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Webmail comes to campus


Academic Technology and Networks e-mail is just a browser click away from anywhere on the Internet.

Simply point your web browser to http://webmail.unc.edu/, log into the webmail server with your ONYEN ID (ATN User ID) and password, and get instant access to your e-mail. The web interface has a number of convenient features, including server-based preferences and address books that are available regardless of your location.

Right now the webmail address books are interchangeable with the Mulberry mail client -- in the near future they will work with Netscape as well.

Security concerns have been addressed by encrypting sessions to ensure privacy even when accessing the service from off-campus locations.

This service is not intended to replace employees' regular e-mail program. Because it is web-based, it will always be less efficient than a direct connection to the ATN e-mail server with a desktop e-mail program.

Therefore, ATN recommends that employees continue to use their normal e-mail client and take advantage of this new service when away from their preferred desktop e-mail client.


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