Configuration of PINE to use SIMAP

Configuration of PINE to use SIMAP.

**THIS IS FOR jlabl1, jlabl2, or jlabl3. NOT for the jlabsX machines.**

Historically, users at JLAB have been able to use pine on all central login servers and CUE level 1 linux machines. This usage of pine required local disk access to the incoming mail spool. This method of using Pine no longer works at Jlab (due to no user accessible machine having direct disk access to the mail spool). The solution is to configure pine to be an SIMAP client and connect to the mail servers.

These instructions are to configure Pine when run from a Linux machine that has access to your home directory (i.e. /home/username). Only Jlab CUE level 1 linux machines will have access to /home. All central linux machines, jlabl1, jlabl2, jlabl3 fall into this category.

Here are the steps to configure Pine to use SIMAP. (pine is not a jlab written application, there is a lot of information on Pine configuration on the web, try google)

Start Pine.
's' for setup
'c' for configuration
Set the following options:
- user-domain = jlab.org
- inbox-path = {mail.jlab.org/ssl}INBOX [note:braces and caps are requried]
- smtp-server = smtpmail.jlab.org
Type 'e' to exit the config screen and save the changes.

These changes tell Pine to get your inbox from the SIMAP server, rather than the local file system. The machine you are running Pine from still has access direct access to your folders in /home/username/mail, so there is no further configuration required.

Your Pine is now setup as a standard SIMAP client. It has access to your inbox and your imap folders without access to the local file system.

Once again, pine is widely used. There are tons of configuration options. There are loads of resources on the web for help usage of pine.

This document is maintained by {helpdesk@jlab.org}