1. Installation
In the University of Washington web site at
http://www.washington.edu/alpine/ , select Obtaining
Alpine software and then use the first link PC-Alpine Setup
Program under the Windows Downloads heading.
All options during the installation process can be defaulted, until you are
prompted for configuration information. On the Alpine Configuration
Setup screen, select the option Use local configuration
file and use the default filename.
Next, a further Alpine Configuration Setup window will prompt you
for your Personal Name - enter your name as you would like it to
appear in the 'From' field of email messages - your Email
Address, and your Mail Server. For Mail Server, enter
imap.nexus.ox.ac.uk. The option This is an IMAP
server must be selected. Next to Login name
(optional), enter your account name. SMTP server
should be set to smtp.ox.ac.uk.
When the installation process enters Alpine, you need to enter your Oxford
(Single Sign-On) password. You should not normally check
Preserve this password for future logins otherwise anyone
finding your computer unattended would be able to log straight in and have full
access to your email, including sending messages of any sort in your name.
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