ECC

Windows: You can check your ECC email account on windows by going to “Start — Programs — SSH — Secure Shell Client”; hit enter once the SSH Secure Shell loads and log into hostname u-10 and your ECC username. In the console window type either ‘alpine’ or ‘mutt’ and follow on screen directions to check your mail. Type ‘exit’ when done, and close SSH Secure Shell.

IMAP access is available to the ECC, please check the directions for your client.
Outlook 2007:

• Create a new E-mail account (Tools -> Account Settings and select “New”):
• Select “Manually configure server settings or additional server types” and then click “Next”
• Select “Internet E-mail” and click “Next”
• Set the E-mail Address to username@ecc.unr.edu (Where username is your ECC login)
• Set the Account Type to “IMAP”
• Set the Incoming Mail Server to “mail.ecc.unr.edu”
• Set the Outgoing Mail Server to “smtp.unr.nevada.edu”
• Enter your ECC login in the User Name field
• Enter your ECC password (If you don’t want to enter your password every time select “Remember Password”)
• If all went well “Test Account Settings” should successfully be able to access your account
• Click “Next” and then click “Finish”

Entourage 2004 and 2008:

• Create a new E-mail Account (Entourage -> Account Settings and select “New”)
• Set the Account Type to “IMAP” and click on “OK”
• In the Account Name field enter “ECC”
• Enter your name in the provided field
• Set the E-mail Address to username@ecc.unr.edu (Where username is your ECC login)
• Enter your ECC login in the Account ID field
• Enter “mail.ecc.unr.edu” as the IMAP server
• Enter your ECC Password (If you don’t want to enter your password every time select “Save password in my Mac OS keychain”)
• Enter “smtp.unr.nevada.edu” as the SMTP server
• Click “OK”

Thunderbird 2.0:

• Create a new E-mail Account (File -> New -> Account)
• Select “E-mail Account” and click “Next”
• Enter your name in the provided field
• Enter username@ecc.unr.edu in the E-mail Address field (Where username is your ECC login)
• Select “IMAP”
• Enter “mail.ecc.unr.edu” as the Incoming Server
• Enter “smtp.unr.nevada.edu” as the Outgoing Server
• Click “Next” three times
• Click “Finish”

Mac Mail

• Create a new E-mail Account (Mail -> Preferences and click the “+” in the lower left of the window)
• Enter your name in the provided field
• Set the E-mail Address to username@ecc.unr.edu (Where username is your ECC login)
• Enter your ECC password in the provided field
• Uncheck “Automatically set up account” and click “Continue”
• Change Account Type to “IMAP”
• Set Incoming Mail Server to “mail.ecc.unr.edu” and click “Continue”
• Set Outgoing Mail Server to “smtp.unr.nevada.edu”
• Click “Use Authentication” and enter your NetID and NetID password in the appropriate fields
• Click “Continue” and then click “Create”

If at any time you are asked about a certificate, verify that it looks OK and then accept it.
The UNR SMTP server (smtp.unr.nevada.edu) is only available on campus. If you need access from off campus, you should contact your ISP about use of their SMTP server.
If you have any problems setting up IMAP, please visit the helpdesk.

• at least six (6) characters
• at least one (1) uppercase letter
• at least one (1) lowercase letter
• at least one (1) number
• at least one (1) symbol

And it must NOT contain any part of your full name or username.

• Email your files as attachments; then download and save them from your email.
• Transfer your files via Thumb Drive.
• Transfer your files via CD.

Linux:

• Remotely login from an ECC Linux machine to your home machine (or from your home machine to an ECC Linux machine) and use the “scp” command to securly transfer your files. Note: Requires your home machine to have remote login capability. (For more information on SCP, type “man scp” at a Terminal prompt.)
• Email your files as attachments; then download and save them from your email.
• Transfer your files via Thumb Drive.
• Transfer your files via Floppy Disk.
• Transfer your files via CD.