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PCS Documentation

PCS is developing a collection of documentation for both system users and system administrators. This folder will be the collection point.
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User Account Info and Configuration
This document provides important info for new or inexperienced users with accounts on the central departmental server.
Configuring Mozilla Thunderbird to Handle Your Physics E-mail
Instructions for setting up Mozilla Thunderbird to receive and send e-mail with Physics servers.
Configuring Apple Mail to to Handle Your Physics E-mail
Instructions for setting up Apple Mail to receive and send e-mail with Physics servers on Snow Leopard.
Setting up Pine for Remote E-Mail Access
For the small group of Pine users who use IMAP remotely.
Confirming Correctness of your Thunderbird Configuration
This documents points you to the relevant configuration settings to ensure that you are using correct values for the local environment.
Copy your physics emails to an external mail account
This document explains how to backup the emails from your physics account to another one outside the department. This needs to be done when your email account is scheduled for cancellation.
Subscribing to Email Folders
Most graphical email clients do not show folders to the user unless they have been subscribed to. This document shows how to subscribe to folders in Thunderbird.
Local Spam Filter Setup
Notes on activating and configuring the local spam filter system.
Anti-Spam Architecture
An overview of the Physics anti-spam architecture.
Spam: Why Is it Coming from Me?
Many people receive spam messages purporting to come from themselves or other persons they know. How does this happen?
How To Detect Phishing Messages
Phishing messages are generally recognizable by a tiny bit of sleuthing. We explain how to do it.