Setting up Pine to use an alternate incoming INBOX

Setting up Pine Mail to use an alternate incoming INBOX
After your mail-alias with an alternate "incoming" INBOX has been set up, you must configure the Pine Mail program to view the alternate incoming INBOX.
Note: Substitute your mail-alias name for "alias-name" in these instructions.

A. Create a symbolic link to the mail-alias directory.

Open your SSH Secure Shell Client.

Connect to copland.udel.edu and log in with your UDelNet ID and password.

Press the ENTER key.

Create a symbolic link by typing

ln -s /home/strauss/usrc/alternate_folders

(Note: The ln command above starts with the letter "l", not the number "1".)

Press the ENTER key.

B. Configure Pine Mail

Start Pine.

From the Pine Mail Main Menu screen, press "S" to select "SETUP".

Press "L" to select "collectionList".

Press "A" to select "Add Cltn".

In the "Nickname:" field, type

alias-name

In the "Path:" field, type

alternate_folders/alias-name

Press "^X" (press and hold the Ctrl key and the X key simultaneously) to "save".

Press "Y" (press and hold the Ctrl key and the Y simultaneously) to "exit and save changes".

Press "E" to "Exit" setup.

C. Create an alias (optional)
If you want to create an alias that will take you directly into your mail-alias "incoming" mail area, follow these steps:

To create a .alias file, at the UNIX prompt (%), type

pico .alias

Press the ENTER key.

Type (substituting a word or name of your choice for yourcommandname)

alias yourcommandname 'pine -c0 -f add nb space to connect with previous line home/strauss/usrc/alternate_folders/alias-name/incoming

Note: After you create the alias, you need to log out and log back in for the .alias information to be active.

D. Set up Pine Mail's "Reply-To" feature (optional)
If you choose, you can set up the "Reply-To" feature in Pine, which allows replied-to mail to go back into the mail-alias INBOX.

Start Pine

From the Pine Mail Main Menu screen, press S for "SETUP".

Press C to select Config.

Highlight the "customized-hdrs" option. You may need to scroll down the screen to find this option.

Press "A" to select "Add Value".

At the prompt, "Enter the text to be added:", type

Reply-To

Press the ENTER key.

Press "E" to "Exit ConFig".

At the prompt, "Commit changes", press "Y".

When you compose a mail message, do the following:

Press the "^R" (Rich Hdr) keys when the cursor is in the header area. Type the mail-alias name in the "Reply To:" field.

E. Set up additional saved folders in alternate_folder area (optional)

When you choose to save a message after reading it, you will see a program prompt asking whether to save the message in your default folder area: "SAVE to folder in <mail/[]>".

Press "^N" for "Next Collection" and type the name for a new folder.

Note: When additional folders are created, they need to be placed in the "alternate_folders" collection area. File access for these folders needs to be set so they are readable by the group. File mode should be set to 660. For example, to change the permission of a file, type:

chmod 660 filename

F. Set up a unique "sent-mail" folder (optional)

If you want to specify a unique "sent-mail" folder for your mail-alias outgoing mail, follow these steps:

Note: This folder will reside in your default folder area (mail/[] if default).

From the Pine Mail Main Menu screen, press "A" to select "Address Book".
Press ">" to view the Address Book.
Press "@" to select "AddNew" to create a nickname for the mail-alias.
Enter the following information:

Nickname:

Fullname:

Fcc:

Comments:

Addresses:

When you send mail (and a copy to the nickname for the mail-alias), a copy of the message will be placed in this alternate sent-mail folder.

Note: The Address Book's "Fcc:" option overrides Pine's default configuration.

The nickname must be the first name in the "To:" field of any message you send. A copy of the message will then be copied into the "alternate fcc:" designated folder.