Author: esr Date: 2008-12-12 15:11:46 +0000 (Fri, 12 Dec 2008) New Revision: 24260
Modified: trunk/website/pages/en/freemail.php Log: More clarifications to the Freemail page. Modified: trunk/website/pages/en/freemail.php =================================================================== --- trunk/website/pages/en/freemail.php 2008-12-12 14:42:09 UTC (rev 24259) +++ trunk/website/pages/en/freemail.php 2008-12-12 15:11:46 UTC (rev 24260) @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ </ul> <p>The <anything> before the @ will be ignored. It is only -there because mail user ansd transport agents want to see an @ in +there because mail user and transport agents want to see an @ in addresses. Yes, we <em>do</em> know this is an ugly kludge.</p> <p>After running the last command you now have a running Freemail @@ -45,31 +45,36 @@ <h3>The long version</h3> <h3>Account Setup</h3> -<p> -Change to the directory containing the Freemail.jar file. At the command line, type: + +<p> Change to the directory containing the Freemail.jar file. At the +command line, type:</p> + <pre> java -jar Freemail.jar </pre> -<p> -If you are running Freemail for the first time, it will prompt you to create an account: -</p> + +<p>If you are running Freemail for the first time, it will prompt you +to create an account:</p> + <pre> Starting Freemail for the first time. You will probably want to add an account by running Freemail with arguments --newaccount <username> </pre> -<p> -So do what it says. The username you create here is used to authenticate to the Freemail-service and is only seen by you, -it isn't part of your freemail address: -</p> +<p>So do what it says. The username you create here is used to +authenticate to the Freemail-service and will only be seen by you, it isn't +part of your freemail address:</p> + <pre> java -jar Freemail.jar --newaccount john </pre> -<p> -It now generates your Freemail address which is a long random string like -<span style="font-weight:bold;">[email protected]</span>. Generating the cryptographic keypair will take a few -minutes. -</p> + +<p>It now generates your Freemail address which is a long random +string like <span +style="font-weight:bold;">[email protected]</span>. Generating +the cryptographic keypair is a computation-inttensive process and may +take a few minutes on a slow machine.</p> + <pre> Generating mailsite keys... Mailsite keys generated. @@ -79,30 +84,35 @@ Account created for john. You may now set a password with --passwd <password> </pre> -<p> -The next step is to create a password for your account. The syntax to create a password is shown below: -</p> +<p>The next step is to create a password for your account. The syntax +to create a password is shown below:</p> + <pre> -java -jar Freemail.jar --passwd [username] [password] +java -jar Freemail.jar --passwd <username> <password> </pre> -<p> -To create the password <span style="font-weight:bold;">secretpass</span> for the user <span style="font-weight:bold;">john</span>, type: -</p> + +<p>To create the password <span +style="font-weight:bold;">secretpass</span> for the user <span +style="font-weight:bold;">john</span>, type:</p> + <pre> java -jar Freemail.jar --passwd john secretpass </pre> -<p>Now we have an account, a password for that account and a rather lengthy Freemail-address. The problem is that not many people in the -world will be able to remember that Freemail-address. The solution to this problem is to create a short address that points to the long + +<p>Now we have an account, a password for that account and a rather +lengthy Freemail-address. The problem is that not many people in the +world will be able to remember that Freemail-address. The solution to +this problem is to create a short address that points to the long one:</p> -<p> -To do this, run the main command again: -</p> + +<p>To do this, run the main command again:</p> + <pre> java -jar Freemail.jar </pre> -<p> -and the software will prompt you to create a short Freemail address: -</p> + +<p>and the software will prompt you to create a short Freemail address:</p> + <pre> Secure Freemail address: [email protected] You don't have a short Freemail address. You could get one by running Freemail @@ -111,57 +121,63 @@ you the address '[email protected]'. Try to pick something unique! trying slotinsert to freenet:[email protected]/mailsite-1/mailpage </pre> -<p> -The