Guide to Email Attachments

Steps to Configure your Computer

1. MacOS
   • From the terminal window type

     ssh -Y username@sleipnir.cs.csubak.edu

2. Linux
   • From the terminal window type

     ssh -Y username@sleipnir.cs.csubak.edu

3. Windows
   1. Install the PuTTY application
   2. Install either XWin32 or XMing with portable PuTTY as an XServer.
   3. Open PuTTy and
      1. Add Unix hostname( e.g. sleipnir.cs.csubak.edu)
      2. Switch Protocol to SSH
      3. Type name of session in saved sessions (e.g. sleipnir)
      4. Click 'Save'
      5. Choose 'Tunnels' from 'Category' list
      6. Check 'Enable X11 Forwarding'
      7. Choose 'Session' from 'Category' list
      8. Click 'Save'
   4. Start the X Server on Windows
      • Configuring XWin-32
        1. Start XWin-32
        2. Click 'Security' tab
        3. Click 'Add...'
        4. Enter 'localhost' without quotes and click 'OK'
      • Configuring Xming -- Just run "All Programs > Xming Xming" and it should work if you've got PuTTY configured.
   5. Connecting
      1. Start XServer
      2. Start Putty
      3. Double click on the saved session you want
      4. Enter username and password as requested
      5. You should now be able to run X applications from the host on your local desktop

   Steps to View an Attachment from Pine

   1. Using PuTTY, login to your email account and run Pine.
   2. When viewing a message with an attachment PINE can decode you will see (for example):
      [Part 2, "Class List" Text/ASCII 19 lines]
      [Not Shown. Use the "V" command to view or save this part]

      These instructions are unnecessary for attachments of this type, simply press 'V'

   3. When viewing a message with an attachment PINE cannot decode you will see (for example):
      MPEG
      [Part 2, Application/OCTET-STREAM (Name: "BigBuckBunny.mpeg") 290MB]
      [Can not display this part. Press "V" then "S" to save in a file]
   4. Press 'V'
   5. Press 'S'
   6. hit [Enter] to save the attachment in your home directory
   7. You will need to transfer the file to your own computer to view it. Sleipnir is pretty good about being able to view most file types directly so this may not come up often.