Aktivix:Help:Mail:Kmail-Imap
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Setting up kmail to use your IMAP Aktivix.org mail account
So you've got an aktivix.org email address, and don't want to use the web interface, but prefer to use kmail? Here's how to set it up to use IMAP with Aktivix.org...
(check the mail help page for help with other mail programmes).
Receiving your Aktivix.org mail
- in kmail click on the settings menu at the top
- in the settings menu click on Configure Kmail
- on the left hand side click on Network. There'll be two tabs on the main bit of the box - click on Receiving at the top. Then click the Add button on the right. click on image to make it bigger
- click the IMAP radio button, then OK
- Fill in the details:
- Name is for you - choose something you'll recognise.
- Login is your email address without @aktivix.org
- Password, well, you should know this one ;-)
- Host is springnight.burngreave.net
- Port is 993
- Prefix to folders is mail
- make sure that show only subscribed folders is not ticked
- If you tick Store IMAP password in configuration file KMail will remember your password so you will not have to type it every time you start KMail and fetch new mail. Warning: Be warned that KMail cannot really encrypt your password, so people who can access your configuration files (e.g. system administrators) can easily get your password if you select this option.
- If you tick Automatically compact folders KMail removes the messages you deleted from the server as soon as you leave a folder. Otherwise the messages are only marked as deleted and it is up to you to compact the folders manually by using the menu item File->Compact All Folders.
- If you tick Show hidden folders, folders whose name starts with a dot are also displayed.
- Tick Exclude from Check Mail if you do not want to check this account whenever you use File->Check Mail. You can still check for new messages on this account with File->Check Mail In...
- Tick Enable interval mail checking if you want KMail to check for new messages automatically. The interval can be specified below under Check interval (minutes).
- inbox is the default folder for incoming messages. If you want to change that for some reason, you can do so with Destination folder. click on image to make it bigger
- Now click on the Security tab at the top. Click on the buttons for Use SSL for secure mail download, and for LOGIN. You can also just press the Check what the server supports button at the bottom if you are online. click on image to make it bigger
- That's it! just click your way out of there by clicking on all the OKs etc
- You'll now have a new folder on the left hand side of kmail - your aktivix.org mail will be in this...
Sending Mail through Aktivix.org
- Click on the settings menu, and choose Configure Kmail
- on the left hand side click on Network. There'll be two tabs on the main bit of the box - click on Sending at the top.
- click on Add on the right. click on image to make it bigger
- Click on SMTP
- Now fill in the details:
- Name is for you to recognise which is which
- Host is springnight.burngreave.net
- Port is 25
- tick server requires authentication
- login is your email address without @aktivix.org
- password - you should know your email password!
- now click on the security' tab at the top
- click the buttons for TLS and LOGIN
- now click OK until you get back to the main configuration window
- if you have more than one way of sending email you can choose between them by using the little blue arrows on the right hand side (you need to click on one of the accounts first). The one that's at the top of the list is the one you're using.
- Click OK, then that's it.
Well Done ;-)