Work continues on two efforts to improve the University's access to electronic mail and the Internet.
Staff at the Office of Information Technology are working out details concerning the operation of new machines that are being installed to boost capacity of the University's e-mail system. Jim Gogan, director of OIT information systems, said the new system should be running by the end of March.
When the new system is set up, users will need to pay attention to automatic log-in messages, Gogan said. The messages will contain instructions for moving each user's e-mail files to the new machines, he said. Files that aren't moved will be deleted.
Also, people who use the system's Unix commands will need to learn a new set of commands associated with the Andrew File System, Gogan said. OIT will post documentation concerning the new system, he said.
Meanwhile, OIT also is working to develop support materials for a new information service being offered by BellSouth. Univer City, as the new service will be called, will offer people affiliated with the University access to the Internet under a two-tiered pricing system: $4.95 per month, plus one cent per minute of usage, or $30 per month with unmetered access.
Gogan said OIT hoped to announce by the end of this month more details concerning the service.
Jim Gogan (left), Jeanne Smythe and Tom Sweet of the Office of Information Technology, go over a manual for the SP2 unit behind them. The network of 10 computers is part of the new e-mail system, expected to be fully operational in late March.
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