He explained that the E-Mail Commission stated in its final report that a centrally administered mail system was desired. Therefore, Bill and his group met with the vendor, Novell, to determine exactly what that would mean, and to get their input as to how a campus mail system should be architected and managed. Novell s recommendation for several scenarios presented to them was to establish a central mail domain for campus, which would be centrally managed. Distributed areas would be responsible for user management, and set-up of users in their respective areas. At the present, Bill is waiting for responses from Novell to some questions he presented to them regarding design issues.
Some administrative issues are guidelines for retention of E-mail, and training.
Since all of the courses needed are not presently being offered, Bill is talking with Novell about the possibility of sending our E-Mail Specialist to Utah to work with their people. Discussion followed on the subject of E-mail retention, which indicated the complexity and sensitive nature of this subject. Don Grose said he would discuss the issue with the University Archivist. There was also some discussion regarding the need for a clear management structure for the E-mail system on campus, including the internet system, and for the communication of that structure to all LAN Managers. It was also pointed out that when changes are made to the E-mail system, that also needs to be communicated to LAN Managers.