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Setting up K-9 Mail
(K-9 Mail is a free mail app available from Google Play store. We recommend K-9 Mail over the default Android Mail app for it's easy ability to handle multiple identities (from addresses/aliases) as well as handle PGP)

• Download and install k-9 Mail from Google Play
• After install, launch it.
• Click next on welcome screen
• Enter e-mail address and password (typically youraccount@cotse.net and your cotse e-mail password, but can be any Cotse hosted address/alias you want to use, but still Cotse email password)
• Tap Manual Setup
• Tap IMAP (or POP if you are familiar with it and prefer it over imap)
• Incoming server settings:

  Username: youraccountname
  Password: Your email password
  IMAP server: mail.cotse.net
  Security: SSL/TLS (always)
  Authentication: Plain
  
  Rest leave at defaults

• Tap Next
• It will verify incoming server settings and if correct move to Outgoing server settings:

  SMTP Server: www.cotse.net
  Security: SSL/TLS (always)
  Port: 465
  Require sign-in: checked
  Authentication: Plain
  Username: yourcotseusername
  Password: Your email password

• Tap Next
• It will verify SMTP and move to Account options:

  Set as you desire, enable push mail is fine checked

• Tap Next
• You're almost done!:

  Enter a name for this account setup (ex. Cotse)
  Enter the name you'd like on the mail you send (typically your name).

• Tap Done

Tap on the name you gave the account (ex. Cotse) to open it.

You can click the < next to the little k-9 icon at top left of screen to go back,
first tap brings you to folders to select from (if you'd like to read a different folder),
Tap it again and you are back where you started at accounts.

Multiple Aliases:

• From main account screen Tap and hold the account (ex. Cotse)
• A menu appears, select Account settings
• Select Sending Mail
• Select Manage Identities
• Tap the Menu button on your device and select New identity
• Enter information and tap the back icon on your device
• Repeat for each identity to send as, they will be available in a list when you tap the from line in the compose window.

PGP:

k-9 Mail supports PGP with the installation of the app APG (free from Google Play store)

• After setting up your public and private keys in APG, Tap and hold on the account (ex. Cotse) as you did to create multiple identities above.
• Select Account settings, scroll to Cryptography and tap OpenPGP Provider and select APG.

K-9 will now handle PGP.

Setting up the default Android Mail app (k-9 is really much better):

• Open your email app.
• Tap Other when presented with list of accounts
• Enter your e-mail address and password
• Select Manual Setup
• Select imap (pop, if you are familiar with it and prefer it):

  Username: Your Cotse account name without @cotse.net
  Password: Your email password
  IMAP server: mail.cotse.net
  Port: (leave it be, it will change when we change security type)
  Security type: SSL/TLS
  Authentication Method: Plain
  IMAP path prefix: Leave it as is, empty

• Click next
• After verifying incoming settings it will bring you to outgoing (SMTP server settings):

  SMTP server: www.cotse.net
  Port: (leave it be, it will change when we select security type)
  Security Type: SSL/TLS
  Require Sign-in: checked
  Authentication Method: Plain
  Username: Your Cotse account without @.cotse.net
  Password: Your email password

• Click Next
• After verifying SMTP you will end up at account settings, make any changes you wish.
• Click Done:

  Give this account a name and enter the name you wish to appear on your e-mail

• Click Next