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| Newer page: | version 6 | Last edited on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:23:42 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
| Older page: | version 5 | Last edited on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 5:24:31 pm | by PerryLorier | Revert |
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* If you're using MozillaMail and [IMAP] to connect through the firewall to the server you may need to add imap.wlug.org.nz to your "No Proxies for" list (under preferences / advanced / proxies). This tells you mailer to connect directly to the server rather than through the proxy.
* When you log into WebMail you may need to use ''username'' rather than ''username@wlug.org.nz'' (this differs from other SquirrelMail setups). The feedback when you make this error is a little obscure (i.e. several lines of the [PHP] internal error messages and then "Unknown user or password incorrect.")
* Sometimes [Reload] gives gives an php error messages. This appears to be related to session TimeOut. The solution is not to use [Reload] but to check for new mail by clicking on you inbox.
-* If you have shell access, you
can always
create a file named ".forward" in your home directory to have email automatically forwarded to another address. For example after logging in:
+* You
can create a file named ".forward" in your home directory (remember, everyone who has a mail account, also has a shell account)
to have email automatically forwarded to another address. For example after logging in:
$ echo "my_other_address@verisign.com" > ~/.forward
-''everyone who has a mail account, also has a shell account -- PerryLorier''
* Exim also supports specially formatted .forward files to do limited processing of incoming email, such as save to a certain file, or forward or drop. As currently set up on the WLUG mail server, such filtering is supported. See EximFilter.
See also: [HoihoDocuments] [MozillaNotes] and SquirrelMail
