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To my knowledge you have to use SSL/TLS with your IMAP session, and direct it to use port 993. The standard port 143 is not open for unencrypted IMAP access. -Russell Quoting John Alan Valenti <[log in to unmask]>: > hi Chris, > > Hopefully someone more informed will chime in, but I think the kernighan > mailbox is just supposed to be a throwaway one. I'd been using it, but only > by forwarding a copy of messages from Pilot. Since I could never figure out > IMAP use with it, I just used the web interface on kernighan to avoid TWIG. > (for the first few months of the beta test, I did use POP - that was fine) > > Anyway, last night I converted my Pilot mailbox over. Took about 11 minutes > for 40 folders and 5600 messages (about 60MB). Seemed to work fine. I can > still get into Pilot, but there is an email message there reminding me not > to use it. And I can still get into Kernighan, but no new mail is being > delivered there for me, since I turned off forwarding. > > I've been stuck using the web interface today (resisting POP, and still > can't figure out IMAP). The new web mail interface seems fine to me. > > (If anybody could throw me a hint on IMAP use with the new system, I would > sure appreciate it!) > -jav > > Chris Wolf writes: > > > Related to this--I don't understand what is supposed to happen to the > > accounts for those of us who set up test accounts on kernighan. Do we > > have > > to convert again to get on the final production system? Thanks. > > > > At 12:50 PM 3/17/2003, you wrote: > >> The MSU Computer Laboratory would like to invite interested IT staff to > >> help > >> us test the new email system by upgrading during our pre-release/final > >> testing period this week. > >> > >> Caveats: > >> > >> a) note we are tracking a serious issue with Eudora -- we have not been > >> able to send mail with Eudora using the new system. This appears to be a > >> client issue, as other POP/IMAP clients do not have the problem. There > >> are > >> a couple of other issues with Eudora, too, but this is the most serious. > >> > >> b) we can't handle a cast of thousands here, so if we get an > >> overwhelming > >> number of requests we may elect to decline some of them. > >> > >> Those who are interested should send an email to Ed Kryda, at > >> [log in to unmask] He will reply with instructions for access to the > >> upgrade > >> module. > >> > >> Questions or comments may be submitted via the web-based contact form > >> (http://contact.cl.msu.edu/contact.php?service=mail), or directed to me. > >> > >> Jim Green > >> Manager, Technical Services > >> MSU Computer Laboratory > >> 517.355.4500 ext. 176 > >> [log in to unmask] > > > > > > --Chris > > ============================================== > > Chris Wolf Computer Service Manager > > Agricultural Economics [log in to unmask] > > Michigan State University 517 353-5017 >