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How to use Apache email

Apache email usage based on gmail​

When you become a committer, you will have an apache email. This tutorial uses apache email based on gmail.

1. Login to Gmail​

2. Set up your Apache email​

3. Click on settings​

4. Find your Apache email​

You should have an email from root@apache.org like this in your mailbox:

  • Titled Welcome to the Apache Software Foundation

  • The content is as follows

    Dear YYYY,

    Good news! We have created your Apache Software Foundation (ASF) committer account, and it is now ready for you.

    Your ApacheID is: xxxx

    ......

  • Apparently your Apache email is xxxx@apache.org

5. Add Apache email​

When adding the account, please check the SMTP server address. Apache’s SMTP server address is mail-relay.apache.org. Sometimes the default server address is not this address, so you need to change it manually.

Apache email usage based on 163/126-email​

When you become a committer, you will have an apache email. This tutorial uses apache email based on 126-email.

1. Login to 163/126-email​

2. Set your Apache email forward address​

after set this step, you can receive your apache email

3. Settings for 126 email​

  1. choose settings
  2. add email sender
  3. write your apache email information and next step

  1. choose next step

  1. set apache email as default sender

4. Send email​

you can choose your email sender