Service
Type:
E-mail
Service Name:
Unity IMAP e-mail
Brief
description of service:
ITD provides IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) e-mail services for
Unity/Eos e-mail accounts. The IMAP e-mail system stores both new and read
e-mail messages on NC State IMAP servers. IMAP e-mail is generally preferred
over the older POP e-mail system because, unlike POP e-mail, both old and
new IMAP messages can be read and reread from anywhere with an Internet
connection.
NC State IMAP users may read
their e-mail on the Web by logging in to http://webmail.ncsu.edu
and using NC
State Webmail. No additional e-mail client software
(such as Eudora, Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger, etc.) is needed. Most
e-mail client software is compliant with IMAP, however, and can provide
features not available when using NC State Webmail.
IMAP accounts include IMAP quota
(file space on IMAP server). This is in addition to the personal Unity file
space provided automatically for all University computing account holders.
For information about how to manage or increase this allocation. For more
information Unity IMAP email services, see Computing Essentials' Email
and Messaging.
Clients
eligible for service:
All NC State students, faculty and staff.
As of August 13, 2007, Unity email addresses are designated the official
campus email address for all NC State students. This is the email address
to which official email communication from NC State will be sent. However,
students who prefer to receive their email at another email address can
have their email forwarded by using ITD's online
Email Forwarding Service.
Type
of use:
University business
or personal use
Cost:
There is no additional charge for basic
IMAP service and IMAP quota. Additional
quota can be purchased annually. For more information, see Email
Storage Space.
To obtain
service:
New students have
received IMAP e-mail accounts by default since summer, 2000. As
of November, 2001, all newly hired faculty and staff automatically receive
IMAP e-mail accounts with their Unity account privileges. Unity POP
e-mail services were discontinued in February, 2006.
Rules
of use:
All NC State computer and network resources are governed
by Administrative
Regulations - Computer Use
For
more information/documentation:
For information and tutorials about using IMAP at NC State see
http://www.ncsu.edu/imap/
Submitted
by: jd
Last modified: June
19, 2007