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Retrieve your e-mail from afar...12/21
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ginny Williams)
Fri Dec 17 11:57:38 1999
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:53:29 -0500
To: itpartners@mit.edu, macpartners@mit.edu, ntpartners@mit.edu,
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From: Ginny Williams <ginnyw@MIT.EDU>
Staying Connected - Getting E-Mail (and other services) From MITnet
When You're Far From Home
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Overview
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We expect that many of you (or users that you support) will be traveling
during the break with your laptops. Come hear about options for getting
prepared before taking a trip. Please feel free to forward this e-mail to
someone you think may be interested.
Tuesday, 12/21
2 - 3:30 pm in the Demo Center, building N42
Session Topics
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We'll present information on a few alternative internet service providers,
info on forwarding your e-mail, how to connect to Tether from long-distance
and tools that you may not be familiar with, but that would be helpful to
know about when traveling. The session will touch on the following areas:
* Good practices, testing, and bookkeeping before you leave
* Software and configuration before you go
* Connecting
-- Tether & adapting it for travel (long distance dialing, use of calling card)
-- Use of alternate dial-up service providers (cutting cost w/ local
dialing, what MIT services are/aren't available)
-- Use of web-based freemail services (security issues, forwarding from
another account)
* Special equipment for international travel, theft protection
* Considerations re: international travel
* Other sources of laptop and travel info
* Q&A: Other computing issues while away from MIT
