The mail is stored on a central server, run by RUCS or your department. Where possible, we recommend that you use this approach. The software is easier to use, and it provides features such as sending word processor and spreadsheet files. It is also possible to read and send email using software on a central Unix timesharing system. In this mode, you connect to a Unix system such as rci, eden, andromeda, pegasus, clam, or crab, and run a program such as pine.
Most people find the desktop software more convenient.
People who receive a large amount of email may find that the Unix software is faster than the desktop software. Experts may also find that certain complex tasks are easier to do with the Unix software. For this reason, we expect to continue supporting email on our central Unix systems. However we believe that most people would be better off using desktop email, particularly using the email facilities in Netscape. Finding email addresses Rutgers Email Directory.