postman@clemson.edu
Email Administrator
Employees can choose to use the university's Microsoft Exchange server and/or the legacy mail server. If not prohibited by departmental, contractual or other policies, employees may also choose to have a Google Apps for Education account.
The first point of contact for setting up email on an office machine should be your departmental Technology Support Provider (TSP). They will assist you with selecting, installing and setting up your email software. A list of TSPs and information about the TSP program are available.
These guidelines will help you select the best email option for you.
Decision points for Exchange:
- You need to schedule university resources, such as conference rooms or equipment.
- You need to schedule meetings for yourself or others.
- You need to share calendars with other faculty or staff.
- You want to use an integrated email, calendaring and information client.
- You like easy access to training and documentation.
- You want to use Outlook (WinOS) , Entourage (MacOS) or Evolution (Linux).
- You want the flexibility to access your email or calendar from a web client (Outlook Web Access).
- You want full support from your local technology support providers and CCIT staff.
- You want the option to use secure POP or IMAP.
Decision points for mail.clemson.edu
- You don't need to schedule university resources or meetings for yourself or others.
- You don't need to share calendars.
- You want the option to use secure POP, IMAP or a web mail client (Squirrel Mail).
- You want to use Outlook (WinOS) , Entourage (MacOS) or Evolution (Linux) without the benefits of using Exchange.
- You want full support from your local technology support providers and CCIT staff.
- You want to use your own favorite mail program, not one of the above and with limited support from CCIT staff.
Decision points for Google Apps for Education
- You may be prohibited from storing email in Google Apps for Education because of departmental, contractual or other policies.
- You want to use a web-based email, calendar and personal information manager.
- You want to use Google's mail search.
- You want to share your calendar with other Google users.
- You cannot share calendars with employees on the university exchange server.
- You cannot schedule university resources.
- You can send and accept meeting requests with employees on the university exchange server.
- You accept limited support from Clemson University and Google.
- Offsite storage & support is not an issue.
- You want the option to use a POP mail client.
