Previously in the abc of digital literacy…

well…

  1. You know how to markdown
  2. your eduroam is configured
  3. That’s how user-documentation works

Now we have some user documentation… would it be nice to publish it so that anyone can read it?

Git, Email: Encryption & Filters

Git and GitHub

Version control vs real time collaboration

it provides pipelines to develop the website, make a web from our md; have an issue reporter

The drawback: it’s Microsoft, but we can export and use it in other platforms

Git: how does git work?

Version control

Git actions (simplified):

Some git actions client-server

Git also has an Issue Reporter

Screenshot from github

Be nice / Be clear / Be concrete

Mail: how does it work?

Client and Server: Example of Mailworkflow

Mail Clients (my recommendation)

Avaiable at: https://www.thunderbird.net
K9 Mail, avaiable at: https://k9mail.app/

Mail configuration

Incoming Server Outgoing server
Protocol IMAP SMTP
Hostname imap.hfg-karlsruhe.de smtp.hfg-karlsruhe.de
Port 143 587
Connection Security STARTTLS STARTTLS
Authentication method Normal password Normal password
Username email WITHOUT (hfg-karlsruhe?) email WITHOUT (hfg-karlsruhe?)

You can also set a signature in Account Settings

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Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design

Name
Role
Department

Lorenzstraße 15, 76135 Karlsruhe
working telephone number
yourmail@hfg-karlsruhe.de

End-to-End Encryption

OpenPGP

  • Attach public key
  • Store draft messages in encrypted format?

General configuration

  • Tags
  • Reply /Reply to all
  • Archive and account quota

Address Book

Add LDAP Address Book:

Name Postamt HfG
Hostname ldap.hfg-karlsruhe.de
Base DEN ou=mailAccounts,dc=hfg-karlsruhe,dc=de
Port number 389
Bind DN:
Use SSL No

Make a copy; advanced:

Don’t return more than 5000
Scope One level
Search filter (objectlass=*)
Login method

Calendar & Tasks

Calendar + / On the Network /

Username username@hfg-karlsruhe.de
Location https://cloud.hfg-karlsruhe.de/remote.php/dav/calendars/username@hfg-karlsruhe.de

Put your password in prompt

Managing Inbox, tips tricks

  • Convert to date/task
  • Save as template
  • Tags
  • Select column to display:
    • Starred messages
    • Message threads
  • Reply to all? Forward? Between public and private

Filters

Tools → Message Filters

but better in webmail.hfg-karlsruhe.de

horde

Email-Lists in the HfG

Again accounts.hfg-karlsruhe.de