SETTING UP PINE

Depending on who set up your account and how well they were paying 
attention, you may need to do some fiddling with PINE before it can be 
used to send and receive mail. The following settings are recommended if 
you are using your @retro-net.org email address:

First launch PINE from the MCP main menu ("[2] MAIL & NEWS"). At the main 
menu, select "S" for Setup and then "C" for config... scroll down to 
"smtp-server" and enter the following:

"smtp.retro-net.org:587/user=${USER}@retro-net.org"

(without the quotes) and hit [RETURN].

Note: You may be asked for your password several times when sending mail -- that's just the way it is. Live with it!

Next, toddle down to "inbox-path"... type in: 

"pop.retro-net.org/pop3/user=your_user_name@retro-net.org"

(again, without the quotes) and smack [RETURN].

When prompted for a folder name hit [RETURN] again to accept the default.

That *should* be all you need to set up to send and recive mail.


PASSWORDS

By default your email password is the same as your login password. If you 
wish to change it you'll have to do so through the webmail interface 
(accessible from the RetroNET homepage). You cannot change the password 
from within PINE, nor does it automatically change if you update your 
login password.


ADDITIONAL SETTINGS

Here are a few items I like to change from the default pine set-up... I 
find it a little easier to get around, but your mileage may vary. These 
are all available in the Config menu.

  [ Folder Preferences ]
            [X]  combined-subdirectory-display                
            [X]  combined-folder-display
            ...
            [X]  expanded-view-of-folders 
            ...
            [X]  single-column-folder-list
            ...
            [X]  vertical-folder-list

  [ Advanced Command Preferences ]
            [X]  enable-aggregate-command-set                 
            [X]  enable-arrow-navigation                      

That's All!
~admin