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Setup email accounts (Task #52)

Added by Eric Davis at 2011-01-12 03:04 pm. Updated at 2011-01-21 12:02 am.

Status:Closed Start date:2011-01-12
Priority:Normal Due date:
Assignee:Eric Davis % Done:

0%
Category:ChiliProject - Organization
Target version:Public Launch
Remote issue URL:

Description

We will need a few email accounts for the project (all at chiliproject.org):

  • project - outbound SMTP, inbound IMAP (for replying to project issues)
  • admin - shared IMAP, administration stuff (domains, accounts, etc)
  • security - shared IMAP, security reports (#37)

Anything else?

Related issues

related to Task #37: ChiliProject Security Mailing Lists Closed 2010-12-29

History

#1
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-12 03:11 pm

  • Target version set to Public Launch

#2
Updated by Holger Just at 2011-01-13 02:31 pm

I could either setup the accounts on my server or we could use Google apps (which is free for up to 50 accounts, see the comparison).

As I don't want to end on blacklists for potential spam, I would prefer the Google option.

#3
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-13 02:47 pm

I'd rather have an outsourced provider for our email. Email is so cheap to outsource, there is no reason we should run our own.

I use Rackspace for my business email (~$1/address) but Google Apps is fine too.

#4
Updated by Felix Schäfer at 2011-01-13 02:55 pm

Outsourced = less overhead for us, so I'm all for it, and though I slightly dislike gmail for this label strangeness, I don't care much.

#5
Updated by Muntek Singh at 2011-01-13 02:56 pm

I vote google apps.

#6
Updated by Holger Just at 2011-01-13 02:58 pm

Well, I don't use the gmail GUI (and you don't have to too :) ). But for pushing mails through it, it's fine.

#7
Updated by Holger Just at 2011-01-13 04:28 pm

Okay, I setup the google apps. Question now: Do we want personal accounts for each contributor / developer, only for infrastructure team people or for nobody?

For now, there exists only the admin@... account.

#8
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-13 04:34 pm

I don't think personal accounts are needed.

#9
Updated by Wieland Lindenthal at 2011-01-14 12:19 am

@Holger: Keep in mind that Gmail-Accounts are only free up to a limit of 50 users.

Anyways, I agree with Eric. I do not think that an E-Mail-Adress is needed. I understand open source projects as a bunch of individuals that already have their own address.

#10
Updated by Felix Schäfer at 2011-01-14 12:31 am

I don't think we need more addresses than the security and infrastructure lists and an address for incoming mail to chiliproject.org. Maybe ? :-P

#11
Updated by Holger Just at 2011-01-14 04:00 pm

I just setup the security and project account.

Although I would propose to turn security@... into a group so all related user can be added to that group and receive the mails to their existing accounts. That way we could reduce the hassle of a shared IMAP account.

#12
Updated by Holger Just at 2011-01-14 04:02 pm

  • Assignee changed from Muntek Singh to Holger Just

#13
Updated by Felix Schäfer at 2011-01-15 12:45 am

Holger Just wrote:

Although I would propose to turn security@... into a group so all related user can be added to that group and receive the mails to their existing accounts. That way we could reduce the hassle of a shared IMAP account.

+1

#14
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-18 09:37 am

How does Google Apps use "groups"? If that will let me manage a list of email addresses to forward mail to, that will work perfectly for security@.

#15
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-20 01:53 am

Holger:

Can we chat tomorrow (2011-01-20) so you can show me how the email accounts are setup? They are the next thing on our Public Launch List.

#16
Updated by Muntek Singh at 2011-01-20 06:19 am

Eric Davis wrote:

How does Google Apps use "groups"? If that will let me manage a list of email addresses to forward mail to, that will work perfectly for security@.

This is exactly what this is, tomorrow when you want to chat ping both myself and Holger, as we both can walk you through it.

#17
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-20 11:10 pm

The project, admin, and security email account are now setup. I'll be setting up the project account to accept incoming email next.

  • Assignee changed from Holger Just to Eric Davis
  • Status set to In Progress

#18
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-20 11:43 pm

Test reply

  • Tracker changed from Task to Bug

#19
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-20 11:48 pm

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Task

#20
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-20 11:50 pm

Another attempt to update without changing the tracker

  • Tracker changed from Task to Bug

#21
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-20 11:55 pm

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Task

#22
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-21 12:00 am

Another test, this time without the default tracker= and removing
tracker override.

  • Tracker changed from Task to Bug

#23
Updated by Eric Davis at 2011-01-21 12:02 am

Turned off incoming emails, there is a bug that is setting them to the first tracker (Bug).

All other emails are setup.

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Task
  • Status changed from In Progress to Closed

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