[debian-edu-commits] [Debian Wiki] Update of "DebianEdu/Documentation/Stretch/HowTo/Users" by WolfgangSchweer

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The "DebianEdu/Documentation/Stretch/HowTo/Users" page has been changed by WolfgangSchweer:
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Stretch/HowTo/Users?action=diff&rev1=3&rev2=4

Comment:
update Thunderbird howto for internal mail setup.

  
  == Using email ==
  
- All users can send and receive mails within the internal network. To allow mail outside the internal network, the administrator needs to configure the mailserver {{{exim4}}} to suit the local situation, starting with {{{dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config}}}.
+ All users can send and receive mails within the internal network; self-signed certificates are provided to allow TLS secured connections. To allow mail outside the internal network, the administrator needs to configure the mailserver {{{exim4}}} to suit the local situation, starting with {{{dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config}}}.
  
  Every user who wants to use Thunderbird needs to configure it as follows. For a user with username jdoe the internal email address is jdoe at postoffice.intern.
  
@@ -34, +34 @@

   * Uncheck 'Remember password'
   * Don't enter your password as Kerberos single sign on will be used
   * Click 'Continue'
+  * For both IMAP and SMTP the settings should be 'STARTTLS' and 'Kerberos/GSSAPI'; adjust if not detected automatically
-  * Click 'Manual config'
-  * Under Authentication, change it to 'Kerberos/GSSAPI' for SMTP as well
   * Click 'Done'
-  * A warning pops up, check 'I understand the risks' and click 'Done'
-  * First time accessing the inbox click 'Confirm Security Exception' to accept the certificate
+  * First time accessing the inbox click 'Confirm Security Exception' to accept the certificate; same applies if sending mail for the first time.
  
  === Obtaining a Kerberos ticket to read email on diskless workstations ===
  



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