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Web Browser and Mail Client Selection. How to get the best from the web and e-mail. What prompted this?. University’s move to SSL mail authentication Netscape 4.7x no longer handles some web pages Concerns over mail backups. What is SSL mail authentication and why should I care?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Web Browser and Mail Web Browser and Mail Client SelectionClient Selection
How to get the best from the web How to get the best from the web and e-mailand e-mail
What prompted this?What prompted this?
University’s move to SSL mail University’s move to SSL mail authenticationauthentication
Netscape 4.7x no longer handles Netscape 4.7x no longer handles some web pagessome web pages
Concerns over mail backupsConcerns over mail backups
What is SSL mail What is SSL mail authentication and why authentication and why should I care?should I care? When you check mail your When you check mail your
username and password can be username and password can be seen with a network snifferseen with a network sniffer
SSL encrypts this informationSSL encrypts this information Problem: Netscape 4.7x does not Problem: Netscape 4.7x does not
support SSL authenticationsupport SSL authentication
Netscape 4.7x no longer Netscape 4.7x no longer handles some web pageshandles some web pages
What Netscape 4.7x won’t do:What Netscape 4.7x won’t do:– I-FramesI-Frames– XMLXML
What Netscape 4.7x doesn’t do well:What Netscape 4.7x doesn’t do well:– Tables (in some cases)Tables (in some cases)– Cascading Style SheetsCascading Style Sheets– Example: Hokie Spa (pay stubs), My VTExample: Hokie Spa (pay stubs), My VT
You mean my mail You mean my mail isn’t backed up?isn’t backed up? If you are using Netscape 4.7x If you are using Netscape 4.7x
with a profile on Z: it is.with a profile on Z: it is. If you are using anything else If you are using anything else
except Outlook/Exchange, it isn’t.except Outlook/Exchange, it isn’t.
Can you back up my Can you back up my mail?mail? In a word: No, not if it’s stored on your In a word: No, not if it’s stored on your
local machine (all Eudora, OE, Outlook local machine (all Eudora, OE, Outlook w/POP mail, and some Netscape users)w/POP mail, and some Netscape users)
Would require custom scripts for each Would require custom scripts for each computercomputer
Would require moving a large amount Would require moving a large amount of data across the networkof data across the network
Prone to failure at the least little glitchProne to failure at the least little glitch
So what should I do?So what should I do?
We recommend We recommend Outlook/ExchangOutlook/Exchange for mail and e for mail and Internet Explorer Internet Explorer for the webfor the web
What is What is Outlook/Exchange?Outlook/Exchange?
A premium mail service provided by the A premium mail service provided by the university for faculty and staff at no costuniversity for faculty and staff at no cost
In addition to mail it provides calendaring In addition to mail it provides calendaring and allows for delegation of permissionsand allows for delegation of permissions
Mail and your contact list (address book) Mail and your contact list (address book) can stay on the university’s serverscan stay on the university’s servers
Exchange mailboxes are backed up Exchange mailboxes are backed up regularlyregularly
Good remote accessGood remote access
CalendaringCalendaring
More CalendaringMore Calendaring
Delegation of Permissions
Remote AccessRemote AccessWeb Outlook has similar look and feel to Outlook
One more Benefit With One more Benefit With Outlook/Exchange :Outlook/Exchange : No message size limit when sending mail No message size limit when sending mail
from one Exchange user to another (if from one Exchange user to another (if everyone used it you could send each everyone used it you could send each other large files)other large files)
If you are using POP mail the limit is 4.5 If you are using POP mail the limit is 4.5 MBMB
That includes message overhead (stuff That includes message overhead (stuff you don’t see) so the effective limit is you don’t see) so the effective limit is even less!even less!
Mail going through POP servers still have Mail going through POP servers still have the 4.5 MB limitthe 4.5 MB limit
Finally:Finally:
Have you ever tried to set up a Have you ever tried to set up a meeting with multiple participants?meeting with multiple participants?
Can require many messages back Can require many messages back and forthand forth
With Outlook/Exchange you can With Outlook/Exchange you can choose a time and send an email to choose a time and send an email to all participants. Exchange will find a all participants. Exchange will find a time all participants are freetime all participants are free
Any drawbacks to Any drawbacks to Outlook/Exchange?Outlook/Exchange?
Mailbox limited to 50 MB total, but old Mailbox limited to 50 MB total, but old items can be archived to a file on your items can be archived to a file on your Z: drive automatically and accessed at Z: drive automatically and accessed at any time (mailbox size can be any time (mailbox size can be increased at the discretion of the increased at the discretion of the postmaster)postmaster)
Doesn’t support some proprietary Doesn’t support some proprietary functionality, like Eudora’s nested functionality, like Eudora’s nested address booksaddress books
Current users in ESMCurrent users in ESM
Full functionalityFull functionalityDr. DillardDr. DillardDr. LeskoDr. LeskoDr. CaseDr. CaseDr. Hyer (new Dr. Hyer (new user) Sheliauser) SheliaMarkMark
Calendar onlyCalendar onlyDr. DowlingDr. DowlingBevBevJoyceJoycePatPatNancyNancySandieSandie
I still don’t want to change!I still don’t want to change!
If you are using Netscape 4.7x you If you are using Netscape 4.7x you must change to something else by must change to something else by September or use Webmail. After September or use Webmail. After that Netscape that Netscape will notwill not work work
You can continue to use Eudora, OE, You can continue to use Eudora, OE, or Outlook (POP mail) but your mail or Outlook (POP mail) but your mail and address book will not be backed and address book will not be backed up. If your hard drive fails, it’s gone.up. If your hard drive fails, it’s gone.
Compromise!Compromise!
You can use Eudora with You can use Eudora with Exchange via IMAPExchange via IMAP
Your mail will be backed up by Your mail will be backed up by the Exchange administratorsthe Exchange administrators
The Exchange limitations on The Exchange limitations on mailbox size still applymailbox size still apply
No AutoarchivingNo Autoarchiving You can’t view calendarsYou can’t view calendars
And it looks like this:
Web BrowserWeb BrowserWhy IE instead of Netscape?Why IE instead of Netscape?
IE has better support than IE has better support than NetscapeNetscape
IE is fasterIE is faster IE has a cleaner interfaceIE has a cleaner interface Netscape installs additional Netscape installs additional
unwanted softwareunwanted software
Any drawbacks to IE?Any drawbacks to IE?
It’s by Microsoft, so it crashes It’s by Microsoft, so it crashes every once in a while.every once in a while.
I don’t care. I still I don’t care. I still want Netscape !want Netscape ! Have it your way. We can install Have it your way. We can install
Netscape 7Netscape 7 Just be aware that if you have Just be aware that if you have
problems with it we may not be problems with it we may not be able to resolve them.able to resolve them.
Must I decide now?Must I decide now?
Mail changes take place this fallMail changes take place this fall It would be best to decide before It would be best to decide before
things get hectic with the new things get hectic with the new semestersemester
Links to Mail Links to Mail System System
InformationInformationConfigure your mail client for SSL usage:
http://answers.vt.edu/ask4help/email/vtkb1613.htm
Client comparison (things that work with Exchange)
http://www.computing.vt.edu/email_and_calendaring/exchange/clientfeatures.html
Set up your own Exchange account at Hokies Self Service:https://hokiespw.ais.vt.edu/work/selfservice/authenticate.php(log on with your pid and click the “My Exchange” tab)
Information on configuring Outlook:
http://www.computing.vt.edu/email_and_calendaring/exchange/index.html