New system makes e-mail easier
By Jose Corado
Daily Forty-Niner
Cal State Long Beach students, faculty
and staff will soon be able to access their e-mail with ease, thanks to
a new Web-based system launched this semester.
Previously, people had to configure the
computer and browser with numerous settings before accessing e-mail.
But with the new system, WebMail, itís
as easy as making a few clicks.
"It is convenient and easy to use," said
April Ornelas, a junior majoring in liberal studies.
People can now send, receive and handle
e-mail virtually from any computer in the world.
To access WebMail, people have to do is
have a CSULB Internet account and then point the Web browser to http://webmail.csulb.edu.
The Web-enabled browser interface offers
the convenience of viewing people new and old e-mail messages from any
computer connected to the Internet.
This is possible because WebMail uses Image
Message Access Protocol (IMAP), which allows messages to be kept remotely
on a mail server instead of being saved to the userís computer.
IMAP also allows people to organize messages
into folders, store bookmarks and keep an address book.
"This is the first step to expand e-mail
to students, faculty and staff," said Network Services Director Steve La.
"We continue to work on improving our services."
In the old days, the campus community was
limited to text-only mail. But Webmail is a graphical interface system
that integrates text and graphics into one, La said.
La noted that CSULB is excellent in providing
Internet service. It is almost like having an Internet service provider,
such as EarthLink, because campus e-mail accounts give people access to
everything on campus, he said.
Many people, however, donít know that a
CSULB Internet account gives access to the Internet from home and can be
free, La said.
Before it was inconvenient to access e-mail,
but with WebMail itís very easy, he said.
"We have received a lot of positive feedback,"
La said.
"Students love it," said Teresa Morrow,
operations manager of Academic Computing Services.
Morrow said she wanted to improve e-mail
service and questioned the campus network services to see if there was
a way to make it not only easier to use but also accessible from any computer. |
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