Update documentation for setting mailpile password

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@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Under *Sending Mail* select *local* or if you need to proxy outgoing email throu
[[file:images/mailpile_setup.jpg]]
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Under *Receiving files* select *IMAP*, the domain as *localhost*, port *143*, your username and password, then click *Next*. Astute readers may well be concerned that IMAP over port 143 is not encrypted, but since this is only via localhost communication between the Mail Transport Agent and Mailpile doesn't travel over the internet and port 143 is not opened on the firewall so it's not possible to accidentally connect an external mail client insecurely.
Under *Receiving files* select *IMAP*, the domain as *localhost*, port *143* and your username, then click *Next*. Astute readers may well be concerned that IMAP over port 143 is not encrypted, but since this is only via localhost communication between the Mail Transport Agent and Mailpile doesn't travel over the internet and port 143 is not opened on the firewall so it's not possible to accidentally connect an external mail client insecurely.
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[[file:images/mailpile_setup_keys.jpg]]
@ -68,4 +68,6 @@ Under *Receiving files* select *IMAP*, the domain as *localhost*, port *143*, yo
Under *Security and Privacy* either select your existing encryption key or if you only get the option to create a new one then do so, then click *Add* or *Save*.
You will then be asked for a password. Confusingly, this won't be the password you gave initially when setting up Mailpile. It's the original *ssh password* which you used to set up the Freedombone system.
The process of importing your email should then occur, and can take some time.

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@ -259,9 +260,9 @@ An advantage of this type of webmail is that <i>it keeps your GPG keys off of an
One down side is that this appears to be a single user system, so if you have multiple users on your Freedombone server only the administrator will actually be able to use mailpile.
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<div id="outline-container-org09a9cff" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org09a9cff">Installation</h2>
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<h2 id="orge51f287">Installation</h2>
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<p>
Log into your system with:
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@ -285,9 +286,9 @@ After the install has completed go to <b>Security settings</b> and select <b>Cre
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<h2 id="org43501a6">Initial setup</h2>
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<h2 id="org18e2129">Initial setup</h2>
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<p>
If you have just obtained a Lets Encrypt certificate as above then go to <b>About</b> on the administrator control panel and you should see your Mailpile domain listed there along with an onion address. You can then navigate to your site in a browser.
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<p>
Under <b>Receiving files</b> select <b>IMAP</b>, the domain as <b>localhost</b>, port <b>143</b>, your username and password, then click <b>Next</b>. Astute readers may well be concerned that IMAP over port 143 is not encrypted, but since this is only via localhost communication between the Mail Transport Agent and Mailpile doesn't travel over the internet and port 143 is not opened on the firewall so it's not possible to accidentally connect an external mail client insecurely.
Under <b>Receiving files</b> select <b>IMAP</b>, the domain as <b>localhost</b>, port <b>143</b> and your username, then click <b>Next</b>. Astute readers may well be concerned that IMAP over port 143 is not encrypted, but since this is only via localhost communication between the Mail Transport Agent and Mailpile doesn't travel over the internet and port 143 is not opened on the firewall so it's not possible to accidentally connect an external mail client insecurely.
</p>
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Under <b>Security and Privacy</b> either select your existing encryption key or if you only get the option to create a new one then do so, then click <b>Add</b> or <b>Save</b>.
</p>
<p>
You will then be asked for a password. Confusingly, this won't be the password you gave initially when setting up Mailpile. It's the original <b>ssh password</b> which you used to set up the Freedombone system.
</p>
<p>
The process of importing your email should then occur, and can take some time.
</p>