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Quoting "Michael Surato" <[log in to unmask]>: > 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 > -- > > +-------------------------------------------+ > | 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 | > +-------------------------------------------+ > >>>> 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 > > -- Leo Sell, Academic Technology Help Desk Let's eschew obfuscation!