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There are several methods of accessing your email without using [https://ystv.co.uk/webmail YSTV Webmail].
There are several methods of accessing your email without using [https://ystv.co.uk/webmail YSTV Webmail].
== Outlook ==
Click add an account and enter your your ystv email address when prompted for a password press enter with an empty password which will bring up a menu letting us change the username. Update the username so it no longer has the <code>@ystv.co.uk</code> and continue and it should work.


== Secure IMAP ==
== Secure IMAP ==
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| Method || IMAP
| Method || IMAP
|-
|-
| Incoming Server || ystv.york.ac.uk
| Incoming Server || ystv.co.uk
|-
|-
| Port || 993
| Port || 993
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| Security || SSL
| Security || SSL
|-
|-
| Username || yourystv.username
| Username || Your YSTV Username (e.g. firstname.lastname)
|-
|-
| Password || Your YSTV Password
| Password || Your YSTV Password
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=== Settings for Sending ===
=== Settings for Sending ===
Unfortunately the University has retired off-campus SMTP, so if you are exclusively working on-campus (setting up your mail on a machine in YSTV for example), you can use the internal mail server:
If you ever want to send email without using webmail, there is a gateway called [[Computing:Servers:Stargate|stargate]] which (among other things) acts as an email gateway, however you'll need a separate account. Speak to the [mailto:computing@ystv.co.uk computing team] to request one.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| Outgoing Server || smtp.york.ac.uk
| Outgoing Server || smtp.ystv.co.uk
|-
|-
| Port || 465
| Port || 465
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| Security || SSL, Authentication
| Security || SSL, Authentication
|-
|-
| Username || Your University Username (e.g. abc123)
| Username || Your Stargate Username
|-
|-
| Password || Your University Password
| Password || Your Stargate Password
|}
|}


If you ever want to send email off-campus, there is a gateway called [[Computing:Servers:Stargate|stargate]] which (among other things) acts as an email gateway, however you'll need a separate account. Speak to the [mailto:computing@ystv.co.uk computing team] to request one.
 
The University has retired off-campus SMTP, but if you are exclusively working on-campus (setting up your mail on a machine in YSTV for example), you can use the internal mail server:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| Outgoing Server || smtp.ystv.co.uk
| Outgoing Server || ystv.co.uk
|-
|-
| Port || 465
| Port || 587
|-
|-
| Security || SSL, Authentication
| Security || SSL, Authentication
|-
|-
| Username || Your Stargate Username
| Username || Your YSTV Username (e.g. firstname.lastname)
|-
|-
| Password || Your Stargate Password
| Password || Your YSTV Password
|}
|}


 
=== Android ===
=== Android 4.x ===
* Open your Mail application, open the menu and choose Add New Account.
* Open the Mail application, tap the menu icon and choose New Account.
* Choose "IMAP".
* Choose "Other (POP3/IMAP)".
* If you have it, tap the "Manual Setup" button.
* Tap the "Manual Setup" button.
* Choose IMAP from the protocol menu.
* Enter the necessary details (See [[#Settings for Receiving|Settings for Receiving]] above) and tap Next.
* Enter the necessary details (See [[#Settings for Receiving|Settings for Receiving]] above) and tap Next.
* Enter the necessary details (See [[#Settings for Sending|Settings for Sending]] above) and tap Next.
* Enter the necessary details (See [[#Settings for Sending|Settings for Sending]] above) and tap Next.
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* To synchronise any other mail folders, tap the menu, choose Settings, then "Sync, Send & Receive", and then "Folders to sync".
* To synchronise any other mail folders, tap the menu, choose Settings, then "Sync, Send & Receive", and then "Folders to sync".


=== Android 2.x ===
=== iOS ===
* Open mail application
* Open Settings and select "Mail".
* Press your phone's menu key
* Choose "Accounts", then "Add Account".
* Click "Add account"
* Fill in your address & password -e.g. john.johnson@ystv.co.uk , ILovec4hic7kenpoop
* Scroll down, click "manual setup"
* Choose "Imap"
* Again, User name & password e.g. john.johnson & ILovec4hic7kenpoop
* Enter the server and security settings from [[#Settings for Receiving|Settings for Receiving]]
* Click Next
Outgoing server settings...
 
* See [[#Settings for Sending|Settings for Sending]] for server settings
* Require sign in should be checked
* Set email check frequency to whatever pleases you
* Give the account a name...
Job done.
 
=== iPhone ===
* Open Settings and select "Mail, Contacts, Calendars".
* Click "Add Account".
* Scroll down and select "Other", then "Add Mail Account".
* Scroll down and select "Other", then "Add Mail Account".
* Fill in your name, address and password.
* Fill in your name, address and password.
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* Click "Next" - the details will be verified.
* Click "Next" - the details will be verified.
* If successful, uncheck "Notes" (iCloud does this for you), and click "Save".
* If successful, uncheck "Notes" (iCloud does this for you), and click "Save".
=== Blackberry ===
* (To Do)


== Forward to Gmail / Another Email Address ==
== Forward to Gmail / Another Email Address ==
* (To Do)
* Open [https://webmail.ystv.co.uk webmail.ystv.co.uk]
 
* Open Settings (top right)
 
* Go to "Filters"
* Add a filter
* Configure any custom options you want to choose what email is forwarded
* Under "Actions" choose "Forward To" and enter the email address you want your mail to go to.
* Click "Done"


== With Alpine/SSH ==
== With Alpine/SSH ==
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* Type "alpine" and hit enter.
* Type "alpine" and hit enter.
* Navigate using the arrow keys, and the keyboard shortcuts displayed at the bottom of the window.
* Navigate using the arrow keys, and the keyboard shortcuts displayed at the bottom of the window.
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