Improved Student Email System

Issue 44, Fall 2009

by Frank Roberts

Western students are now using a new email system that provides Outlook Web Access hosted through a Microsoft Exchange Lab service. This new system, provided exclusively for students, has all of the same functionality as the previous system, and is compatible with both Macintosh and PC computers.

The hosted Exchange solution is an improvement on many levels. It offers a platform consistent with our existing Exchange-based faculty and staff email system, better SPAM filtering, larger mailbox size, and an easier-to-use interface. It contains no advertising, and provides seamless account integration. Microsoft Exchange is one of the most robust electronic messaging systems available. It promises to bring many new services to our student body as we work closely with Microsoft. We will examine the future implementation of new features such as shared calendaring, task lists, address books and other elements we have all taken for granted in our Exchange system for years.

Students surveyed spring quarter voted to use the address of “UserID@students.wwu.edu”.

ATUS is working with the few faculty and staff members who still have legacy accounts on the old student email system to move their accounts to the WWU employee email system.

For more information, please contact the ATUS Help Desk, 650-3333, email helpdesk@wwu.edu.

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