Use lasqueti.ca e-mail system

LIAS provides an e-mail service for it's members on the lasqueti.ca domain.  Please contact LIAS for more information about obtaining a lasqueti.ca e-mail account.

The document attached below provides a general overview of how the e-mail system works, which will allow you to be more effective when configuring and using your e-mail client program.

Below are the basic configuration instructions for using the LIAS lasqueti.ca e-mail system:

User Name / Mailbox / Login Id vs. e-mail address:

• Your e-mail address is something like:  trematon [at] lasqueti [dot] ca
  This is the address others will use to send email to you - it is your public address
   
• You Mailbox (also called your user name or login id) is something like: trematon_lasqueti_ca
  Notice the underscores!! It is similar, but not the same as your email address.
  This is your private user name on lasqueti.ca's mail server - it is used only by you, to "authenticate", or log in (so your can retrieve and send mail using your personal mailbox on our mail servers).

Instructions for changing your password:

You can change your e-mail password on the web at:  https://my.opalstack.com/mail/password/
Supply your mailbox name (this is your username / login id, NOT your e-mail address) and password, and select a new p/w you can remember.

Instructions for using webmail:

You can use webmail to check and send mail when away from your home computer:

• visit: http://webmail.lasqueti.ca
• Login using your mailbox name and p/w.
• Be sure configure your "identity" the first time you log in to webmail

For complete documentation on using the webmail service, see:
https://docs.opalstack.com/user-guide/email/#webmail

Instructions for configuring e-mail client:

Your "email client" is the program used to read and send e-mail.  On Mac, this is called "Mail";  on Windows, I recommend you use Thunderbird (see notes about Outlook below).  Please see the attached document below if you want a better understanding of what these terms mean and how the e-mail system works.

Use your mail client program to create an "account" for your new e-mail address - you will need your

• e-mail address  (e.g., trematon [at] lasqueti [dot] ca)
• mailbox name  (may be called username or login id; e.g., tremator_lasqueti_ca), and
• p/w  (your e-mail password - same one as used to access webmail above)

in addition to the information below to specify your incoming and outgoing mail servers.

 Incoming Mail Server (POP or IMAP) :     mail.de.opalstack.com  
    (port 995 (POP) or 993 (IMAP) with SSL turned on)
     *** The server requires authentication using your mailbox name and p/w

- Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):  smtp.de.opalstack.com   
       (port 465 with SSL turned on)
        *** Authentication:  "Use user name and password"  (mailbox name / password as above) 

Should I use the POP or IMAP protocol for incoming mail?

• POP is simple and recommended if you always check email on the same device.
• IMAP is recommended if you check email on multiple devices.

When you send or receive e-mail the first time, your mail client may ask for you p/w if there was not a place to enter it in the account configuration screen.

For complete documentation, including step-by-step tutorial on configuring your mail client, please see: 
https://docs.opalstack.com/user-guide/email/#email-client-configuration

 

Note to Windows Users:  Don't use Outlook or Outlook Express!!!!
This is based on years of experience with this tool and the havoc it can create.  Most e-mail viruses target Outlook because of its wide spread use and Microsoft's notorious security lapses.
I ***highly*** recommend that you select a different e-mail client.  I have used Thunderbird ( http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ ) - it is open-source, freely available, popular, easy to use, well tested, and has good security.  I have been quite happy with it and personally I think it is a better designed piece of software. 
I needed to say that, but if you must go on using Outlook, I promise not to hold it against you ;-)
 

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