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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