YOUR EMAIL WILL
NOT BE DELIVERED IF YOUR DISK QUOTA (5MB) IS FULL.
- Be sure to delete
messages you do not need, especially those with attachments,
or save them to a floppy disk or zip disk and then delete them from your
email account.
- Note that the
maximum size of an individual message including attachments and the
necessary email overhead may not exceed 3 MB.
- Floppy disks, zip disks, and USB flash drives all fail, so be
sure to backup all
important documents to at least two places.
How can I check to see how much space I have available?
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In the PC Labs,
double-click on the Gemini icon
on the desktop.
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Type your
username and press [Enter].
Type your password
(NOTHING WILL SHOW) and press [Enter].
$ show quota
(shows your used and available disk space in blocks)
$
lo (to log
out)
How do I save messages and attachments in
WebMail?
WebMail is a web based application, so use your browser's commands.
- In Internet Explorer, from the menu, select File > Print to print an
important message before you delete it.
- In Internet Explorer, from the menu, select File > Save As to
save a file before deleting.
- Navigate to a location where you wish to save your
message, such as a zip disk or USB flash drive, or the My Documents folder
in the PC labs.
- Type a file name
- Select Text File as the type
- Click Save.
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To save an attachment:
- Click on the message to open it in WebMail.
- Click on the attachment name to open it.
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- From within your browser, select File > Save As
- Navigate to a location where you wish to save your
message, such as a zip disk or USB flash drive, or the My Documents folder
in the PC labs.
- Type a filename.
- Click Save.
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How do I save messages and attachments in
Outlook Express 2002
To save the content of a message:
- In the message listing pane, click on the message to
select it.
- From the menu, select File > Save As
- Navigate to a location where you wish to save your
message, such as a zip disk or USB flash drive, or the My Documents folder
in the PC labs.
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- Type a filename
- Choose an appropriate file type:
- Text files for text messages
- HTML for messages with embedded graphics
- Click Save.
OR From the menu, select File > Print to print a copy before deleting.
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To save an attachment:
- Click on the paperclip in the message window.
- Select Save Attachments
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- Browse to a location to save your attachment(s) such as a zip disk or USB flash drive, or the
My Documents folder
in the PC labs.
- Click Save.
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How do I forward my TTU email to another address?
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In
the PC Labs, double-click on the
Gemini icon on the
desktop.
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Type
your
username
and
password
(nothing will show as you type password)
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At the $ prompt type mail:
$ mail
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At the mail prompt:
mail> SET FORWARD "username@wherever.com"
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mail> exit
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$ lo
Also of help may be:
- mail> SET NOFORWARD
(to turn off forwarding)
- mail> SHOW FORWARD (to see if
you are having your mail forwarded)
What do I need to do if my name changes or I leave the university?
- Let the TTU
Records Office know of the change.
- Your username will be changed AFTER
the current semester ends.
- If you withdraw from TTU, your email and pclab accounts will be
deactivated the next day.
- If you graduate, your email account will
remain active for several months, but your PC Lab account will
be deactivated at graduation.
What other steps can I take if I still can not
recover space by deleting my email messages?
Occasionally, you may need to directly telnet to gemini if you
have deleted messages, but still have not recovered your disk space.
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In the PC Labs,
double-click on the Gemini icon
on the desktop.
-
Type your
username and press [Enter].
Type your password
(NOTHING WILL SHOW) and press [Enter].
$ show quota
(shows your used and available disk space in blocks)
$
mail
MAIL>
purge/reclaim (to purge and reclaim space
from deleted messages-this is usually done automatically, but occasionally
there may be a situation where it was not done automatically)
mail> compress (This creates a file
mail.old which must be deleted.)
mail>exit
$
del
[.mail]mail.old;*
(Type exactly as shown here with only a space after del -- no other spaces.
This will delete the mail.old file created in the mail subdirectory.)
$
lo (to log
out)
If
you use Gemini for purposes other than email, look for unnecessary files:
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$
dir/size/col=2
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$
del/confirm *.txt;
(For example, to delete files that end with txt)
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Make sure NOT to delete anything named login.com or
mail.mai
For additional assistance, email
PTsai@tntech.edu or
MicroSupport@tntech.edu
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