Calmail alpine

Using Calmail/IMAP with alpine

For machines in the Math Department, edit your .pinerc file with the following changes. (username should be substituted with your actual user name on the Math systems):

    inbox-path={calmail.berkeley.edu/user=username@math.berkeley.edu/tls/novalidate-cert}INBOX
    # ...
    feature-list=enable-incoming-folders

IF you do not have the options "inbox-path" or "feature-list", you may simply cut and paste the above and add into the .pinerc file while changing "username@math.berkeley.edu" with your email address.

For home machines, you'll also need the following change:

    smtp-server=calmail.berkeley.edu:587/tls/user=username@math.berkeley.edu/novalidate-cert

Note: You will be prompted for your (new) CalMail password when start alpine. On home machine, you will be prompted for the password once again at the moment you send your first outgoing message. Though it may look annoying, it is a security requirement of CailMail service.

--Steve Sizemore - Unix System Manager 02:18, 29 March 2009 (UTC)