Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 00:33:36 GMT Server: NCSA/1.5 Content-type: text/html Last-modified: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 21:41:03 GMT Content-length: 3987 Email

Email

This information applies to the PC Eudora Email software in the 1370 lab. You access this through an icon labeled Email in the Networking folder.

If you have problems with your Computer Science email, you should contact your TA or the Computer Systems Lab. Our email service provider is not the same as the campus WiscWorld email service, so DoIT won't be able to help you with any email problems. You can, however, mail to any internet address from the CS accounts, including WiscWorld and CAE accounts.

Information on this page includes:

Starting the email application

In the "Networking" folder in the Program Manager, double-click on the application labelled "email".

Your initial "mail" password is the same as your initial network password. Changing the network password, however, does not change your mail password.

Saving an email message

If you're using the email software in the 1370 lab, select from the File menu the item Save As. A dialog should appear.

If you're saving the message to be an input file, uncheck the items Guess Paragraphs and Include Headers if they're checked.

Click on the Drives pop-up menu underneath the list of files to change the drive to U:, so that the file will be saved in your workspace. If desired, change the U: directory by double-clicking on the directory icons in the Directories list. (To move out of the current directory, click on the topmost directory icon.)

Finally, press the Okay button.

Sending files through email

While in the course you may find it useful to email a C++ source file or other files to your instructor.

After you've started the Email application, create a New Message. Enter the intended recipient's address and a subject.

Next, select from the Message menu the item Attach Document. In the dialog that appears, select the document you wish to send.

Next, you must click off the Text->Doc button shown in the icon bar. If you don't do this, your instructor will receive an unreadable file.

Finally, you can press the Send button.

Changing your email password

In the "networking" folder, double-click on the "Change Password" icon. You'll be asked for your name and password again. From here, you can change your email password.

Note, that if you put in the wrong password too many times, you will be locked out of your account for a little while for security reasons.

Note: The Change Password option in Eudora does not work on our system.

Forwarding your mail

Unfortunately, the "Automatic Mail Forward" program does not yet work. If you want your email to be forwarded automatically, please send email to lab@cs.wisc.edu or go to the Computer Systems Lab (on the second floor) during regular business hours.


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Last modified: Wed Sep 13 16:41:02 1995 by James Basney