Posting a Message to a Bboard

To post to a bboard, compose a new message and place an address for in the following format in the From:, CC: or BCC: header:
post+bulletinboardname@andrew.cmu.edu

For example, to post to the cmu.misc.market board, the To: address would be: post+cmu.misc.market@andrew.cmu.edu

Posting to a Restricted Bboard

To post to a posting restricted bboard, you must:

• Use a Cyrus mail client that supports authenticated mail sending (SMTP AUTH). Pine, Webmail, Outlook and Entourage all allow authenticated mail sending.
  
• Have authenticated sending turned on in your mail client preferences.
  Pine and Webmail automaticially authenticate when sending mail but Outlook and Entourage must be configured for authentication.
  
  When you send a message to a posting restricted bboard, the mail system checks the header to see that you have permission to post to that bboard. If your mail is not "authenticated", the message bounces back to you. An authenticated mail header, might include the following in the "Received" section.
  (authenticated user=jdoe bits=xx)
  OR (user=jdoe mech=KERBEROS_v4 (0 bits))
  
• Have post (p) access to the bboard.
  (If you do NOT already have "post" access, contact the advisor@andrew.cmu.edu or the bboard administrator to have your access rights changed.)