March 2 deadline set for users correcting e-mail configuration

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10:43 a.m., Feb. 11, 2009----To improve the security of the University of Delaware's information resources, UD now requires all desktop or palmtop e-mail software use an SSL-encrypted connection to its inbound mail server. Without this encryption turned on, users are potentially exposing their UDelNet password to eavesdroppers.

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Users of Webmail Direct (that is, people who use a web browser to go to [https://mail.udel.edu] to read their e-mail) are not affected. However, many members of the University community do not yet have their e-mail clients (e.g., Thunderbird, MacOS X Mail, Outlook) configured properly. If you are one of those people, UD is in the process of notifying you via e-mail that, after March 2, you will be unable to read your e-mail with improperly configured software.

The IT Help Center has published a Web page with links to instructions to set the necessary encryption: [http://www.udel.edu/help/ssl.html]. If you have any questions, contact your CITA or complete an IT Help Center Help Request form at [http://www.udel.edu/help/webtt.html].

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