Reading Mail using PINE

Denise Lim
University of Georgia

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Overview

Reading e-mail in UNIX can be done through PINE.

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 Connecting to Dial

First, you must be connected to dial to use the PINE e-mail system. Unless you're already on dial, follow the directions below to connect.

    On UNIX operating systems or Mac OS X:

  • In a shelltool or Terminal window, in any directory, type ssh dial
  • When prompted to, enter the password.
    On Mac OS 9:

  • Open NiftyTelnet connecting to host/server address dial.pick.uga.edu. When connecting from outside, must first connect to pick2.pick.uga.edu or pick9.pick.uga.edu then ssh to dial.
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 Entering PINE

  • Type pine (all lower case) from any directory while connected to dial and press Return.

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     Navigating PINE

  • Use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar and Return/Enter to select.

  • Highlight L FOLDER LIST and press Return (it should already be highlighted as a default).

  • Hit Return again to select the INBOX. You should now be in the INBOX INDEX.
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     Reading Mail

  • Once in the INBOX INDEX, highlight the mail item you'd like to read and press Return.

  • When finished reading an e-mail, to return to the INBOX INDEX, press i (lower case).

  • To exit pine, type q (lower case) and press Return.
    • (NEVER delete any real e-mail through PINE. Spam is okay to delete but make certain it is spam. To manage e-mails, see     Managing Mail.)
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    Viewing Attachments

    If a piece of mail contains an attachment, you must first save it to somewhere on the disk. To view the attachment, you can transfer it over to a PC or Mac to open by entering in http://www.discoverlife.org/directory_path in a web browser and selecting the file. It is also best to use a Mac when viewing a file depending on the kind of file you are going to open.

  • After selecting the e-mail with the attachment from the INBOX INDEX and entering to read it, type v (lower case) to enter the ATTACHMENT INDEX.

  • A list of files attached to the e-mail will appear. Select the file you wish to view and type s (lower case)

  • You will be asked to specify the path (if you don't enter one, the default is /home/web/dl/) and name the file (one may already appear, but you can delete it and rename it). Name the file without any special characters nor spaces. After entering a file name, press Return and the file will automatically be saved to the directory you specified.

  • After saving the files for viewing, type e (lower case) to exit out of the ATTACHMENT INDEX and return to the e-mail message.

  • To transfer the file to the computer for viewing, use the NiftyTelnet Scp... feature or simply type into a web browser the address http://www.discoverlife.org/filename.
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    Last updated: 25 February 2005