The IMAP Server imap.ifh.de
There is a new IMAP server imap.ifh.de which is now in a testing phase. It does provide all the features the old IMAP servers on mail.ifh.de and mail1.ifh.de were having. According to limited testing by a few users the server seems to be fully operational.
Using the new IMAP server
The new server can be used in addition to the old one by adding mail forwarding to <username>@imap.ifh.de. Then mail is received in the old INBOX and in addition on the imap.ifh.de INBOX
The new server can also be used exclusively by changing the mail routing information from the current maildrop (typically <username>@mail.ifh.de) to <username>@imap.ifh.de. This is currently not recommended
Alpine
Configuring alpine by editing .pinerc
add or modify the following lines in .pinerc:
incoming-folders={imap.ifh.de}INBOX, junkmail {mail.ifh.de}#shared/junk folder-collections=mail/[],Inbox on imap {imap.ifh.de}[] feature-list=...,tab-checks-recent
Configuring alpine by using the configure screen of alpine
The configure screen can be accessed from the main menu by selecting the setup menu and then select the configure screen.
- Search the keyword "Incoming Folders" and add {imap.ifh.de}INBOX
- Search the keyword "Folder Collections" and add Inbox on imap {imap.ifh.de}[]
- Search the option "Tab Checks for Recent Messages" and activate it
Using alpine
The preceding step has configured an additional INBOX. To check for new mails in all INBOXes you can do the following:
- go in the Index screen to the last mail and press TAB to get the next INBOX with unread mail
- or go to the Folder Collection screen (L), select the folder collection "Incoming Folders" and press TAB to display the number of unread and recent messages in a folder
To move or copy folders from an old IMAP server to the imap.ifh.de server do the following
select all messages in the folder by pressing ; a
copy all messages in the folder to a new destination a s {imap.ifh.de} <foldername>
remove the delete mark if you want to copy instead of moving the folder a u
unselect all messages ; a
Thunderbird
- Select in the Edit menu "Account Settings" and add a new (email) account
- Enter your Name and Email address in the appropriate place
in the next screen select "IMAP " as server type and enter imap.ifh.de as server name
- enter your user name in the field "Incoming User Name"
- define an arbitrary account name and press the Finish button
Then in the newly created account change some settings:
in the "Server Settings" select TLS
- click on "Advanced..." and unselect "Show only subscribed folders"
To avoid security warnings about certificates that cannot be verified:
- In the Edit Menu select "Preferences" and there go to "Advanced"
- In the "Certificates" Menu select "View Certificates" then "Authorities and click on "Import"
- ??? (UNIX SL5 only): Select the certificate /etc/pki/tls/certs/dfnpca.pem