Some versions of the  "mail" and "mailx" programs can use IMAP and SMTP .
  IMAP is required for reading email from the new ECE mail server.
  The "mail" and "mailx" programs on the ECE Debian Linux computers have
  been upgraded to the versions that are able to use IMAP.
  The "/local/bin/mailx" program on the EECG Solaris systems can use IMAP.

  The following template should be added to your "~/.mailrc" file to
  read email from the ECE mail server with "mail" or "mailx".

<code>
## "~/.mailrc" template for ECE mail server
#
# Replace "LOGINNAME" with your login name (eg: peterp)
# Replace 'Firstname Lastname' with full name 'Peter Pereira'

#user Info
set from="Firstname Lastname <LOGINNAME@mail.ece.utoronto.ca>"

#ECE department secure IMAP server
set folder=imaps://LOGINNAME@mail.ece.utoronto.ca:993
set record=Sent outfolder
set imap-use-starttls
set imap-auth=login

# SMTP server should not have to be set on local Tier 1 computers.
# "mail" or "mailx" will use "sendmail" for mail delivery.
#set smtp=smtps://mail.ece.utoronto.ca:465
#set smtp-auth-user=LOGINNAME
#set smtp-auth="login"
</code>