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As for the email communication, the [[Molecular Modeling Team]] members have numerous options available. There are two local servers that can host e-mail accounts or that can forward mails to external destinations.
As for the email communication, the [[Molecular Modeling Team]] members have numerous options available. There are two local servers that can host e-mail accounts or that can forward mails to external destinations.
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=== Server marge ===
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=== Server Marge ===
Every team member is entitled to apply for an e-mail account on the local mail server '''''[http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/bios_family_marge.htm marge].uochb.cas.cz'''''; the e-mail account was created automaticaly for those who have an account on any of the clusters. E-mail addresses of all accounts hosted on '''''marge''''' have the form of
Every team member is entitled to apply for an e-mail account on the local mail server '''''[http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/bios_family_marge.htm marge].uochb.cas.cz'''''; the e-mail account was created automaticaly for those who have an account on any of the clusters. E-mail addresses of all accounts hosted on '''''marge''''' have the form of
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  ''name.surname''@marge.uochb.cas.cz
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  ''first.last''@marge.uochb.cas.cz
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  ''name.surname''@molecular.cz
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  ''first.last''@molecular.cz
(both addresses apply to every account). Mails delivered to '''''marge''''' can either stay there and be read by one of the methods described later, or can be forwarded to other destinations.  
(both addresses apply to every account). Mails delivered to '''''marge''''' can either stay there and be read by one of the methods described later, or can be forwarded to other destinations.  
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=== Server marilyn ===
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=== Server Marilyn ===
The [http://www.uochb.cas.cz Institute] mail server '''''marilyn.uochb.cas.cz''''' hosts e-mail accounts for addresses of the form
The [http://www.uochb.cas.cz Institute] mail server '''''marilyn.uochb.cas.cz''''' hosts e-mail accounts for addresses of the form
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  ''name.surname''@uochb.cas.cz.
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  ''first.last''@uochb.cas.cz.
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Users who require an e-mail address of this form have to apply for an account on '''''marilyn''''' with the Institute network administrator using [http://www.uochb.cas.cz/Internal/Forms/Form_account.pdf the form] (see also instructions on the form). The messages delivered to '''''marilyn''''' can either stay there and be retrieved by one of the supported methods (see [http://www.uochb.cas.cz/Internal/Forms/Form_account.pdf the form] for details), or they can be forwarded to '''''marge''''', or elsewhere.
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Users who require an e-mail address of this form have to apply for an account on '''''marilyn''''' with the Institute network administrator using [http://www.uochb.cas.cz/Internal/Forms/Form_account.pdf the form] (see also instructions on the form). The messages delivered to '''''marilyn''''' can either stay there and be retrieved by one of the supported methods (see [http://www.uochb.cas.cz/Internal/Forms/Form_account.pdf the form] for details), or they can be forwarded to '''''marge''''', or elsewhere. ''If the mail forwarding is desirable, it is necessary to explicitly request it on the form (and/or negotiate with the administrator), as '''marilyn''' users are not allowed to set and/or change their mail processing rules themselves later.''
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{{Note|The recent information seems to suggest that the name of the [http://www.uochb.cas.cz Institute] mail server may change and will not always be ''marilyn''. However, the principles described here are still valid despite the server name. Please check the Institute [http://www.uochb.cas.cz/Internal/ internal web pages] and the instruction on the [http://www.uochb.cas.cz/Internal/Forms/Form_account.pdf application form].}}
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''Warning: If the mail forwarding is desirable, it is necessary to explicitly request it on the form (and/or negotiate with the administrator), as '''marilyn''' users are not allowed to set and/or change their mail processing rules themselves later.''
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== Reading mail ==
== Reading mail ==
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[[Image:Smtptls.png|thumb|100px|right|SMTP TLS]]
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[[Image:Imapssl.png|thumb|100px|right|IMAP SSL]]
To read a mail that was sent to the local server marge.uochb.cas.cz you can:  
To read a mail that was sent to the local server marge.uochb.cas.cz you can:  
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* use your favorite mail program ([http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird], Outlook Express, [http://kontact.kde.org/kmail/ KMail], ...) and set the account settings as follows  
* use your favorite mail program ([http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird], Outlook Express, [http://kontact.kde.org/kmail/ KMail], ...) and set the account settings as follows  
** sending mail (outgoing mail server)  
** sending mail (outgoing mail server)  
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*** either marge.uochb.cas.cz as SMTP server on port 25 with no encryption and no authentication (faster, but works on UOCHB network only)  
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*** either ''marge.uochb.cas.cz'' as SMTP server on port 25 with no encryption and no authentication (faster, but works on UOCHB network only)  
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*** or marge.uochb.cas.cz as SMTP with TLS server on port 25 with TLS (sometimes also referenced as SSL) encryption and username/password authentication (slower, but works from anywhere) - see example  
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*** or ''marge.uochb.cas.cz'' as SMTP with TLS server on port 25 with TLS (sometimes also referenced as STARTTLS) encryption and username/password authentication (slower, but works from anywhere) - see the [[:Image:Smtptls.png|example]]
** receiving mail (incoming mail server)  
** receiving mail (incoming mail server)  
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*** either marge.uochb.cas.cz as POP3S server (only SSL secure access, no POP3) using your login name and password for authentication  
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*** either ''marge.uochb.cas.cz'' as POP3S server (only SSL secure access, no POP3) using your login name and password for authentication  
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*** or marge.uochb.cas.cz as IMAPS server (only SSL secure access, no IMAP) using your login name and password for authentication  
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*** or ''marge.uochb.cas.cz'' as IMAPS server (only SSL secure access, no IMAP) using your login name and password for authentication - see the [[:Image:Imapssl.png|example]]
* log in to marge.uochb.cas.cz using ssh and run pine program  
* log in to marge.uochb.cas.cz using ssh and run pine program  
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Your primary mail address is first.last(a)marge.uochb.cas.cz; mail sent to the alias addresses login(a)marge.uochb.cas.cz or first.last(a)molecular.cz will be delivered to the proper mailbox too.  
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As described above, your primary mail address is ''firstname.lastname@marge.uochb.cas.cz''; mail sent to the alias addresses ''login@marge.uochb.cas.cz'' or ''firstname.lastname@molecular.cz'' will be delivered to the proper mailbox too.
== Redirection ==
== Redirection ==
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Messages delivered to the server ''marge'' can be automatically redirected (forwarded) to any e-mail address. To set the permanent redirection, user must login to the server using ssh and create a file ''.forward'' (note the leading dot) in the home directory. This file should contain a list of addresses (one address per line) to which all incoming messages should be forwarded; if delivering a local copy of the message is desirable, the local address must be entered in the file too.
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Examples:
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To forward all messages to ''private.address@provider.com'', enter
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  private.address@provider.com
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to your ''.forward'' file.
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To deliver all messages locally '''and''' forward a copy to ''private.address@provider.com'' enter 
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  private.address@provider.com
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  first.last@marge.uochb.cas.cz
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to your ''.forward'' file.
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Latest revision as of 12:17, 3 August 2010

