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Web and Email Access
 FDU
Webmail
update email address
Other system/network ids
For access to FDU servers and systems other than Webmail, the first step
is always a visit to your nearest campus
computer lab. Lab staff will help you request an id on the Novell and/or
Unix systems. Anticipate that your id will take at least a week to arrive
after you request it.
Once you have your user id, you may wish to log in with assistance from
computer lab staff if you are not a long-time computer user. Your new password
is for one-time use. You will need to pick a new password when you log
in for the first time. Security requires that FDU passwords are unpronounceable.
Your cat's name won't do unless his name is Mxflp74k.
Web access
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Campus computer labs
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Campus computer
labs are available to anyone with a valid user id on the Novell network
or on Unix. Access to FDU web resources is extremely fast in the
labs, as the FDU web is connected to the labs via local area networking.
Access to non-FDU web resources is fast: Campus computers share
a multi-megabit-per-second channel to the Internet.
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Residence hall computers
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Each residence hall room
has Ethernet access, enabling appropriately-equipped student-owned
computers to connect to the Internet at essentially the same speeds as computer
lab systems.
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Internet Service Provider
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Access to the web from off-campus residences is usually achieved by contracting
with an Internet Service Provider (e.g. America On Line, earthlink). This
service is typically priced in the range from $15 to $50 per month, depending
on speed of access. The higher speed access technologies, via cable modem
or DSL connection, are comparable in speed to web access from the campus
computer labs.
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Free ISP
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Services may still be available that make ISP
services available at no charge. Since these services are advertiser
supported, they will typically display an advertising banner on screen
during the whole time of connection to the Internet.
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Dialup to FDU
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FDU provides a limited number of access
ports that can be direct dialled, permitting your computer to connect
via telnet to alpha.fdu.edu. This makes it possible to access the web in very limited
non-graphics mode via lynx. This access is a local call only
for those in the immediate vicinity of the New Jersey campuses, and is
subject to busy signals at exam times when many others are seeking computer
access.
Email address
Every member of the FDU campus communities can request an fdu.edu email
address at no charge, so your email alternatives are:
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yourname@fdu.edu or yourname@student.fdu.edu
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Mail served by the webmail system. Access either of two ways: (1) Direct
access on the web at webmail.fdu.edu, using any web browser. (2) Use your
email software (e.g. MS Outlook, Netscape Messenger, Pegasus). Server name
mail.fdu.edu, server type POP3, userid yourname@fdu.edu.
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yourname@yourisp.com
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Mail served by your ISP -- the company that provides your Internet access
(e.g. America On Line, earthlink.com).
Follow your ISP's instructions for setting up your software.
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yourname@freemailserver.com
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Mail served by a free service on the web (e.g. hotmail.com,
netscape.net).
Access by visiting a web page. Many of these services
also permit multiple email addresses to be picked up with one visit. For
instance, you could pick up email from your yourname@fdu.edu account and from your yourname@hotmail.com
account, all by visiting hotmail.com.
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