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Modern Packet Mail

Early work in progress

Thunderbird setup

Add Mail Account

Your full name: your choice

Email address: [email protected], with any hash (#) symbols replaced with the word “hash”, e.g. [email protected]

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

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