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Switching to the Central Mail Service
(Eudora/Netscape users)

To improve mail delivery for people who currently ONLY use a Unix system to read and send mail, ITC suggests migrating to the Central Mail Service (CMS). We recommend using the Mulberry program (PC /Mac) for reading and sending mail through the CMS. See the document "Migrating from the Unix Mail System to the Central Mail Service" for more details.

First step: In order to use the CMS, you must have an account. Go to the ITC accounts site to request an account.

Second step: Configure your mailer to use the CMS. This document contains instructions for those who use Eudora or Netscape to access their mail once they have switched from a Unix system to the CMS.

• Eudora
• Netscape 7.x

Changes for Eudora Users

• From Eudora's menu bar, select the following menu choices:

  PC version:      Tools, then Options
  Mac Version:   Special, then Settings

• Select Getting Started in the Options/Settings window and change the information in the POP account box. Addresses for accounts on the CMS are constructed similarly to:

mst3k@m.mail.virginia.edu                

• Use the first letter of your first name, and then a 1 if you are faculty or staff of a 2 if you are a student. For example, John Smith (jas2s) has this POP account address:

jas2s@j.mail.virginia.edu

• Select the Personal Info category in the Options window. Change the Return address: value to "your-id@virginia.edu" if it is not already set.

• Select the Hosts category in the Options window. Change the value in the SMTP: box to the server part of your POP address. For example, John Smith above would enter:

  j.mail.virginia.edu

• Click OK to close the Options window.
  
  
• Exit from Eudora and restart the program. Your changes should now be in effect.

Changes for Netscape Users

ITC does not recommend using Netscape to read electronic mail; there are better and more secure programs for reading mail, such as Mulberry, Eudora or one of the Unix mail programs. However, if you use Netscape to read electronic mail, you will have to change your Netscape configuration if you choose to migrate to the Central Mail Service.

Note: These instructions are intended to be used by those currently using Netscape 7.x to read their electronic mail messages. The instructions do not provide full Netscape configuration information.

• Click edit from the menu bar at the top of the Netscape window.

• Click Mail and News Preferences from the drop-down Options menu.

• Click the Servers tab near the top of the Preferences window.

• Make sure the "POP3" option is selected under "Incoming Mail".

• In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: box and the Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: box, you will need to construct the server name as follows. Use the first letter of your first name, followed by a 1 (if you are faculty or staff) or a 2 (if you are a student). For example, if Joan Smith is a UVa student with a CMS account, then the value for her Outgoing and Incoming Mail server entries is:

j.mail.virginia.edu 

NOTE: If you have "Leave on server" selected under "After delivery:", then periodically you will have to login directly onto the Central Mail server and manually delete email which will accumulate there. If you have "Remove from server" selected, then your email will be deleted from the Central Mail server each time Netscape copies new messages to your local computer.

• To set the time interval for Netscape to use for checking for new mail, select the "Check for Mail: Every x minutes" option, and then enter a value in the edit box. ITC recommends setting this option to 10-15 minutes.
  
  
• Click on the Identity tab and check the value in the Email Address: box. The value entered should be of the form "your-id@virginia.edu".
  
  
• Click OK to exit. Netscape should be ready to use.