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What alternatives are there to OWA?
1. The full Outlook client
If your machine can handle it and you have the necessary technical
knowledge, you can install and run the Outlook client. We will create a
document with the configuration information you need. I'll let you know when
it's available and where to find it.
Support for the Outlook client is available when it's installed and used in
a school building. For home use, support is limited to providing the
configuration parameters.
Access to the Outlook client from outside the district will be available
unless security problems become an issue. Right now, we don't think that's a
problem.
2. POP3 or IMAP
Our original intent was to allow the use of POP3 and IMAP, with support
limited to providing the configuration parameters. There are lots of
variations in computers, client software, modems, and ISPs -- too much for
us to take on full support with current resources.
Right now, you can use POP3 or IMAP to read your mail from outside the
district, but not to send. Remember a few weeks ago when we sent out a
notice that district mail was being blacklisted because some of our mail
servers were open relays? Having an open relay means anyone can use the
server to send mail, and they often use it to send spam. This same problem
would apply to Exchange email if we made it available outside the district.
We are working on a solution that will allow authorized district users to
send mail via their POP3 or IMAP clients from outside the district. We'll
let you know when that problem has been resolved. At that time, we'll
provide configuration parameters for POP3 and IMAP.
In the interim, you can set up your POP3/IMAP client to read your Exchange
mail, and use your ISP's email system to send. It's not a great solution
because it's hard to keep the two sets of email coordinated, but it is an
option.
End of presentation.
Thanks,
Judy
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Judy McNamee
Manager, Computer Operations
Seattle Public Schools
Voice: 206-252-0306
Fax: 206-252-0301
jmcnamee@seattleschools.org
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