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computing:accounts:email:shared [2016/02/01 11:07] allancomputing:accounts:email:shared [2016/02/01 11:26] (current) allan
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 In addition, we can create specific **shared mailboxes** which have their own email address, for special purposes such as workshops, conferences, etc. You access the mailbox using your regular physics mail account, rather than having a separate username and password. In addition, we can create specific **shared mailboxes** which have their own email address, for special purposes such as workshops, conferences, etc. You access the mailbox using your regular physics mail account, rather than having a separate username and password.
  
-<note> 
-Shared mailboxes are a feature of the Physics email system. You cannot access them using gmail 
-</note> 
  
 ===== Sharing your own folders ===== ===== Sharing your own folders =====
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 ===== Subscribing to shared mailboxes ===== ===== Subscribing to shared mailboxes =====
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 +<note>
 +Shared mailboxes are a feature of the Physics email system. You cannot access them using gmail. If you don't normally use Physics email, you will find webmail (roundcube) the easiest way to access any shared folders.
 +</note>
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 +==== Webmail (roundcube) ====
 +
 +To setup [[https://mail.physics.umn.edu/|roundcube webmail]] so it displays your shared mailboxes:
 +  * Click on the Settings button on the top of the main window
 +  * Under the Settings column click on Folders
 +  * Once in the folders menu you may check/uncheck the **Subscribed** button to manage your shared mailboxes
  
 ==== Thunderbird ==== ==== Thunderbird ====
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   - Uncheck "Show only subscribed folders"   - Uncheck "Show only subscribed folders"
   - Select "OK" twice to exit out of the prompts and save changes   - Select "OK" twice to exit out of the prompts and save changes
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-==== Webmail (roundcube) ==== 
-Steps to setup roundcube so it displays your shared mailboxes: 
-  * Click on the Settings button on the top of the main window 
-  * Under the Settings column click on Folders 
-  * Once in the folders menu you may check/uncheck the **Subscribed** button to manage your shared mailboxes 
  
 ==== Webmail (squirrelmail) ==== ==== Webmail (squirrelmail) ====
  
-Steps to setup Webmail so it displays your shared mailboxes:+To setup squirrelmail (the older webmail system) so it displays your shared mailboxes:
   * Click on the **Folders** link at the top of the main window   * Click on the **Folders** link at the top of the main window
   * Go to the bottom of the Folders page to the **Unsubscribe/Subscribe** area   * Go to the bottom of the Folders page to the **Unsubscribe/Subscribe** area
computing/accounts/email/shared.1454346439.txt.gz · Last modified: 2016/02/01 11:07 by allan