FAQs

From the UA homepage click the WebMail button, or
In a browser window connect to www.email.arizona.edu, or
To read your mail using Pine:
- If you have dialed in using a modem, you can use telnet.
- Otherwise, you must use SSH, or the web-based SSH client on a Java-enabled browser.
- Connect to u.arizona.edu. Enter your username and password.
  Menu users select Pine from the menu and enter your password again when prompted to do so.
  Shell users enter the command pine.
  Press the I key to enter your folder index.

We have email tutorials on use and setup in the Email help section.

Why are some email addresses @u.arizona.edu and some are @email.arizona.edu?

The @u.arizona.edu user has a U-System computing account. Such users also have a @email.arizona.edu email account. Email sent to username@u.arizona.edu and username@email.arizona.edu are merged under latter account name.

Can I use a mail program, like Netscape, on my PC?

Yes, provided you have a "network connection". See our Email help page for specific setup instructions.

NOTE: Users who dial in through our modem banks (618-3190) do not have a network connection.

What are the email message size limits?

Each user has a default INBOX quota of 100MB, maximum of 250MB.

The maximum email attachment size is 50MB.

NOTE: Email is not a file transfer protocol. Please use SFTP or the web for large file transfers.

How much email and disk space do I have in my account?

Each $HOME directory is allocated 250 MB (as of 10/1/06). In addition, 100 MB of storage for email is allocated on email.arizona.edu, it can be increased to 250MB in the WebMail menus ("Options" -> "Manage Mail Storage"). Additional space may be allocated temporarily on the U System, by using the xdisk utility. The maximum period of time for the allocation depends on the amount of storage space requested.

Checking your disk usage can be done in two ways:

With the Menu interface, from the main menu, choose File, then choose Quota.
With the Shell interface, type ezquota at the Unix prompt.

You can check your email usage under Webmail.

How do I join a listserv?

Send a mail message to listserv@listserv.arizona.edu. In the body of the message, write:

        SUB listname Firstname Lastname

Replace listname with the actual name of the list. Change Firstname and Lastname to be your name.

More info is available at http://listserv.arizona.edu.

How/where do I view my webpage?

All homepages have a URL of the form http://www.u.arizona.edu/~your_NetID so point your browser to this URL where ~your_NetID is replaced by the tilde (~ is found on the upper left of most keyboards), followed by your NetID.

Can I use CGI on my webpage?

No. CGI is not available to general users due to security concerns. However, there is a good alternative. PHP is an embedded language designed for dynamic web content in a safe way. PHP web pages end in a .phtml extension.

See our local PHP page for information and documentation.

How do I transfer files between my account and my PC?

This depends if you are connected via our modem banks or from the network.

Modem users: Use a utility like WS_FTP.
Network users:
Use a secure FTP client program. You can find one at http://www.u.arizona.edu/ssh.
Use web-based SSH on a computer that has a Java-enabled web browser and go to http://u.arizona.edu. After logging in, go to File -> Scp File Transfer. This will allow you to move files between your account and local computer.

Can I surf the web from home?

Users with Internet Service Providers can surf the web with Netscape or any other graphical browser.

Users who dial in through our modem banks can surf the web with a text based web browser named lynx. Lynx allows transfer of web content to those who cannot directly view graphics. Menu users can start lynx by choosing the main menu upon login. Shell users must type lynx at their shell prompt. Once in lynx, press g for a URL prompt.

How do I know if an application needs to have setup run?

Issue the command setup -l and the response tells you which applications need to be setup.

Is there a command in Unix to generate a beep when a task has completed?

The way that you do it depends on the operating system/shell. On linux, you can type "echo -e '\07'" or "echo -e '\a'", on Super, just "echo '\07'" will send a beep to your terminal program.