As pointed out in http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/systems/newsletters/2006-06/, it is now possible to send email via the Informatics mail server from outside .ed.ac.uk.

Here is one way of setting this up in Apple Mail:

• Go to Mail > Preferences > Accounts, and select the account you are using for outgoing mail via Informatics.
• Select the drop-down item labeled Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP), and choose Add Server. You will get a pop-up dialogue box.
  • For Outgoing Mail Server, enter the server name smtp.inf.ed.ac.uk.
  • For Server Port, put 465.
  • Click the check-box labeled Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
  • For Authentication, select the option Password, then add your DICE user name and password in the boxes below.
  • Press OK, and close the Preferences dialogue box.
• The first time you send mail, you may be asked to accept the Informatics Certificate, which you should do. You may also be asked to re-confirm your DICE password and add it to your Keychain. Say OK to this, and thereafter you can just send email without further authentication.

-- EwanKlein - 09 Jul 2006