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====== Modern Packet Mail ======

Early work in progress

Requires: https://github.com/packethacking/bpq-compose + local up to date BPQ instance containing mail

===== iPhone setup =====

Email address can include hashes on iOS since it is a compliant client!

Hostname: hostname / IP of the box hosting bpqapi

Username: your BBS username, generally a callsign

Password: your BBS password

Use SSL: off

Authentication: password

Outgoing mail server port: 25

===== Thunderbird setup =====

Add Mail Account

Your full name: your choice

Email address: callsign@full.home.bbs, with any hash (#) symbols replaced with the word "hash", e.g. m0lte@gb7rdg.hash42.gbr.euro

Password: your BBS password

Manual configuration -> Incoming server

Protocol: IMAP

Hostname: hostname / IP of the box hosting bpqapi

Port: 143

Connection security: none

Authentication method: normal password

Username: your BBS username, generally a callsign

Outgoing server

Hostname: same as previous

Port: 25

Connection security: none

Authentication method: normal password

Username: your BBS username, generally a callsign

Done - accept security warning - Confirm