Supported Email Client Software (MUA = Mail User Agent)

Hermes

• 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.

Microsoft Exchange Online

• Windows: Outlook
• OSX: Mail
• Linux: Evolution
• All: Outlook Web App

Supported Mailbox Access Method

• Hermes - IMAP (absolutely not POP)
• Microsoft Exchange Online - EWS (not IMAP)

Dealing with mail attachments

HOWTO deal with mail attachments

General Email Help

• General email information (University Information Service)
• Email program settings for Hermes / how to configure your email software
• Email program settings for Exchange / how to 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