Netinfo/Interchange - Setting up Email (Secure IMAP) using PINE [PC]

This document explains how to set up Pine on a PC for Netinfo/Interchange using Secure IMAP (IMAPS).

  1. If you haven't already, you can download the latest version of Pine for the PC from this web page: http://www.washington.edu/pine/getpine/pcpine.html
    • Click on the "Download PC-Pine setup program" link to download the installation file.
    • Once it has finished downloading, run the installation program.
  2. The installation steps are as follows:
    • An alert window will appear saying "This will install PC-Pine. Do you wish to continue?". Click Yes.
    • Click Next.
    • Read and if you accept the agreement, select the I accept the agreement option and click Next.
    • Select the Destination folder. You can leave it as is or change it if you want to install the program elsewhere. Click Next.
    • It will then ask you for a Start Menu Folder name. You can leave it as is or change it if you wish. Click Next.
    • Next it will ask you if you want to create a desktop icon and/or a quick launch icon. Select whichever you would like. If you select neither, you will still be able to access it from the Start menu. Click Next.
    • Click Install.
  3.  You will now be prompted for configuration options. Select the second option, Use local configuration file, and click OK.
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  4. On the next window, please complete all fields as follows:
    • For Personal Name, enter in the name you wish displayed when you send an email message. This is typically your full name.
    • In the Email Address field, type in your Netinfo/Interchange email address.
    • For Mail Server, type: mail.interchange.ubc.ca
    • Select the This is an IMAP server radio button.
    • In the Login name (optional) field, type in your Netinfo/Interchange username.
    • In the SMTP Server field, type: smtp.interchange.ubc.ca
    • Click OK.
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  5. At the end of the PC-Pine installation, check the Launch PC-Pine checkbox, uncheck the View PC-Pine README checkbox and click Finish.
  6. If this is the first time you're running PC-Pine, you will be greeted with a welcome screen. Press E to exit the welcome screen.
  7. You may notice that Pine will complain about a security problem. This is because we still need to configure SSL to ensure a secure connection to the mail server.
  8. After the warning, you will be prompted for your password. Click <CTRL> + C to cancel.
  9. This should take you to the main menu. Press S to enter Setup, and then press C to enter the Config screen.
  10. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move to the smtp-server field and press C to edit it. Change it to the following:
    • smtp.interchange.ubc.ca/ssl/user=username
      • ...where username is your Netinfo/Interchange username.
  11. Press <Enter> to make the change.
  12. Use the arrow keys again to move to the inbox-path field and press C to edit it. You will be prompted to change the name of the inbox server. Change it to the following:
    • mail.interchange.ubc.ca/ssl/user=username
      • ...where username is your Netinfo/Interchange username.
  13. Press <Enter> to make the change.
  14. You will then be prompted to choose a folder to use as the inbox. Leave this blank and press <Enter> to confirm. Your "inbox-path" field should now look like:
    • {mail.interchange.ubc.ca/ssl/user=username}inbox
      • ...where username is your Netinfo/Interchange username.

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  1. Scroll down to the Folder Preferences section using the down arrow on your keyboard.
  2. Highlight the "combined-folder-display" option and press <ENTER>. There should now be an X next to this option.
  3. Highlight the "separate-folder-and-directory-entries" option and press <ENTER>. There should now be an X next to this option.

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  1. Press E to exit the setup screen, and press Y to confirm that you wish to save your settings.
  2. This should take you to the main menu. Press S to enter Setup again, but this time press L to enter the CollectionLists screen.
  3. Press C to update the Folder Collection entry.
    • In the Nickname field, type: Mail
    • For Server, type: mail.interchange.ubc.ca/ssl/user=username
      • ...where username is your Netinfo/Interchange username
    • Ensure that the Path and View fields are blank.

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  1. Press <CTRL> + X and then Y to exit and save changes.
  2. Press E to exit and return to the Main Menu.
  3. Press Q to quit PC-Pine, and then Y to confirm that you wish to quit.
  4. Open up PC-Pine again from your Start menu or Desktop (if you have an icon there.)
  5. When PC-Pine starts up, you will be prompted for your password, this time without the security warning. Type in your Netinfo/Interchange password.
  6. Press I to view messages in your INBOX.
  7. You can now browse your mail and compose messages using Secure IMAP and Secure SMTP.