Supported Email Client Software (MUA = Mail User Agent)

• Windows: Thunderbird, Outlook (2007 or newer)
• OSX: Mail, Thunderbird
• Linux: alpine, Thunderbird
• All: Hermes Webmail

"Supported" means what we (The Computer Officers) are familiar with and recommend.

Supported Mailbox Access Method

IMAP (absolutely not POP)

Dealing with mail attachments

HOWTO deal with mail attachments

General Email Help

• General email information (University Information Service)
• Email program settings for Hermes / howto configure your email software
• Secure Webmail interface to Hermes
• Dealing with an exceeded quota on Hermes and Applying for quota increases on Hermes
• Mail filtering on Hermes
• Email spam
• Information about central mail filtering (anti-spam, anti-virus)
• Information about email virus propagation (and how to avoid it...)
• Reading/sending email when away from Cambridge