The ChivaNet mail server is at mail.chivanet.org, and provides SMTP, POP3, and IMAP services for ChivaNet users.
Setting Up Mail
To use ChivaNet mail, you will first need to go to https://chivanet.org/mail/request_mail.cfm to request an account. Note that you will be selecting a password unique to your mail account, so it may be different from your chivanet.org website password.
Your e-mail address will be <your-user-id>@chivanet.org, where <your-user-id> represents the user ID with which you log into this website. So if your ChivaNet user ID is unixgeek, your e-mail address will be unixgeek@chivanet.org.
Once your account is requested, it should be available within 30 minutes, and most often 5 minutes or less.
Using WebMail
To use webmail, navigate to https://mail.chivanet.org (in modern browsers), or http://mail.chivanet.org for retro browsers. Note that using the http:// link instead of https:// will expose your account credentials in plain text to anyone who sniffs your credentials. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Your credentials in WebMail will be your ChivaNet account ID without the @chivanet.org, and the password you selected when requesting your e-mail account.
Using with Modern Mail Clients
For modern mail clients that support IMAP and modern encryption, these are your settings:
IMAP server: mail.chivanet.org
IMAP port: 993
IMAP username: your ChivaNet account ID (no @chivanet.org)
IMAP password: the password you selected when creating your mail account
IMAP Connection security: SSL/TLS
IMAP Authentication method: Normal password
SMTP server: mail.chivanet.org
SMTP port: 587
SMTP username: your ChivaNet account ID (no @chivanet.org)
SMTP password: the password you selected when creating your mail account
SMTP Connection security: STARTTLS
SMTP Authentication method: Normal password
Using with Vintage Mail Clients
Coming soon.
Using from Shell
Your mail account includes shell access to mail.chivanet.org via ssh.
The Alpine (pine) and Mutt (mutt) mail clients are available here.
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