Scheduled Changes to Webmail Services
Posted: Sep 19, 2008, 05:14pm
Computing &
Communications will be making changes to its Webmail service. A
schedule of these changes will be made available on the C&C website
Scheduled Changes include:
- Detect and
prevent sending of user password - this is
necessary due to the fact that some people send their private MUN
password in reply to Phish e-mail and subsequent compromise of the
account for sending large amounts of SPAM. Completion Date: Sept.
18/08
- Limit the
number of off-campus recipients permitted for a single
e-mail - this is
necessary to limit the amount of SPAM that can be sent from
compromised accounts as a result of a phishing attack. Completion
Date: Sept.18/08
- Remove ability
to set Forward address - The process of
automatic forwarding of Student Accounts can cause large volumes of
mail to be sent to providers such as Hotmail, gmail etc. These
services then classify Memorial as a Spammer and we become
blacklisted. In order to defend our mail service from this, we are
taking this action. However users can still forward individual mail
items.
Existing forwards will remain for on-campus delivery while
off-campus forwarding will soon be removed.
- Better
selection of default identity for out-going e-mail
-
The student profile channel of the my.mun.ca Portal will soon add
the ability to select the "preferred" e-mail address for out-going
items. Planned Date: Nov. 3/08
This work is part of Computing and Communications' service
improvement plan. For further information, contact the
C&C Service Desk at 737-4595 or
help@mun.ca.
