Archive for May, 2008

Microsoft Security Update Spam in Circulation

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

DO NOT open any email claiming to be a Security Update from Microsoft. Email users in the Swarthmore community are reporting that email pretending to be from microsoft.com is currently in circulation. The subject of the email claims that it contains information about an important security update. Below is one example of the subject line [...]

Blackboard - end of semester reminders

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Here are some important tips for managing course availability, preserving seniors’ data and more. Note that a maintenance outage is planned for August.
Graduating seniors will lose Blackboard access — back up now to preserve student data!
Students lose their Blackboard account during the summer (mid-June) after they graduate.  Not only will they be unable to [...]

ITS Recommends Thunderbird to Eudora users

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

After a period of testing and review, ITS staff are pleased to recommend Mozilla’s Thunderbird to current users of Eudora. Among the available choices, we found that both Macintosh and Windows users were most likely to experience a smooth transition from Eudora when migrating to Thunderbird.
Of the two most critical features highlighted in feedback from [...]

Migrating from Eudora - Frequently asked questions

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Contents

What do I have to do with my existing mail folders?
Will I lose anything in the conversion?
Where will my attachments go?
Why do I need to move from POP to IMAP? What’s involved with that?
May I choose to move to an email application other than Thunderbird?

What do I have to do with my existing mail folders?
You’re [...]