Contents

General

As for the email communication, the Molecular Modeling Team members have numerous options available. There are two local servers that can host e-mail accounts or that can forward mails to external destinations.

Server Marge

Every team member is entitled to apply for an e-mail account on the local mail server marge.uochb.cas.cz; the e-mail account was created automaticaly for those who have an account on any of the clusters. E-mail addresses of all accounts hosted on marge have the form of 

first.last@marge.uochb.cas.cz

and 

first.last@molecular.cz

(both addresses apply to every account). Mails delivered to marge can either stay there and be read by one of the methods described later, or can be forwarded to other destinations.

Server Marilyn

The Institute mail server marilyn.uochb.cas.cz hosts e-mail accounts for addresses of the form 

first.last@uochb.cas.cz.

Users who require an e-mail address of this form have to apply for an account on marilyn with the Institute network administrator using the form (see also instructions on the form). The messages delivered to marilyn can either stay there and be retrieved by one of the supported methods (see the form for details), or they can be forwarded to marge, or elsewhere. If the mail forwarding is desirable, it is necessary to explicitly request it on the form (and/or negotiate with the administrator), as marilyn users are not allowed to set and/or change their mail processing rules themselves later.

Note Note: The recent information seems to suggest that the name of the Institute mail server may change and will not always be marilyn. However, the principles described here are still valid despite the server name. Please check the Institute internal web pages and the instruction on the application form.

Reading mail

SMTP TLS
IMAP SSL

To read a mail that was sent to the local server marge.uochb.cas.cz you can:

  • use your web browser and click on https://marge.uochb.cas.cz/mail
  • use your favorite mail program (Thunderbird, Outlook Express, KMail, ...) and set the account settings as follows
    • sending mail (outgoing mail server)
      • either marge.uochb.cas.cz as SMTP server on port 25 with no encryption and no authentication (faster, but works on UOCHB network only)
      • or marge.uochb.cas.cz as SMTP with TLS server on port 25 with TLS (sometimes also referenced as STARTTLS) encryption and username/password authentication (slower, but works from anywhere) - see the example
    • receiving mail (incoming mail server)
      • either marge.uochb.cas.cz as POP3S server (only SSL secure access, no POP3) using your login name and password for authentication
      • or marge.uochb.cas.cz as IMAPS server (only SSL secure access, no IMAP) using your login name and password for authentication - see the example
  • log in to marge.uochb.cas.cz using ssh and run pine program

As described above, your primary mail address is firstname.lastname@marge.uochb.cas.cz; mail sent to the alias addresses login@marge.uochb.cas.cz or firstname.lastname@molecular.cz will be delivered to the proper mailbox too.

Redirection

Messages delivered to the server marge can be automatically redirected (forwarded) to any e-mail address. To set the permanent redirection, user must login to the server using ssh and create a file .forward (note the leading dot) in the home directory. This file should contain a list of addresses (one address per line) to which all incoming messages should be forwarded; if delivering a local copy of the message is desirable, the local address must be entered in the file too.

Examples:

To forward all messages to private.address@provider.com, enter 

 private.address@provider.com

to your .forward file.

To deliver all messages locally and forward a copy to private.address@provider.com enter 

 private.address@provider.com
 first.last@marge.uochb.cas.cz

to your .forward file.

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