[Macpartners] IS&T Email migration during IAP

[Deb Bowser]

Resending.  My original email had a dash between mac-partners.

sorry
Deb

Date: December 8, 2005
To:  Members of the MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu, 
winpartners at mit.edu, mac-partners at mit.edu, 
sw-release-announce at mit.edu, ed-tech at mit.edu
From: IS&T Email Migration Project Team <email-migration at mit.edu>
Subj: IS&T Email migration during IAP
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, it-lead at mit.edu

Good afternoon:

In support of the strategic direction to utilize IMAP technology for 
email services, IS&T recommends that users access email with 
Microsoft's email applications on Windows machines or Apple's email 
application on Macintosh.  These email applications, which come 
standard as part of your OS, are rich in functionality, and simplify 
the maintenance of your computing environment since they can receive 
automatic upgrades and security fixes, much like your operating 
system.

In an effort to ease the email migration process for POP users of 
Eudora 5.2.1 (Win) to Outlook Express or Outlook 2003 and Eudora 6.1 
(Mac) to Apple Mail configured using IMAP, IS&T has scheduled various 
IAP sessions throughout the month of January to assure a smooth 
transition. The team will evaluate the need to extend, repeat or hold 
additional events based on demand from the MIT community.  During 
IAP, the IS&T Email Migration team, in conjunction with other IT 
colleagues around the Institute, will work with the MIT community by 
hosting these sessions consisting of migration overviews, hands on 
walk-in clinics, quick starts, and if necessary, travel on campus to 
those who have reached out for assistance but do not have a portable 
machine such as a laptop.  Below is a list of scheduled IAP sessions.

For more information regarding the email migration process, please 
visit the Email Migration at MIT page: 
<http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/migration/>

Scheduled IAP Sessions:
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Email Migration Overviews:
For those interested in learning more about the overall migration 
process and how it works
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Apple Mail, January 18 and January 30, 2006 from 12-1:30 in 3-133.
Outlook Express/Outlook 2003, January 13 and January 27 from 12:30-2 in 3-133

Email Migration Walk-in Clinics: (Registration is required)
For those with a laptop who are ready to migrate
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Apple Mail, every Friday 1:15-5PM in N42 Demo center (beginning Jan 6)
  - January 6
  - January 13
  - January 20
  - January 27

Users may send email to: <applemail-registration at mit.edu> to register 
for an Apple Mail walk-in clinic.  Please indicate which session you 
plan to attend listed above.

Outlook Express/Outlook 2003, every Wednesday, 8A-11:45 in N42 Demo 
Center (beginning Jan 4)
  - January 4
  - January 11
  - January 18
  - January 25

Users may send email to: <outlook-registration at mit.edu> to register 
for an Outlook Express/Outlook 2003 walk-in clinic.  Please indicate 
which session you plan to attend listed above.

Email Migration Quick Starts:
For those who desire to learn more about email management
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Apple Mail
Tuesday, January 10, 10 - 11AM, N42 Demo Center
Friday, January 27, Noon to 1PM, N42 Demo Center

Outlook Express
Wednesday, January 11, Noon to 1PM, N42 Demo Center
Wednesday, January 25, Noon to 1PM, N42 Demo Center

Outlook 2003
Tuesday, January 17, 10 - 11AM, N42 Demo Center
Friday, February 3, Noon to 1PM, N42 Demo Center

For more information regarding the email migration process, please 
visit the Email Migration at MIT page: 
<http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/migration/>

For additional information regarding these and other IS&T sponsored 
IAP events, please see the IAP 2006 guide:
	<http://student.mit.edu/iap/nsis.html>

Documentation will be provided on line and packets handed out for 
each scheduled event.  Screen Casts capturing the email migration 
process for Apple Mail, Outlook Express and Outlook 2003 will be 
posted to the web in the next week or two.

What can you do
-------------------------
We would be interested to hear what the needs of your particular 
Department, Lab or Center has in order to migrate.  Perhaps you are a 
large Department, Lab or Center without an IT Partner to help in the 
migration process and need additional assistance or do not have a 
laptop to transport to a walk-in clinic. Please send email to 
<email-migration at mit.edu> should you require assistance.

For our IT Partners who will require assistance, please send email to 
<email-migration at mit.edu>.

Regards,
Deb Bowser and the IS&T Email Migration Project Team at MIT
Bill Brids
Atticus Gifford
Heather Anne Harrison
Jen Lopez
Jeff Pankin
Mark Van Dyke
Joe Welch
Al Willis