I. Webmail:
https://webmail.stat.ubc.ca
II. Pine/Alpine or Elm/Mutt via SSH login
- If you have a SSH (secure shell) capable host, you can login to any of our blic unix hosts (e.g. login.stat.ubc.ca) and use the command line mail reader (e.g. pine).
III. If you have a PC with network access, you can use an Email reader such
- Thunderbird
- Mailspring
- Apple Mail
- Outlook
- eM Client
To connect to our remote mail service and retrieve your email, you must configure your email client to use one of 2 remote Email protocols:
1. The IMAP protocol is the preferred choice. IMAP will do operation on a remote mailbox, rather than trying to download your INBOX and doing local operations as POP/POP3 would. Our IMAP installation is also set up to access your personal mailboxes (not just your INBOX as POP3 does), thus allowing you to access the same mail as you would with webmail or pine.
Here are the parameters you need to know:
- Protocol: IMAP
- Incoming mail server: email.stat.ubc.ca
- Port:
- If using STARTTLS: 143
- If using SSL: 993
- Mail Folder Prefix: (leave empty)
2. The POP/POP3 protocol is less desirable. POP/POP3 will try to download your INBOX down to your local disk. Be careful to set "Leave mail on server" or "Do not download INBOX"
- Protocol: POP/POP3
- Incoming mail server: email.stat.ubc.ca
- Port:
- If using STARTTLS: 110
- If using SSL: 995
To connect to send email from our email server, you must configure SMTP for your email client :
- Protocol: SMTP
- Incoming mail server: email.stat.ubc.ca
- Port:
- If using STARTTLS: 587
- If using SSL: 465
If you use a search engine to search for terms like the mail client you are using (e.g. "Thunderbird"), the protocol (e.g. "IMAP" or "SMTP"), and a keyword like "setup" or "configuration" you should be able to find step by step instructions on where to input the above information. (Make sure you substitute their values for ours!)