Email activation
To activate an institutional mailbox
(associated to an email address like name.surname@dsf.unica.it), with authenticated access
(username/password) via POP and IMAP protocols, via web interface
(SquirrelMail) or via command line (mutt),
unregistered users must fill the
registration and request web form.
Registered users which have not yet requested service activation,
but with active SSH or PROXY/WIRELESS services, must instead fill the
request web form.
Registered users with an active institutional mailbox,
who should need a new additional mailbox, must fill the
request web form.
Once obtained username, password and email address,
necessary to both manage and to configure email clients,
it is possible to use the institutional mailbox in one of
following ways.
Web access to email
After obtaining the credentials (username/password),
it is possible to access the institutional mailbox using any web browser,
both for reading and for sending email,
following the link Webmail,
also available from Internet (e.g. at home).
The connection uses HTTPS secure protocol
and the X509
certificate is signed by TERENA.
Incoming email via POP protocol
After obtaining the credentials (username/password),
it is possible to access the institutional mailbox
using any clent (e.g. Thunderbird or
Outlook) working with POP3 protocol.
Access from Internet (e.g. at home)
is only allowed via secure mode.
The X509 certificate used by secure POP3 is signed by TERENA.
NOTICE: POP3 protocol is recommended only if mailbox is
accessed from a single location (e.g. office PC).
The following table summarizes the parameters necessary to configure
the incoming server.
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POP3 CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS (incoming email)
|
| Protocol |
Server |
Port |
Username |
Security |
Authentication |
Leave messages on server |
| POP |
pop.dsf.unica.it |
110 |
use your own username |
none |
normal password (trasmitted insecurely) |
no |
| POP |
pop.dsf.unica.it |
110 |
use your own username |
STARTTLS |
normal password |
no |
| POP secure* |
pop.dsf.unica.it |
995 |
use your own username |
SSL/TLS |
normal password |
no |
* access from Internet is allowed
Incoming email via IMAP protocol
After obtaining the credentials (username/password),
it is possible to access the institutional mailbox
using any clent (e.g. Thunderbird or
Outlook) working with IMAP protocol.
Access from Internet (e.g. at home)
is only allowed via secure mode.
The X509 certificate used by secure IMAP is signed by TERENA.
The following table summarizes the parameters necessary to configure
the incoming server.
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IMAP CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS (incoming email)
|
| Protocol |
Server |
Port |
Username |
Security |
Authentication |
IMAP server directory |
| IMAP |
imap.dsf.unica.it |
143 |
use your own username |
none |
normal password (trasmitted insecurely) |
Mail |
| IMAP |
imap.dsf.unica.it |
143 |
use your own username |
STARTTLS |
normal password |
Mail |
| IMAP secure* |
imap.dsf.unica.it |
993 |
use your own username |
SSL/TLS |
normal password |
Mail |
* access from Internet is allowed
Outgoing email via SMTP protocol
An outgoing server using SMTP protocol must be configured to send email,
no matter if the client uses POP or IMAP protocol for reading email.
Access from Internet (e.g. at home)
is only allowed with authentication.
The X509 certificate used by authenticated SMTP is signed by TERENA.
The following table summarizes the parameters necessary to configure the outgoing server.
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SMTP CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS (outgoing email)
|
| Protocol |
Server |
Port |
Security |
Authentication |
| SMTP |
smtp.dsf.unica.it |
25 |
none |
do not specify username |
| SMTP with authentication* |
mailgw.dsf.unica.it |
587 |
STARTTLS |
use your own username |
* access from Internet is allowed
|