E-mail system to alter
September 12, 2008 by HAYLEY PETERSON
Filed under News
The University’s e-mail system – UGAMail – will expire next fall and be replaced by a new operating system, a technology services representative said at a University Council meeting Thursday.
“Right now, teachers have 50 megabytes of storage space and students have 25 megabytes,” Shawn Ellis, director of client services for the Enterprise Information Technology Services, said. “We want to expand that space to – or at least shoot for – two gigabytes.”
EITS members have been researching different operating systems to determine the most efficient host for the University’s needs. The new host is still in question, but Ellis said he is leaning toward Novell. He said he invites feedback and requests from students and faculty before making a final decision.
Ellis also said e-mail spam has increased 50 percent from last year, meaning the University receives 1.5 million spam messages a day. The new system should offer better utilities for protecting against unwanted e-mail, but Ellis said he couldn’t promise improvement.
The University Council also discussed budget cuts in the Main Library. The library has adjusted well to closing down on gamedays and extending Sunday evening hours, William Potter, the University libraries committee chair, said.
“The big issue concerning us is cancelling 21 percent of our journal subscriptions.” Potter said the cancelled journals will mainly be scientific publications and that faculty will have input on which subscriptions are removed.
The student affairs committee will address football ticketing issues, committee chair Susan Thomas said.
