For the many students who despise WebMail because of its limitations with storage, spam and quick overturn for alumni, we have good news.
Beginning January 2009, K-State will be switching from WebMail to Zimbra Collaboration Suite, an integrated calendar and e-mail system.
The new system seems to make up for the flaws WebMail had. However, just like the transition from KATS to iSIS, it is inevitable that there will be some flaws
Nevertheless, there are lots of benefits students will enjoy with Zimbra, like a better spam filtering system, more space to send large files and a system that can accommodate those new alumni who may have given out their school e-mail address during a job search and were kicked off WebMail before they knew it.
With our busy schedules as students, the upgrade to 6 gigabytes of space will make scheduling calendar items and organizing e-mail easier.
Another good thing about Zimbra is the wider range of accessibility with handheld and mobile devices for calendar and e-mail functions.
As society becomes more wireless, students who want to check email via iPod, BlackBerry, Palm or other mobile devices can do so with Zimbra.
Most students who dislike WebMail have already found their own coping mechanism, like gmail or another email service. With all of the features Google offers, it will be hard for Zimbra to catch up with those who have already rejected WebMail.
But it is nice to know that the university saw an issue and is taking proactive steps to solve it.
K-State wise to ditch WebMail for improved e-mail service
Published: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Updated: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
5 comments
given up on email
About h*cking time! Of course, I'm graduating next semester. :(
Jamor Turge
Hey missed donation - I wonder if there is a relationship between the services a university can provide and the size of the endowment funds they have?
slithy
K-State allows forwarding of your email after graduation. Sounds more than reasonable to me.
SG
Ahhh.... The K-State Collegian, spreading misinformation one uninformed, misunderstanding, poorly-written article at a time.
missed donation
I've earned degrees from three universities, and K-State is the only one that doesn't grant an e-mail for life, as well as free access to an alumni database. For this reason alone, I donate to the others and not K-State even though the other schools have endowment funds that dwarf K-States.
