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WebMail

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What is it?
Web-based Mail is an email system that allows you to read your email from any computer connected to the Internet using a web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. The Web Mail system will use IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) to download email from the server, which is particularly suitable to mobile users who like to access their mail on multiple computers.

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https://webmail.decf.berkeley.edu (Default "To/From" addresses will be user@newton.berkeley.edu)

https://webmail.me.berkeley.edu (Default "To/From" addresses will be user@me.berkeley.edu)

https://webmail.ieor.berkeley.edu (Default "To/From" addresses will be user@ieor.berkeley.edu)

Requirements
Minimum Browser verions supported:
  • Netscape 4.73 on Windows
  • Netscape 4.7x on Mac OS 9
  • Internet Explorer 5.x on Windows 2000
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98
Unsupported Browsers:
  • Internet Explorer on Mac
Browser Requirements
  • JavaScript enabled
  • Supports SSL (128/40 bit) encryption and self-signed certificates.
    (Many old IE browsers do not fit this requirement)
Other Requirements
  • Must switch your Eudora or Outlook clients from POP to IMAP, using maxwell.berkeley.edu.
  • Keep track of your mail spool and home directory quotas. You will not be able to receive any new mail if you exceed your quotas, since your mail folders are stored on your home directory on the server. Check out the DECF Quota Help page for more information.
Caveats
  • Attachments are limited to 8 MB
  • Avoid using the Back and Forward button on the browser. Use the links provided to go back and forth between messages and your inbox.

What are the benefits of using Web Mail with IMAP?
  1. You can access your email from anywhere on the Internet, at home, at work, or even at an Internet cafe. (Provided it has a compatible browser)
    --> How it works: Your mail spool that contains your received messages and your mail folders are kept on the server, which you can connect to via a web browser.

  2. You do not need to install and learn how to use email clients, such as Eudora and MS Outlook.
    --> How it works: All standard mail functionalities are provided by the webmail service. In addition, when you check mail with IMAP, a copy of your mailbox/inbox and folders will be downloaded locally to the computer you are using so that you can access old mail again from this particular computer.

  3. You only need to remember you username and password.
    --> How it works: The web interface only requires you to enter your username and password, so you do not need to go through the hassle of configuring anything.

Features
Most of the features you're used to in Pine, Microsoft Outlook, and Eudora are available in WebMail. For a complete list of features, see our Feature List.

Unavailable Features:

    Addressbook
    • Create distribution list

    Attachments
    • binhex attachments
    • uuencoded attachments
Notable Features
  • Multiple "identities"
  • Search through messages
  • Contact management, including searching campus CalNet directory.
  • Change your .forward or vacation settings.
  • Import Pine addressbook.
  • Check your quota.

FAQ
For a list of common questions and "gotchas", go to our WebMail FAQ page

 

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