In order to start using Radke Land email services, you must first get a machine account. Your machine account will uniquely identify you by a Username and Password (login credentials). To get a machine account, just contact the webmaster by email or phone. You'll get your login credentials, and you can follow the next pages to set up your email client.
Note: Your machine account is not the same as your website account! Your website credentials allow you to post comments here, without waiting for approval; they also allow you to access and use other features associated with this website. Your machine account credentials will be used to access your email account, ftp service, and potentially other services.
Let's talk a little bit about security. The Radke Land system administrators have to think about this all of the time. On the good side, we have total control over almost every aspect of the system, and can generally do a good job of keeping the computer safe and sound from crackers. The single thing we don't have control over is how users (like you!) use their login credentials. We work very hard to make sure everything works for you, but that radkeland won't be 'broken' by a cracker that gets ahold of this information. Unfortunately, machine access opens us up to a whole realm of theoretical security concerns. Please keep your username and password safe! Do not share it with you friend/cousin/bob down the street. We're happy to generate as many new credentials as are needed, but if there is an intrusion, the first thing that happens is that your account will be disabled.
In the future, you'll be able to change your password. Please don't grumble when this tool forces you to only choose passwords that look cryptic. If you're used to using passwords like "football", "11/21/69", or "beer", I'm sorry that these won't be allowed. On some days I've seen 10,000 attempts against this server to gain access; let's keep the bad guys out.