New Webmail

Jan 16, 2012

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On Wednesday January 18th we will be officially launching a new version of Gustauvs Webmail.

For many years, we have been using a webmail product named Horde. This is just an upgrade to the newest version. The new version includes many improvements and security updates.

The biggest improvement in the new version is that the Dynamic View has gotten good enough to be the default. Horde has several ways to view your mail. The most common are the “Traditional View” and the “Dynamic View.”

The Dynamic View uses new web technologies to act more like a desktop mail client such as Thunderbird or Apple Mail. It looks like:

You can also still use the Traditional View which looks like:

If you would like to try the new version before Wednesday, you can access it at: https://webmail-beta.gac.edu/

If, after the change you need to access the old version for any reason, it will be available for a limited time at https://webmail-old.gac.edu/

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to e-mail noc@gac.edu

single sign-on Webmail

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3 responses to “New Webmail”

Mary Gaebler

January 20, 2012

Hi,

The page forward (and back) feature on the old system seems to be missing here. Scrolling down takes too long to go back and check previous emails. Is there a paging feature that I’m missing?

Thanks,
Mary

PS What’s a “Gravatar;” and what is “the default avatar?”

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1. Ethan Sommer
  
  January 20, 2012
  
  You may prefer using the “Traditional View.”
  
  You can try using the traditional view by going to https://webmail.gac.edu and selecting “Traditional” from the drop down menu that says “Automatic.”
  
  If you would like to always use that view you change that preference by:
  
  a. log in
  b. go to Preferences
  c. go to Dynamic View (bottom right corner of the page)
  d. uncheck the box and hit save
  
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2. Joe Lencioni
  
  January 23, 2012
  
  A Gravatar is a special kind of avatar (or profile picture) that can be used by any website where you interact. We use Gravatars on the Gustavus blogs next to your name when you comment. For example, this is Ethan’s Gravatar.
  
  The “default avatar” on our website is the little gray box with the person icon in it (which currently appears next to your name).
  
  More information about Gravatar can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravatar
  
  To set up your Gravatar, go to http://en.gravatar.com/
  
  Reply

New Webmail

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