MAIL ACCOUNT PROCEDURES -- you@ccwf or ut.cc.utexas.edu


ACCESS: Launch telnet; open connection; depending on whether your account is validated for uts or ccwf, type in uts.cc.utexas.edu or ccwf.cc.utexas.edu, hit Return or click on Connect.
AUTHENTICATION: After a moment, you are prompted to log in. Type in the information required, hitting return or enter after each line.

First you will be asked for your login name. If you have never logged in before, this will be the number beginning with "if" given you when you first obtained your account. You will be prompted to change this after login-- select a name you can remember and don't mind others using, as it will


OPTIONS: There are several different mail programs you can use to access your email. The most popular are Eudora and pine. To use Eudora, install the folder "Eudora copy to disk" from the classics server onto your Zip disk or floppy and work from there. NEVER use Eudoar directly on a Lab or other public computer! If you have never used Eudora before, go to Special --> Settings first to set up your mail; the "Help" files will come in handy, as may the info at http://www.utexas.edu/cc/eudora/steps/.

For pine, you do not need anything, since the program resides on the unix machine -- just follow the instructions at http://www.utexas.edu/cc/pine/.


FORWARDING: To Forward mail, you need to log into your account using telnet, as under ACCESS above. Immediately type the following, carefully observing spaces, punctuation etc -- [return] means hit the return key --

cat > .forward [return]
newemail@mail.utexas.edu [return]
[control]D [return]

where newemail@mail.texas.edu is the address where you want your mail forwarded. To check, type cat .forward [return] and you should see the new address in a line by itself.


OUT-OF-OFFICE autoreplies -- UT does not support the use of automatic reply messages when you are on vacation or away.

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