Minicom Advanced Systems CMG-DCM manual Incoming mail setup

Operator's guide

Incoming mail setup

This page enables you to set up the DCM to retrieve e-mail from a POP3 or IMAP server on the network, either unencrypted or secured using TLS (transport-layer security.) If you do not need the DCM to be able to fetch mail, select None from the net.mail.in.type drop-down menu and ignore the remaining settings.

net.mail.in.password : The password needed to log in to the mail server.

net.mail.in.port : The number of the port to connect to on the mail server. This generally depends on the protocol used to retrieve mail:

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For pop3 mail, this port will normally be 110, or 995 for secure POP3 over TLS.

For imap mail, this port will normally be 143, or 993 for secure IMAP over TLS.

net.mail.in.server : The hostname or IP address of the mail server.

net.mail.in.tls : Select yes to encrypt the incoming mail channel with TLS, no to leave communications unencrypted.

net.mail.in.type : Select pop-3or imap to use that protocol to retrieve mail from the server. If you do not need the DCM to be able to receive mail, select None.

net.mail.in.username : The username needed to log in to the mail server.

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