How do I need to set up SecureCRTin order to be able to use ICS email when I'm traveling? (What can I do to relay mail thru smtp.ics.uci.edu?)
To use the ICS mail server from off campus you need to be authenticated as a valid ICS user. Currently one of the supported ways to do this is to send your mail through an ssh tunnel. If you do not authenticate, and attempt to use the ICS mail server from off campus, your outgoing messages will be rejected by our server. Follow the instructions below to setup ssh tunneling.
Before traveling make sure you have a SecureCRT 3.x client on your laptop. If you do not have a copy of SecureCRT, you can obtain a copy from the Computing Support Group, send email to 'helpdesk@ics.uci.edu'.
Note: Make sure the follow procedure works before going on a trip, so that we may assist you if there are any problems.Troubleshooting:
- Download this SecureCRT shortcut we've created for you and save it on your desktop as "ICS-smtp". Hold down a shift key and click left mouse button to download.
- Whatever you use for your mail client (Netscape, Outlook, Eudora) set up your mail client's SMTP server to be "localhost" (without the quotes). User can change or view this information under Mail properties, or setup
- Double click on "ICS-smtp" icon on your desktop to login using your ICS login name and password to igor.ics.uci.edu.
Please note that you need to have this ssh connection to igor open while you send your email.- Send your email while you have your SecureCRT session open.
- Close your mail client.
- Close your ssh connection.
Q: When I click on "ICS-smtp" I get a message "Windows is searching for SecureCRT.EXE. To locate the file yourself, click browse.", what's wrong?
A: The "ICS-smtp" shortcut was created assuming that your SecureCRT.EXE is located in C:\Program Files\SecureCRT 3.0 directory, if you did not install SecureCRT in the C:\Program Files directory you need to change the "ICS-smtp"'s shortcut.
FYI:
- Right Click on the "ICS-smtp" shortcut and bring up "Properties".
- Click on the "Shortcut" tab.
- Change the Target field to the location of your SecureCRT.EXE.
These command line options were used to create the ICS-smtp shortcut.
"(path_to_SecureCRT)\SecureCRT" /ssh2 igor.ics.uci.edu /local 25:smtp.ics.uci.edu:25
Other secure shell clients might have simular features as PLINK/PuTTY to allow users to do port forwarding. Please read the manual or users guide for your secure shell client for more information.
