Configuring kmail to work with UW IMAP/SSL server

[Andrew Gorcester]

Those options didn't work in kmail 1.3.2, which is the version in
Debian/testing.  I don't know why.  However, with the help of my favourite
debugging tool (the Knoppix CD distribution), I found that kmail 1.4.3,
included in Knoppix, works just fine like that.  I'll look into upgrading
to KDE 3.0 on my permenant install.  Thanks a lot!

BTW, on the topic of updating the accout while you are accessing it:  I
saw an option in the "modify account" dialog, under the "general" tab,
labeled "Enable interval mail checking".  That might do the trick, unless
you are having a different problem.

-Andrew Gorcester



On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Ethan Merritt wrote:

> On Monday 02 December 2002 18:21, Andrew Gorcester wrote:
> > Is anyone successfully using kmail to access the UW's secure
> > (SSL-only) email servers?
>
> You bet.  I've been using it that way for about a year now.
> The following instructions are for Kmail 1.4.3 but I don't think it has
> changed much over the last several versions
>
> 1) Settings->Configure Kmail->Network->Receiving
>    add new incoming IMAP account
> 2) Under General --
>     Name:  UW_Deskmail (or anything else you want)
>     Login: your uw uac login name
>     Password: your uw uac password
>     Host: <your_login_name>.deskmail.washington.edu
>     Port: 993
>     Prefix to Folders: Mail
> 3) Under Security --
>     Use SSL for secure mail download
>     Authentication method LOGIN
>
> If you are actually receiving your mail on a specific machine rather
> than on the deskmail system then the only thing you need to change
> is the Host field.
>
> After that it all works great, except that I have never figured out a way
> to have it update the contents of an IMAP folder while you are actually
> sitting in it.  Anyone???
>
>
> --
> Ethan A Merritt       merritt at u.washington.edu
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