Difference between revisions of "Getting Email Working"

From Applied Optics Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(how to get kmail working)
 
(Getting Kmail Working)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
 
== Getting Kmail Working ==
 
== Getting Kmail Working ==
  
Line 5: Line 4:
  
  
Under 'Settings' in Kmail go to 'Configure'
+
Under '''Settings''' in Kmail go to '''Configure'''
  
Goto 'Accounts'
+
Goto '''Accounts'''
  
In 'Receiving' tab click add
+
In '''Receiving''' tab click add
  
Choose the 'IMAP' setting
+
Choose the '''IMAP''' setting
  
 
Set the following in the 'General' tab:
 
Set the following in the 'General' tab:
*Account name '=' Exmail.nottingham.ac.uk
+
*Account name =  Exmail.nottingham.ac.uk
*Login '=' ad/'YOUREMAIL' (minus the @nottingham.ac.uk garb)
+
*Login = ad/'''YOUREMAIL''' (minus the @nottingham.ac.uk garb)
*Password '=' 'YOURPASSWORD'
+
*Password = '''YOURPASSWORD'''
*Host '=' impa4.nottingham.ac.uk
+
*Host = impa4.nottingham.ac.uk
*Port '=' 993
+
*Port = 993
  
In the 'Security' tab select 'Use SSL for secure mail download'
+
In the '''Security''' tab select 'Use SSL for secure mail download'
  
 
Click ok
 
Click ok
  
In 'Sending' tab click add
+
In '''Sending''' tab click add
  
Set the following in the 'General' tab:
+
Set the following :
*Name '=' Email.nottingham.ac.uk
+
*Name = Email.nottingham.ac.uk
*Host '=' smtp.nottingham.ac.uk
+
*Host = smtp.nottingham.ac.uk
*Port '=' 25
+
*Port = 25
  
 
Click ok
 
Click ok

Revision as of 09:18, 8 September 2008

Getting Kmail Working

Recently whilst upgrading to Suse 11 KDE 4.0 I found that Kmail didn't work as usual when I logged in. Doing the normal I checked the wiki and couldn't find anything about this. What I found is that for some reason the Kmail settings did not transfer over to the new Kmail. As such I had to go to another machine with the older Kmail on it and pull them all off, this was annoying so to be helpful I have place the settings here.


Under Settings in Kmail go to Configure

Goto Accounts

In Receiving tab click add

Choose the IMAP setting

Set the following in the 'General' tab:

  • Account name = Exmail.nottingham.ac.uk
  • Login = ad/YOUREMAIL (minus the @nottingham.ac.uk garb)
  • Password = YOURPASSWORD
  • Host = impa4.nottingham.ac.uk
  • Port = 993

In the Security tab select 'Use SSL for secure mail download'

Click ok

In Sending tab click add

Set the following :

  • Name = Email.nottingham.ac.uk
  • Host = smtp.nottingham.ac.uk
  • Port = 25

Click ok

All being well Kmail should function now. It is worth noting that Kmail no longer automatically puts a icon in your system tray this has to be turned on.

As ever written to be useful, if its not change it.