Every ~horsie gets an email address at <username>@tilde.horse using their shell credentials — no separate signup needed. Our email server uses the following software:
- Postfix — sends and receives mail
- Dovecot — serves mail to your email client
- SpamAssassin — filters spam; supports custom rules
- OpenDKIM — signs outgoing mail so it reaches major inboxes
- OpenDMARC — verifies incoming mail sender policies
There is no webmail, you must use your own client. Use the following settings when signing in.
- Username: your ~horse username
- Password: your ~horse password
- Incoming mail server: mail.tilde.horse
- Outgoing mail server: mail.tilde.horse
- IMAP port: 993
- POP port: 995
- SMTP port: 465
- TLS: Required
Use IMAP (port 993) if you access mail from multiple devices — it keeps mail on the server. POP3 downloads mail to your device and removes it from the server.
To change your password, log into your shell with an SSH client and execute passwd.