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To get on the
Internet, one must have an Internet Service Provider. On the Teachers
College campus, we currently use Columbia University as our Internet
Service Provider, and all computers connected to jacks in the College
are linked to the Internet through Columbia. To hook up a device
to a jack which has not previously been used, call the helpdesk
at x3300 to activate the jack.
For off campus
connections, Columbia can be used as the Internet Service Provider
for free through telephone dial-up to Columbia's modem bank. To
obtain the software for your home computer, come to 242HM and purchase
the dial-up CD for $5. The modem bank is a local (212) area code,
however, so those calling from outside the region will have to pay
long distance or toll charges on their phone bill. An alternative
would be to use another Internet Service Provider which provides
either 800 number or local telephone connections. Once on the Net,
one could connect to most Columbia resources. There are many Internet
Service Providers to choose from, some local, some national and
international, and some free. Some examples of free Internet Service
Providers are Juno
and Netzero.
Email
TTwo email servers
(and consequently addresses) are used at the College:
Exchange: used for internal College correspondence, College
mailing distribution lists, and as the default mail address for
most staff and faculty.
Cunix: the default email for students, it is also available
for all staff and faculty, and it offers access to the Columbia
libraries and scholarly resources as well as email. Faculty or staff
may set up a Cunix account, but have mail forwarded from there to
their Exchange account.
Creating an account
Exchange:
call the CIS Help Desk at x3300 to set up an account.
Cunix: using the World Wide Web, go to Columbia's
home page: http://www.columbia.edu and click on the "Computing
and Email button". On the resulting page, select "ACTIVATE/Manage
account". Then select: "AcIS Computer Account Maintenance for Current
Faculty, Staff and Students". Finally, select: "Create/Activate
a NEW Account" and answer the questions. You will then be assigned
a userid, which is your initials followed by a number (e.g. gs56).
This userid followed by "@columbia.edu then becomes your email address
(e.g. gs56@columbia.edu). In the event that the process fails, call
the Academic Computing office at x3302.
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