{{indexmenu>:computing:department:unix}} ====== Email on Unix and Linux ====== For most users we recommend using **Thunderbird**. More detailed instructions on how to configure this are included on our [[:computing:accounts:email|general mail support pages]]. For users accessing Unix via a terminal application (such as ssh), Pine is a popular mail program, and can be run simply by typing ''pine''. A good place to find information on Pine is the [[http://www.washington.edu/pine/faq/|Pine FAQ]]. Another good mail program is [[http://www.mutt.org/|mutt]] ([[http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/|Mutt Manual]]). Some mail programs use a separate program for composing (editing) messages, and you may wish to choose your preferred editor rather than use the unfriendly system default (vi). This is covered in the page on [[:computing:department:unix:text|text editors]]. You might also want to see our [[:computing:accounts:email|introduction to email web page]] for more basic information. ===== Forwarding and Vacation ===== These features are both set up through the [[:computing:accounts:email:forwarding|Physics webmail system]]. **The "vacation" command and ".forward" file are not used.** ===== Secure Email ===== For secure email using Thunderbird see [[http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/faq.html#use_encrypt|FAQ: Thunderbird Email Encryption]]. For users accessing via the terminal we have both GnuPG and PGP v5.0 installed. GnuPG is probably a better choice for most purposes. There's a good introduction to using GnuPG with mutt at [[http://codesorcery.net/mutt/mutt-gnupg-howto]].