Uel email setup

Install the postfix package if it is not installed already:. When asked about the environment, select 'Internet Site'. When asked to confirm the hostname, make sure it matches gitlab. If you get a Connection refused error instead, verify that postfix is running:. The error will say 'Temporary lookup failure'.

See Configure Postfix to receive email from the Internet. Sign out of the incoming account, and go back to being root :. Courier, which we install later to add IMAP authentication, requires mailboxes to have the Maildir format, rather than mbox. Follow steps 1 and 2 of Test the out-of-the-box setup. If mail returns an error Maildir: Is a directory then your version of mail doesn't support Maildir style mailboxes. Install heirloom-mailx by running sudo apt-get install heirloom-mailx.

Then, try the above steps again, substituting heirloom-mailx for the mail command. The courier-authdaemon isn't started after installation. Without it, IMAP authentication fails:.

You can also configure courier-authdaemon to start on boot:. Let's assume You can safely skip this step if you don't have other machines in the same local network. It is good practice to regularly check your junk email folder for emails that have incorrectly been marked as junk or spam. All incoming email is checked for viruses and we have measures in place to block most junk email before it hits your Inbox but occasionally genuine email sometimes slip through the filters.

Every lecture can be captured using lecture capturing software. Students and staff get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Both staff and students have access to our Virtual Learning Environment. Printing and scanning facilities at UEL. To access our services securely you will need to set up Multi-factor authentication MFA. Staff have access to our Software Centre. Help us make this site better by telling us what you think about this page.

Previous ","nextArrow":" Next ","appendArrows":". Information about your University of East London email account. Accordion open. Here are some simple rules to help keep you on the right track when sending email: Take care that you address the email correctly Do not use email for the creation or transmission of any material: that is offensive, obscene or indecent with the intent to defraud that is defamatory, harassing, threatening, discriminatory or illegal that infringes the copyright of another person Do not send unsolicited bulk, commercial or advertising material to others spam.

Do not allow anyone else to send email from your account and do not send email purporting to come from someone else. You will be held liable for any email or activity from your account.