings...' then 'Account Options' -> 'Add Mail Account' [[:File:Thunderbird-2.png\|[2]]]
	#Fill in your name, csee ~~email address (~~username~~@cs.umbc.edu)~~ and your password. Thunderbird will attempt to automatically detect the proper settings, but it will not work. Manually, change the settings. [[:File:Thunderbird-3.png\|[3]]]		#Fill in your name, csee username and your password. Thunderbird will attempt to automatically detect the proper settings, but it will not work. Manually, change the settings. [[:File:Thunderbird-3.png\|[3]]]
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