syntax to create a short freemail address is: -</p> + +<p>The syntax to create a short freemail address is:</p> + <pre> -java -jar Freemail.jar --shortaddress [username] [short address] +java -jar Freemail.jar --shortaddress <username> <short address> </pre> -<p> -To create an alias known as <span style="font-weight:bold;">jsmith</span> for user <span style="font-weight:bold;">john</span>, write: -</p> + +<p> To create an alias known as <span +style="font-weight:bold;">jsmith</span> for user <span +style="font-weight:bold;">john</span>, write: </p> + <pre> java -jar Freemail.jar --shortaddress john jsmith </pre> -<p> -If that short alias is free, it will tell you your Freemail address: -</p> + +<p>If that short alias is free, it will tell you your Freemail address:</p> + <pre> Secure Freemail address: [email protected] Short Freemail address (*probably* secure): [email protected] </pre> -<p> -Now you have created a Freemail account, a long and a short address and set up a password for the account. Now, all you need to do is -to start the Freemail proxy, to listen for incoming IMAP and SMTP connections. The Freemail proxy must run while you use Freemail, or -else no mails you send will get delivered. To start the server, run the command: -</p> + +<p> Now you have created a Freemail account, a long and a short +address and set up a password for the account. Now, all you need to do +is to start the Freemail proxy, to listen for incoming IMAP and SMTP +connections. The Freemail proxy must run while you use Freemail, or +else no mails you send will get delivered. To start the server, run +the command: </p> + <pre> java -jar Freemail.jar </pre> <h3>Mail client setup</h3> -<p>Now you have the Freemail proxy running, which means that you can send and receive emails through Freenet. For this we recommend that -you setup your favorite email client. -</p> -<p> -The settings for the email client, illustrated below with the Firefox-bundled Thunderbird email client, must be setup with the following -settings: -</p> +<p>Now you have the Freemail proxy running, which means that you can +send and receive emails through Freenet. For this we recommend that +you setup your favorite email client. </p> + +<p>The settings for the email client, illustrated below with the +Firefox-bundled Thunderbird email client, must be setup with the +following settings:</p> + <ul> <li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Incoming emails </span>- Protocol: <span style="font-weight:bold;">IMAP</span>, Server: <span style="font-weight:bold;">localhost</span>, Port: <span style="font-weight:bold;">3143</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Outgoing emails </span>- Protocol: <span style="font-weight:bold;">SMTP</span>, Server: <span style="font-weight:bold;">localhost</span>, Port: <span style="font-weight:bold;">3025</span></li> </ul> -<p> -Remember that the Freemail.jar program needs to be running whilst you are reading and sending freemails. -</p> +<p>Remember that the Freemail.jar program needs to be running whilst +you are reading and sending freemails.</p> + <h3>Thunderbird</h3> -<p> -If you use Thunderbird as your email client: -</p> + +<p>If you use Thunderbird as your email client:</p> + <ol> <li> From the Edit menu, select Account Settings.</li> <li> Click the Add Account... button.</li> @@ -174,9 +190,9 @@ <li>Now we have to change the IMAP port number from the default: On the left panel click on Server Settings under the new account. Change the Port to 3143 from the default of 143.</li> </ol> -<p> -Now you should be able to read incoming freemails. To send out emails: -</p> + +<p>Now you should be able to read incoming freemails. To send out emails:</p> + <ol> <li>From the Edit menu, select Account Settings.</li> <li>In the left-hand panel, scroll down and click on the Outgoing Server (SMTP) option.</li> @@ -190,6 +206,6 @@ [email protected]. There should be a drop-down box called Outgoing Server (SMTP). Set this to the new setup we just added: something like Freemail - localhost. And click OK.</li> </ol> -<p> -Congratulations - you're now set up to send and receive email over Freenet! -</p> + +<p>Congratulations - you're now set up to send and receive email over +Freenet!</p> _______________________________________________ cvs mailing list [email protected] http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvs
