Using the Boards with Thunderbird - Revision history

Graggle at 13:28, 20 April 2026

2026-04-20T13:28:05Z

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	And thats it, happy posting.		And thats it, happy posting.

	[[Category:~~Helpdesk~~]]		[[Category:Archive]]

Receive: fixed deathray & murphy references

2008-10-18T14:53:55Z

fixed deathray & murphy references

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	Instead type:		Instead type:
	ssh -L 1119:carbon.internal:119 username@~~deathray~~.redbrick.dcu.ie		ssh -L 1119:carbon.internal:119 username@carbon.redbrick.dcu.ie

	and you'll be prompted for your password like normal. To get onto ~~murphy~~ then just type:		and you'll be prompted for your password like normal. To get onto minerva then just type:
	ssh ~~murphy~~		ssh minerva

	If you're really cool and use gnome, you can setup a nice desktop launcher with this command:		If you're really cool and use gnome, you can setup a nice desktop launcher with this command:
	gnome-terminal --command="ssh -L 1119:carbon.internal:119 username@~~136~~.~~206~~.15.3" --hide-menubar		gnome-terminal --command="ssh -L 1119:carbon.internal:119 username@carbon.redbrick.dcu.ie" --hide-menubar

	===Windows===		===Windows===
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	In the hostname box add		In the hostname box add
	~~deathray~~.redbrick.dcu.ie		carbon.redbrick.dcu.ie
	or 136.205.15.3		or 136.205.15.1

	You'll want to save all these settings so you don't have to do this everytime, so type a name in the box as shown above, and click save. Next time all you'll have to do is double click on "redbrick" in the saved sessions list.		You'll want to save all these settings so you don't have to do this everytime, so type a name in the box as shown above, and click save. Next time all you'll have to do is double click on "redbrick" in the saved sessions list.

	Click open to start the connection. You'll be prompted for your username and password as usual. Once you've done that type		Click open to start the connection. You'll be prompted for your username and password as usual. Once you've done that type
	ssh ~~murphy~~		ssh minerva
	to get back to ~~murphy~~.		to get back to minerva.

	==Setting up Thunderbird==		==Setting up Thunderbird==

Undone at 04:27, 25 March 2007

2007-03-25T04:27:12Z

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	And thats it, happy posting.		And thats it, happy posting.

			[[Category:Helpdesk]]

Undone at 06:19, 4 March 2007

2007-03-04T06:19:12Z

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	How to use the boards in ~~thunderbird~~ (or, presumably any other client, but they're crap).<br>		How to use the boards in Thunderbird (or, presumably any other client, but they're crap).<br>
	Thanks to [[User:igy\|igy]] who actually sent me the settings for this.		Thanks to [[User:igy\|igy]] who actually sent me the settings for this.

	==Connecting to Redbrick==		==Connecting to Redbrick==

	To connect you have to forward a port as part of your ssh connection, so this will only work while ~~your~~ connected to ~~redbrick~~.		To connect you have to forward a port as part of your ssh connection, so this will only work while you're connected to Redbrick.
	On ~~redbrick~~, the only server that supports this is deathray, so you must connect to deathray first, and then you can ssh to murphy.		On Redbrick, the only server that supports this is deathray, so you must connect to deathray first, and then you can ssh to murphy.

	===Linux/Unix/Mac===		===Linux/Unix/Mac===

	Normally to connect you would type something like		Normally, to connect you would type something like:
	ssh username@login.redbrick.dcu.ie		ssh username@login.redbrick.dcu.ie

	Instead type		Instead type:
	ssh -L 1119:carbon.internal:119 username@deathray.redbrick.dcu.ie		ssh -L 1119:carbon.internal:119 username@deathray.redbrick.dcu.ie

	and you'll be prompted for your password like normal. To get onto murphy then just type		and you'll be prompted for your password like normal. To get onto murphy then just type:
	ssh murphy		ssh murphy

	If you're really cool and use gnome, you can setup a nice desktop launcher with this command		If you're really cool and use gnome, you can setup a nice desktop launcher with this command:
	gnome-terminal --command="ssh -L 1119:carbon.internal:119 username@136.206.15.3" --hide-menubar		gnome-terminal --command="ssh -L 1119:carbon.internal:119 username@136.206.15.3" --hide-menubar

	===Windows===		===Windows===

	Open putty, and select the tunnels options page		Open putty, and select the tunnels options page.

	[[Image:News_putty_1.jpg]]		[[Image:News_putty_1.jpg]]
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	Destination: carbon.internal:119		Destination: carbon.internal:119

	~~Then~~ click the add button		then click the add button.


	Once that's done go back to the session options		Once that's done go back to the session options.

	[[Image:News_putty_3.jpg]]		[[Image:News_putty_3.jpg]]
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	or 136.205.15.3		or 136.205.15.3

	You'll want to save all these settings so you ~~dont~~ have to do this ~~everything~~, so type a name in the box as shown above, and click save. Next time all you'll have to do is double click on "redbrick" in the saved sessions list.		You'll want to save all these settings so you don't have to do this everytime, so type a name in the box as shown above, and click save. Next time all you'll have to do is double click on "redbrick" in the saved sessions list.

	Click open to start the connection. You'll be prompted for your username and password as usual. Once you've done that type		Click open to start the connection. You'll be prompted for your username and password as usual. Once you've done that type
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	For Newsgroup server enter "localhost"<br>		For Newsgroup server enter "localhost"<br>
	<br>		<br>
	Once you've done all that all ~~thats~~ left to do is change from the default port to the one we've set up the forwarding on, so go into the settings for the account and change the 119 to 1119		Once you've done all that, all that's left to do is change from the default port to the one we've set up the forwarding on, so go into the settings for the account and change the 119 to 1119.

	[[Image:News_thunderbird_3.jpg\|News_thunderbird_3.jpg]]		[[Image:News_thunderbird_3.jpg\|News_thunderbird_3.jpg]]


	To subscribe to boards, just click on "Manage Newsgroup subscriptions"		To subscribe to boards, just click on "Manage Newsgroup subscriptions".

	[[Image:News_thunderbird_2.jpg\|News_thunderbird_2.jpg]]		[[Image:News_thunderbird_2.jpg\|News_thunderbird_2.jpg]]
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	And thats it, happy posting.		And thats it, happy posting.

Receive at 02:19, 4 March 2007

2007-03-04T02:19:00Z

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	How to use the boards in thunderbird (or, presumably any other client, but they're crap)		How to use the boards in thunderbird (or, presumably any other client, but they're crap).<br>
	Thanks to [[User:igy\|igy]] who actually sent me the settings for this.		Thanks to [[User:igy\|igy]] who actually sent me the settings for this.

Receive at 02:18, 4 March 2007

2007-03-04T02:18:44Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:18, 4 March 2007
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	How to use the boards in thunderbird (or, presumably any other client, but they're crap)		How to use the boards in thunderbird (or, presumably any other client, but they're crap)
			Thanks to [[User:igy\|igy]] who actually sent me the settings for this.

	==Connecting to Redbrick==		==Connecting to Redbrick==

Atlas: /* Linux/Unix/Mac */

2007-03-04T02:18:26Z

Linux/Unix/Mac

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	Instead type		Instead type
	ssh -L 1119:carbon.internal:119 username@~~136~~.~~206~~.15.3		ssh -L 1119:carbon.internal:119 username@deathray.redbrick.dcu.ie

	and you'll be prompted for your password like normal. To get onto murphy then just type		and you'll be prompted for your password like normal. To get onto murphy then just type

Receive: /* Windows */

2007-03-04T02:16:32Z

Windows

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 ===Windows===
-I'll write this later when I bother to find a windows pc.
+Open putty, and select the tunnels options page
 ==Setting up Thunderbird==

Receive: /* Setting up Thunderbird */

2007-03-03T22:27:46Z

Setting up Thunderbird

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	==Setting up Thunderbird==		==Setting up Thunderbird==

	Go into account properties, select add account, pick newsgroup.		Go into account properties, select add account, pick newsgroup.<br>
	Enter your name, and your redbrick email address		Enter your name, and your redbrick email address.<br>
	For Newsgroup server enter "localhost"		For Newsgroup server enter "localhost"<br>
			<br>
	Once you've done all that all thats left to do is change from the default port to the one we've set up the forwarding on, so go into the settings for the account and change the 119 to 1119		Once you've done all that all thats left to do is change from the default port to the one we've set up the forwarding on, so go into the settings for the account and change the 119 to 1119

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	[[Image:News_thunderbird_2.jpg\|News_thunderbird_2.jpg]]		[[Image:News_thunderbird_2.jpg\|News_thunderbird_2.jpg]]
			<br><br>
	And thats it, happy posting.		And thats it, happy posting.

Receive: /* Setting up Thunderbird */

2007-03-03T22:26:17Z

Setting up Thunderbird

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	Once you've done all that all thats left to do is change from the default port to the one we've set up the forwarding on, so go into the settings for the account and change the 119 to 1119		Once you've done all that all thats left to do is change from the default port to the one we've set up the forwarding on, so go into the settings for the account and change the 119 to 1119
	[[Image:News_thunderbird_3.jpg]]
			[[Image:News_thunderbird_3.jpg\|News_thunderbird_3.jpg]]


	To subscribe to boards, just click on "Manage Newsgroup subscriptions"		To subscribe to boards, just click on "Manage Newsgroup subscriptions"
	[[Image:News_thunderbird_2.jpg]]
			[[Image:News_thunderbird_2.jpg\|News_thunderbird_2.jpg]]

	And thats it, happy posting.		And thats it, happy posting.