If you’ve noticed missing calendar appointments (e.g., lost meetings, delegate issues), or meeting updates from someone other than the original organizer, you’re not alone. This issue has been reported in organizations with Microsoft Exchange, Outlook (2003, 2007, or 2010), Apple iPhones/iPads/iPods, Active Sync devices, Apple Macs running Entourage or Outlook 2011, and RIM Blackberries.
For more information please see: http://its.uiowa.edu/support/article/3521
Other Email-related NewsITS is recommending Cached Exchange Mode as it will provide you with a better experience when you use Outlook 2010. A copy of your mailbox and GAL (global address list) are “cached” on your computer. This copy provides quick access to your data and is frequently updated with the mail server. For more information please see: Outook 2010 & Cached Exchange Mode
Every student, faculty, and staff member at The University of Iowa is provided an e-mail “alias”, which is usually some form of “firstname-lastname@uiowa.edu”. Students, faculty, and staff are also eligible for a Hawkmail e-mail account. What’s the difference? Your e-mail alias is just a “pointer” to your real e-mail account. That account could be Hawkmail, or it could be another e-mail account like Gmail, AOL, etc.
Beginning November 9, 2009, if you have a University Hawkmail account and choose to “point” or forward your University alias to another e-mail account, your Hawkmail account will automatically be closed, to prevent you from missing important emails and ensure that all email is forwarded to your non-Hawkmail account. Click here for more information about email aliases and routing addresses.
As many of you are aware, SPAM continues to be a problem on campus and with the Hawkmail service. ITS has been working on additional measures to reduce the amount of SPAM that is delivered to Hawkmail, and today, 8/13/09, we are planning to put additional protection in place. Specifically, ITS will be making the following changes: