Changes between Version 25 and Version 26 of Email

Timestamp:

07/25/06 13:45:01 (20 years ago)

Author:

gbryan@…

Comment:

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Email

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  * Evolution
  * netscape7 (on sun network)
- * Pine, Mutt (text based, will continue to be available)
+ * Mutt (text based, will continue to be available)
 
 == IMAP, SMTP, and Webmail ==
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 Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), is a system by which your e-mail is kept on the server and can be accessed from any machine on the network. When you want to view, send or manage your messages, your e-mail program (client) connects to the CAL central e-mail server for access. Because your e-mail always remains on the server, you can easily retrieve it from virtually any location with Internet access. IMAP is useful if you travel frequently, access your e-mail at multiple locations, and/or use web mail as your main mail client. 
 
-== Configuring outgoing mail using SMTP ==
+== Configuring Your Email Client ==
 
 Detailed information regarding the email server settings and related information can be found on the [wiki:'MUA Configuration'] page.
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 Web mail is an alternative to accessing your email via an email client.  It can be used at any time but is particularly useful when travelling.  Simply point your browser to https://mail.astro.columbia.edu and log in.
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+== A Note Regarding the Aug 1, 2006 Email Transition ==
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+On Aug 1, 2006, email sent to your username AT astro.columbia.edu will start going to the new email server (mail.astro.columbia.edu) rather than the old server (usually jewels.phys.columbia.edu).  We want to stress that both servers will be remain functional and no email will be deleted.  That means that you can read your old email on the suns as before, but new email (sent Aug 1 or later) will end up at the new mail server (we will eventually phase out the old email server).
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+It should be pointed out that we will NOT be transferring your old email from the sun system to the new system.  In other words, as of Aug 1 your new email INBOX will be empty (ah, if only it would stay that way).  However, this transfer is easy for you to do yourself.  In your email client (e.g. thunderbird) you can have two or more inboxes active at the same time (i.e. two email accounts).    That means that once you create your new account (using the new mail.astro.columbia.edu server), and provided that you have not deleted your old email settings, you can simply copy over the contents of your old INBOX -- and any folders --- from the old account to the new account.  The exact way this is done depends on which email client you are using, but is generally very straightforward (just like moving folders on a desktop).
 
 == Managing Your Incoming Mail ==