Configure Pine for Linux

Note: Advanced users familiar with UNIX-based operating systems may like the Pine text-based email client. If you are mainly a Windows or Macintosh user, however, you may prefer other email clients.

Procedure

Field	Value
Import MH settings	NO
Access method	IMAP
Mail server host	imap.srv.cs.cmu.edu [default]
User on mail server	<your SCS user ID> [default]
Mailbox on mail server	INBOX [default]
Set up MH folders	NO
Set up Andrew bboards	NO

Initial setup

When you first run Pine, it will ask you a series of questions and store your answers in ~/.pinerc, a file in your home directory. To reconfigure Pine with different settings, simply rename or remove .pinerc and run Pine again, entering new settings when prompted.

The table at right summarizes typical values that direct Pine to access your incoming messages via the SCS Corvid mail system.

Displaying subfolders

Pine displays only your inbox by default. To see all subfolders, edit the .pinerc file in your home directory as follows:

• Using your favorite text editor, open ~/.pinerc and find the "folder-collections" line,
  by default: folder-collections=
• Edit that line to:
  folder-collections={imap.srv.cs.cmu.edu/imap/user=<userID>}INBOX.[*]
  where <userID> is your SCS user ID

Congratulations! You've successfully configured the Pine email client to read your SCS email. If you encounter problems or have questions, contact <help@cs.cmu.edu> or call the SCS HelpDesk, x8-4231.