From on-campus:

Using Owlnet Machines:

You can check your email from any Owlnet workstation on campus using a text-based program called Pine. Simply log in and start the program:   prompt% pine Once the program starts, type 'I' to view your Inbox. All of the useful commands are shown at the bottom of the screen-- simply use the Control key for most commands (eg. ^Q means type Control-Q). Rice IT has put together a help document describing how to use Pine - it is available online [here].

Using Your Personal Machine:

When using your personal machine to check your email, you have a choice between simply using SSH to connect to one of the Owlnet servers, or using a email client on your local machine. If you wish to SSH in to Owlnet, you can download SSH for your computer at [software.is.rice.edu]. Once it is installed, you should SSH to jungle.owlnet.rice.edu, and then run pine as described in the 'Using Owlnet Machines' section above. You can also set up any common email program to check your Rice email, such as Eudora, Outlook Express, or Netscape from your computer on-campus. The main information you will need is below, but each program is set up a little differently. Feel free to contact the College Computing Associates (CCA's) at problem[at]rice[dot]edu if you have any problems. You can choose between using POP3 or IMAP for checking your email. POP3 stores your messages on your own computer, which is useful once you get a ton of email (which you will) so that your Owlnet account doesn't run out of space. It can be annoying if you check your mail from different computers, though. IMAP stores your messages on Rice's mail server, which allows you to access them from several different computers or locations. You can also set up folders for organizing your mail or "local folders" for downloading them off the server. In your email program, open the Preferences or Account Settings window, and set whether you want to use POP3 or IMAP for your incoming mail. Use the appropriate server below, and use the SMTP server for outgoing mail.   POP3 Server: pop.owlnet.rice.edu   IMAP Server: imap.owlnet.rice.edu   SMTP Server: smtp.owlnet.rice.edu If it is available in your email program, you should select SSL encryption for your incoming mail server (POP3 or IMAP). This is much more secure and is strongly recommended. However, note that SSL on the outgoing mail server (SMTP) should not be selected, since no passwords are sent in the process and Rice does not support it.

From off-campus:

Using Twig:

Twig is a web-based email program that allows you to check your Rice email from anywhere in the world. It also includes features for newsgroups, a calendar and scheduling system, and bookmarks. To use Twig, start any web browser (eg. Netscape or Internet Explorer) and go to [http://twig.owlnet.rice.edu]. Note that the first time you use Twig, you will need to import Rice's security certificate into your web browser. There is information on the Twig web page on how to do this, or you can simply visit [http://certificate.rice.edu] and follow the directions there.

Using Email Forwarding:

If you would prefer to receive your Rice email at another email account, you can set up a .forward file to do so. A web page has been set up on Owlnet to help you with this process-- just go to [http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/webforward.shtml].