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<!--Originally written by: Derek Poon-->
<!--Originally written on: 2008-Mar-18-->

ECE accounts come with the ability to send and receive e-mail.  Your e-mail
address is '''username'''''@ece.ubc.ca''.  (If you need a departmental account,
please see [[How To Get An Account]].)

Although the department supports several methods for sending and receiving
e-mail, most users will find that the recommendations below will suit
their needs.


==Enable Maildir For Your Account==
'''The instructions below assume that your account is configured to use Maildir
as the mail storage format.'''  Accounts created since 2008 already use Maildir
by default.  If you have an account created in 2007 or earlier, or if you are
unsure whether you are using Maildir, please refer to [[Mbox to Maildir Conversion|Maildir Conversion]].

==Webmail==
Access your mail using a web browser through https://webmail.ece.ubc.ca/.


==Configure Your Email Client==
To read your mail using an e-mail client such as
[http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird],
[http://www.eudora.com/ Eudora], or
[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/using/oe/default.mspx Microsoft Outlook Express], use the settings below.


===Receive Mail Via IMAPS===
{| class="wikitable"
	|-
	!  Setting
	!  Value
	|-
	|  Protocol / Server type
	|  IMAP
	|-
	|  Email address
	|  '''username'''''@ece.ubc.ca''
	|-
	|  Server hostname
	|  ''imap.ece.ubc.ca''
	|-
	|  SSL/TLS encryption
	|  SSL
	|-
	|  Port
	|  993
	|-
	|  Authentication type
	|  Password (Secure authentication = No)
	|-
	|  Username
	|  '''username'''
	|}


===Send Mail Via SMTP===
{| class="wikitable"
	|-
	!  Setting
	!  Value
	|-
	|  Protocol / Server type
	|  SMTP
	|-
	|  Server hostname
	|  ''mail.ece.ubc.ca''
	|-
	|  SSL/TLS encryption
	|  TLS
	|-
	|  Port
	|  587
	|-
	|  Server requires authentication
	|  Yes
	|-
	|  Authentication type
	|  Plain (Secure authentication = No)
	|-
	|  Username
	|  '''username'''
	|}


Exception for Outlook Express: Use SSL on port 465 instead of TLS on port 587.

[[How To Configure Your Email Client|Specific instructions]] for configuring common email
clients are also available.

==For More Information==
Variations on the recommendations above are possible.  For more information,
see [[SMTP]], [[IMAPS]], and [[POP3S]].