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@part(Zero, root="mm.mss")
@PrefaceSection(Preface)
@begin(text2, columnbalance=on)
The electronic mail system MM runs on CUCCA's unix-based computers.
If you have an account on one of those machines, you are welcome to
use MM to communicate with people on campus or around the world.
All faculty and staff of Columbia University are being offered free
accounts with a limited amount of connect time and disk space. For
information, call the Academic Computing Help Desk at 854-4854. The
host computer is known as "Mail" or cunixf.
Students (and faculty using computers for instruction) have accounts on
cunixa, cunixb or cunixd. There is a fee for students. To arrange for
an account, contact the Business Office, 854-3555.
@b[MM FROM YOUR OWN PC]
Many MM users connect from their own PC's, on campus or off. That
makes it convenient to check mail every day, or many times a day.
The booklet @p(Preparing for Data Communi@_cations with the PBX) gives
details of how to connect through the ROLM phone system on the
Morningside Campus. If you order the @i(data phone option) from
Telecommuni@_cations (854-6254), you can simply run a cable between your
PC's serial port and the connector built into the ROLM data phone. No
modem is used.
From off campus, you can dial in to the ROLM PBX using a modem. The
phone numbers are 854-1812 and 854-1824. They connect at 2400, 1200 or
300 baud.
Connections can also be made through some departmental computers on
the Morningside Campus and at the Health Sciences Campus. Contact
your local departmental administrator for details.
@b[COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE]
No matter how you connect, you need communications software to let
your PC act as a terminal. Columbia supports software called
@i(Kermit), available for both MS-DOS PC's and Macintosh. Kermit can
also transfer files between your PC and the MM host computer.
Macintosh and MS-DOS Kermit can be copied free at the Business Office,
102 Philosophy Hall; bring your own disk. At the Business Office, you
can also purchase Kermit disks and manuals, and get free handouts.
For more information on Kermit, contact Kermit Information at
854-3703.
@b[LOGGING IN]
Information on how to log in is contained in the handout @p(Using MM).
You should get it when you get your account. Once you log in, you can
start MM.
@b[PUBLICATIONS]
You can get all the publications mentioned here at the Academic
Computing Business Office, 102 Philosophy Hall, 854-3555. The
microcomputer labs at 215 International Affairs and 251 Mudd also have
the handouts and reference copies of the manuals.
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