Posting a Message to a Bboard

In order to post a message to a bboard:

1. From your mail client, select new message. 
   Note: the actual "new message" label may differ depending on your email client.
2. In either the To:, CC: or BCC: fields, type post+bulletinboardname@andrew.cmu.edu, where bullentinboardname is the name of the Bboard.
   
   For example, to post to the cmu.misc.market bboard, the To: address would be: post+cmu.misc.market@andrew.cmu.edu
   
   
3. Compose your post as you would any email, completing the field for Subject: and adding text to the body of the message.
4. Select Send.
   

Posting to a Restricted Bboard

When you send a message to a posting restricted bboard, the mail system checks the header to verify that you have permission to post to that bboard. If your mail is not "authenticated", the message will be rejected and bounce back to you.

Before posting to a restricted bboard, you must:

• Be using a Cyrus mail client that supports authenticated mail sending (SMTP AUTH), such as Pine, Webmail, Outlook or Entourage.
• Have authenticated sending turned on in your mail client preferences.
  Pine and Webmail automatically authenticate, however, Outlook and Entourage must be configured for authentication. 
• Have post (p) access to the bboard.
  If you do NOT already have "post" access, contact advisor@andrew.cmu.edu or the bboard administrator to have your access rights changed.