Webmail

The Knox Webmail system is technically only meant for remote access to campus e-mail, not for regular use. However, everybody uses it all the time.

Dependability

The Computer Center has been in a constant battle with their Webmail systems since the dawn of Knox e-mail. The past year has been particularly rough, with the system constantly going down and couple emergency software updates.

List administration

See main article at List administration

If you are in control of a Knox e-mail distribution list, Webmail handles all administration duties. You can add/remove users or change the way e-mails on that list present themsleves (e.g. a constant word in the subject line or blurb at the bottom of the body text).

Alternatives

Instead of relying on Webmail, users may set up their e-mail through an e-mail client, such as Mozilla Thunderbird, which is free.

Pros

• Often continues to function when Webmail has gone down.
• Gives you many more settings for how your e-mails are handled.
• Allows you to use the Knox LDAP server so you will never have to look up someone's Knox e-mail ever again. Incredibly useful.
• You don't have to use Webmail.

Cons

• Takes time to set up.
• Is not accessible from any computer on campus (unless you are set up to VNC)
• Does not do List administration

External links

• Mozilla Thunderbird a good, free e-mail client
• Thunderbird settings a guide to setting Thunderbird to read your Knox e-mail (from Knox Web site)
• Knox e-mail information from the Knox Web site about e-mail in general.