So how will someone change their preference after 12/22?
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>>> On 12/3/2008 at 9:15 AM, Leo Sell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Quoting "Michael Surato" <[log in to unmask]>:
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>> My understanding from the meeting that we had recently about mail is
>> that the autoforwarding would transfer. However, I cannot find where
>> the forwarding is changed in the beta mail client. If it is
>> implemented somewhere, could someone please point it out? If it is
>> not, then I would be interested in the planned location for this
>> function.
>
> The function is not available in beta.mail.msu.edu. The forwarding
> preference can continue to be
> set using the preference in the legacy system until deployment of the new
> service on 12/22/08. /L
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>> | Michael Surato |
>> | College of Arts and Letters |
>> | Michigan State University |
>> | 320 Linton Hall |
>> | East Lansing, MI 48824 |
>> | Voice: (517) 353-0778 Fax: (517) 355-0159 |
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>>>>> On 12/3/2008 at 8:11 AM, John Gorentz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> I'm wondering how to interpret this ominous-sounding item in the FAQ for the
>>> new mail system:
>>>
>>>> Can I still auto-forward to another e-mail service?
>>>>
>>>> Yes. The new e-mail service will provide an e-mail forwarding
>>>> function that can
>>> be used to auto-forward all incoming e-mails, including those marked
>>> as spam,
>>> to another service or account. Documentation is being developed and will be
>>> available by the launch date.
>>>
>>> That makes it sound as though autoforwarding will have to be repaired
>>> manually when the new mail system goes on line -- that the new system won't
>>> inherit the old's autoforwarding. If so, that is going to make a lot of
>>> work -- reminding people to do it, reminding people how to do it, helping
>>> people get their stranded e-mail that arrives in the interval between the
>>> switch to the new system and the repair to autoforwarding.
>>>
>>> And how is this consistent with the idea that the old mail system will
>>> continue to be available for 6 months after the new one is turned on? I
>>> understand how that is done for the web client, but what about the mail
>>> servers? Will users get to choose the moment when their mail is handled by
>>> the new server?
>>>
>>> Maybe this would be a good time to get more of our users to switch to using
>>> the mail.msu.edu system instead of our departmental one. Nineteen days is
>>> rather short notice to accomplish something like that, though.
>>>
>>> John Gorentz
>>> W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
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> Leo Sell, Academic Technology Help Desk
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