Drexel updates email service
Editorial Board
Issue date: 1/11/08 Section: Ed-Op
Drexel's e-mail offering to students has been sitting at the 100 MB limit for a while now. Additionally, students have only had the option of using the clumsy DrexelOne interface or the dull, static WebMail interface.
While the size and interface options are not terrible, nobody can deny an upgrade is overdue, especially when students are relying on e-mail to accomplish more demanding and complicated tasks than ever before.
That is why we love the University's announcement of the LinkEdu program.
Instead of sticking with the status quo and picking one service and forcing it upon students, Drexel has opted to make four options available for students: sticking with the current service, a Gmail service, Microsoft's Live@Edu and Microsoft's ExchangeLabs.
To put it simply, choice is good. This University has a variety of different students with different majors, backgrounds and computing abilities.
Now, the student will be able to find a system that works for his or her life.
More advanced users can take advantage of the more robust features offered in these services, while the quick, easy and simple access to e-mail without all the bells and whistles is still available for the casual user, and the new features are a welcome addition.
It is also nice to see the University move to a third party service provider for e-mail.
We also hope this takes some of the e-mail maintenance duties off of IRT's plate so they can focus on new projects for the University. Overall, our e-mail service is due for an upgrade.
The days of static and dull webmail interfaces are gone, and it is good see many strong options for students.
While the size and interface options are not terrible, nobody can deny an upgrade is overdue, especially when students are relying on e-mail to accomplish more demanding and complicated tasks than ever before.
That is why we love the University's announcement of the LinkEdu program.
Instead of sticking with the status quo and picking one service and forcing it upon students, Drexel has opted to make four options available for students: sticking with the current service, a Gmail service, Microsoft's Live@Edu and Microsoft's ExchangeLabs.
To put it simply, choice is good. This University has a variety of different students with different majors, backgrounds and computing abilities.
Now, the student will be able to find a system that works for his or her life.
More advanced users can take advantage of the more robust features offered in these services, while the quick, easy and simple access to e-mail without all the bells and whistles is still available for the casual user, and the new features are a welcome addition.
It is also nice to see the University move to a third party service provider for e-mail.
We also hope this takes some of the e-mail maintenance duties off of IRT's plate so they can focus on new projects for the University. Overall, our e-mail service is due for an upgrade.
The days of static and dull webmail interfaces are gone, and it is good see many strong options for students.
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