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+ | The ECE department has a new email server up and running as part | ||
+ | of the server consolidation project for the ECE research groups. | ||
+ | The server consolidation project objective is to have the core | ||
+ | computer | ||
+ | more space and flexibility | ||
+ | transitioned to the new server over time. | ||
+ | The new ECE email server uses the industry | ||
+ | separation | ||
+ | on user devices such as cell phones, | ||
+ | laptops | ||
+ | protocol (IMAP) to access email. Most of the ECE research | ||
+ | use this model so the transition to the new Email server should | ||
+ | be smooth. Unix users now reading mail via very old mail readers | ||
+ | (/ | ||
+ | a mail reader that supports IMAP and SMTP, such as pine. | ||
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+ | The new ECE mail server uses a new mail folder | ||
+ | greatly | ||
+ | multiple devices. The new mail folder | ||
+ | conflicts when users are connecting with multiple devices to send | ||
+ | and read email messages. | ||
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+ | Users will be contacted by the Computer | ||
+ | their account | ||
+ | server. You can then add a new account in your mail client on all | ||
+ | your PCs and devices | ||
+ | Your mail folders will be copied over to the new mail server | ||
+ | our Computer Services staff. | ||
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+ | Users login name and password on the new mail server will be the | ||
+ | same as on their existing research group mail server. | ||
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+ | The new email server is " | ||
+ | the users old email server such as " | ||
+ | automatically be forwarded to the new email server, starting when | ||
+ | their account is migrated to the new server. | ||
+ | will start using the new Email server " | ||
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+ | The new ECE webmail server " | ||
+ | running SquirrelMail. | ||
+ | looking into alternate Web mail servers. | ||
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+ | An ECE wiki page has been created with more technical details. | ||
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+ | - Peter Pereira | ||
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