OIT Frequently Asked Questions


Problem: How can I use pine to read my mail on GT Spectrum?
Entry: 0270

Solution:

  1. At the Main Menu in Pine, type 'S' for Setup.
  2. When prompted to 'Choose a setup task from the menu below', type 'C' for Config.
  3. Highlight inbox-path and hit <ENTER>. You will be prompted to enter the replacement text. Type
    {imap.mail.gatech.edu/ssl}
    and hit <ENTER> again. Make sure to include the curly brackets.
  4. Type 'E' to Exit.
  5. Type 'Y' for Yes to commit the changes (this will save the settings).
  6. Type 'Q' to quit Pine.
  7. Start it back up. After a few seconds, Pine will prompt you for your password.

In order to list any additional mailboxes you create on Spectrum you need to modify the collection list. These additional steps will accomplish this.

  1. Load .pinerc into your favorite text editor (eg. pico .pinerc)
  2. Find the line which begins folder-collections=
  3. Edit that line so that it reads
    folder-collections=Mail {imap.mail.gatech.edu/ssl}INBOX.[]
  4. Save the .pinerc file.

The previous steps will set Pine to connect to your mailboxes on Spectrum via IMAP. If you want to also save outgoing messages, then follow these additional steps. NOTE: We will assume that the name of your outgoing mail folder is "Sent Items" (the default in IMP). Replace "Sent Items" with the name of your outgoing mail folder where appropriate in the instructions below.

  1. At the Main Menu in Pine, type 'S' for Setup.
  2. When prompted to 'Choose a setup task from the menu below', type 'C' for Config.
  3. Highlight default-fcc and hit <ENTER>. You will be prompted to enter the replacement text. Type
    {imap.mail.gatech.edu/ssl}INBOX.Sent Items
    and hit <ENTER> again. Make sure to include the curly brackets.
  4. Type 'E' to Exit.
  5. Type 'Y' for Yes to commit the changes (this will save the settings).

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