These include e-mail, the library system, the campus web site, CyberEd, distance learning, and Internet access. Our e-mail runs on the DEC Alpha computer cluster with an Open VMS operating system. It is accessible from every part of the campus including student housing via direct Ethernet communications. UMDNet is a part of the Internet global network making possible communication with and access to off-campus locations. It can be used to send electronic mail to persons at other institutions, to participate in discussion groups, and to browse the World Wide Web.
All students receive accounts to use UMDNet services such as e-mail.
All rooms in the residence halls are wired to provide Ethernet service to UMDNet from each room. The student s equipment must meet minimum configurations. For those who live off campus, there are a number of Internet Service Providers that will connect students via a modem to the Internet and UMass Dartmouth. E-mail accounts are generated for all students. CITS uses a listserv approach through UMDAnnounce, UMDNotify, and UMDAlert to provide campus announ-cements, important information, and emergency information respectively.