SCS Email Service

SCS Computing Facilities supports the Corvid email system and strongly encourages all SCS members to use it as their primary email service.

Quick Links

• If you recently joined the SCS community, you should already have an account on the Corvid system. If you have been here a while, inquire about your Corvid account status by contacting the SCS Facilities Help Desk (x8-4231) or sending email to <help@cs.cmu.edu>.
• You can access your SCS email using a conventional email client, the SCS Webmail interface, or both.
• Users with a specific need for Microsoft's Exchange email service may also contact the HelpDesk to request an account on that system.

Configuring your local mail client

Click on your email client (listed below at left by platform type) for detailed instructions on how to configure that application. The first part of this two-phase procedure gives access to your incoming mail. To minimize security risks, be sure to complete the second part, which enables encryption of outgoing mail. Experienced users may find the typical settings (below at right) useful.

Windows Thunderbird Outlook 2007 Outlook 2003 Macintosh Thunderbird OSX Mail Entourage Linux Thunderbird Pine

Typical settings Field Value Server Name imap.srv.cs.cmu.edu Server Type IMAP Login Name <your SCS user ID> Account Password <your Kerberos mail-instance password> Outgoing (SMTP) server smtp.srv.cs.cmu.edu Security settings support TLS and SSL-secured connections

Useful information

• The SCS Webmail server is http://webmail.cs.cmu.edu
• Troubleshooting mail-delivery problems
• Set your email forwarding address via the Corvid attribute lookup page
• How to create your Kerberos mail instance and password
• Create and manage mailing lists with the Mailman facility
• Reduce spam with the SCS Greylisting mechanism
• Configure a netnews client