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PINE is a way of checking your e-mail using "command line" rather than a web browser. Highly popular, and the standard way for students to check their e-mail in the past, it has since decreased in usage and popularity. The last class to use PINE more than the web-based IMP was the [[Class of 2004]].
==How to use PINE==
===Windows===
Go to Start | Run and type in '''telnet unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. Follow directions below.
===Linux===
Open the Terminal and type in '''telnet unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. Follow directions below.
===All operating systems===
It will prompt you for your username (07abc) and password (same as e-mail password), with Enter after each. Then it will say '''terpischore:unix:''' and you should type '''pine''', and then Enter.
Now you will see a list of folders, and at the bottom, highlighted, it will ask you to re-enter your username (07abc, but it will actually tell you what your username is) and password. Then press '''I''' to see your inbox, and use arrows (right to see a message, left to return to inbox, up and down to scroll) and the letter commands listed at the bottom to navigate around your e-mail.
To exit pine, simply hit '''q''' and then '''y''' when it asks you if you want to quit.
==Benefits==
When IMP and Webmail are down, pine is usually still up. Thus, you can check your e-mail when everyone who doesn't know about pine can't.
==Drawbacks==
It's much harder to attach and view attachments using command line.
==Troubleshooting==
====The response when I type '''pine''' is ''Terminal type "xterm-color", is unknown.''====
In Terminal, go to Preferences. Click on the Declare terminal type ($TERM) pop-up menu to change to vt100.
==How to use PINE==
===Windows===
Go to Start | Run and type in '''telnet unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. Follow directions below.
===Linux===
Open the Terminal and type in '''telnet unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. Follow directions below.
===All operating systems===
It will prompt you for your username (07abc) and password (same as e-mail password), with Enter after each. Then it will say '''terpischore:unix:''' and you should type '''pine''', and then Enter.
Now you will see a list of folders, and at the bottom, highlighted, it will ask you to re-enter your username (07abc, but it will actually tell you what your username is) and password. Then press '''I''' to see your inbox, and use arrows (right to see a message, left to return to inbox, up and down to scroll) and the letter commands listed at the bottom to navigate around your e-mail.
To exit pine, simply hit '''q''' and then '''y''' when it asks you if you want to quit.
==Benefits==
When IMP and Webmail are down, pine is usually still up. Thus, you can check your e-mail when everyone who doesn't know about pine can't.
==Drawbacks==
It's much harder to attach and view attachments using command line.
==Troubleshooting==
====The response when I type '''pine''' is ''Terminal type "xterm-color", is unknown.''====
In Terminal, go to Preferences. Click on the Declare terminal type ($TERM) pop-up menu to change to vt100.