Email Apps

Don't use the password emailed to you. Change your password using the webmail interface.

To use an email app on your phone, like Thunderbird, Spark, Gmail or other, or to use a program on your computer, like Thunderbird, Windows Mail, Apple Mail, Outlook or other, here are the settings. Some of these settings may be auto-detected by your email program, and you may not need to type these in. If you will be using multiple devices, including both webmail and an app on your phone, you will probably want to use IMAP.

Incoming IMAP server

• Username: your full email address, such as example@barriegreenparty.ca
• Server/host: blizzard.mxrouting.net
• Port: 993
• Use SSL/TLS, not STARTTLS. (TLS is the new standard.)
• Use the plain or plain text user authentication (it's still encrypted by TLS).

Sending/Outgoing SMTP Server:

• Username: your full email address, such as example@barriegreenparty.ca
• Server/host: blizzard.mxrouting.net
• SMTP Port: 465
• Use SSL/TLS, not STARTTLS. (TLS is the new standard.)
• Use the plain or plain text user authentication (it's still encrypted by TLS).

Some good phone apps:

• Thunderbird: traditional email app, may use slightly more battery power, may have a delay before notifying you of new emails).

• Crossbox Cloud: an app you won't need to configure. Has collaboration tools like Barrie Green Party chat, file sharing, etc. which would work well if other Barrie Green Party users are using it. Works well with the web app.

• Spark App: Really good app for balancing several email addresses, having a unified in box, grouping emails together by type, etc. May take a little time to get used to it. Spark App servers scan for mail so it uses less battery power and gets notifications faster, but that comes with privacy implications.

• TypeApp: Good app. More of a traditional feel than Spark App. TypeApp servers scan for mail so it uses less battery power and gets notifications faster, but that comes with privacy implications.