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As of Wednesday, April 2, 2003, everyone using Darkwing, Gladstone, or Oregon for email must have either reconfigured or upgraded their email program to support encrypted passwords (SSL). While SSL has been available as an option for a number of years, this marks the first time Computing Center staff will require its use.
If you use UO Webmail, you'll be completely unaffected by the new policy and won't need to make any changes. However, everyone who reads their email with a POP or IMAP program (e.g., programs such as Outlook, Eudora, or Netscape mail) will need to make the change. And if your email program is too old to support SSL, you will not be able to retrieve mail after April 2.
How to enable SSL on your email program. For complete, step-by-step reconfiguration instructions, go to http://micro.uoregon.edu/security/email/
Here, you'll find instructions for the following email clients:
Remember, if your email program is older than the versions listed here, you'll need to upgrade in order to continue accessing your mail after April 2.
If you have questions or concerns about this change, please contact the Microcomputer Services Help Desk (microhelp@lists.uoregon.edu, 346-4412).