Difference between revisions of "SAC:Message Submission Agent"
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* Get an [[Osgeo_Userid_Help|OSGeo ID]]. | * Get an [[Osgeo_Userid_Help|OSGeo ID]]. | ||
| − | * [https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/newticket Open a ticket] in the OSGeo Trac for an admin to grant this service to your user. Remember to assign to the <code>SysAdmin</code> component for faster routing. | + | * [https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/newticket Open a ticket] in the OSGeo Trac for an admin to grant this service to your user. Remember to assign to the <code>SysAdmin</code> component for faster routing. |
| + | ** An admin should create an alias for you in [[Osgeo6#Setting_up_mail_alias|osgeo6]] | ||
| + | ** An admin should add you to the [[SAC:LDAP#Shell_group_management|shell management LDAP group]] | ||
* You probably also want to receive messages so please, communicate a stable, working, email to set up a forward. | * You probably also want to receive messages so please, communicate a stable, working, email to set up a forward. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:55, 21 November 2023
With this Message Submission Agent (MSA) service, OSGeo provides the ability to send emails with the @osgeo.org domain for community members. Note that this is not a full email service with an inbox to manage and store messages.
Prerequisites
- Get an OSGeo ID.
- Open a ticket in the OSGeo Trac for an admin to grant this service to your user. Remember to assign to the
SysAdmincomponent for faster routing.- An admin should create an alias for you in osgeo6
- An admin should add you to the shell management LDAP group
- You probably also want to receive messages so please, communicate a stable, working, email to set up a forward.
MUA set up
Configure your e-mail client (Mail User Agent) with new SMTP outgoing server with the following settings (using Thunderbird terminology):
- Server Name:
lists.osgeo.org - Port:
465 - User Name:
Your OSGeo ID - Authentication method:
Normal password - Connection security:
SSL/TLS