Zimbra at Goshen College
The migration of mail and calendar data in early July was successful and the campus is now live on Zimbra for email, calendar and collaboration. ITS staff have been busy helping resolve migration-related issues and assisting departments in mapping their mail and calendaring needs onto the new system. If you were out of town during the transition or just have questions about what happened, it may be helpful to be aware of the following:
Retirees who are using Eudora, Apple Mail or some other email program: The email migration should not effect you and you can continue to use your email as you have been.
Users who are forwarding their GC email to another email account:
Employees and Students who are using Thunderbird, Apple Mail, or Webmail (roundcube or iloha), and Retirees who have switched to Thunderbird IMAP:
Mac users using Apple Mail
Handhelds and SmartPhones: Due to rapidly changing technology, we cannot give a definitive list of makes and models of devices we support. However, in general ITS will support any device running Windows Mobile 6 or higher, Palm OS 5 or higher, and iPod Touches or iPhones. Please note that all mobile devices must have an internet connection and that ITS is not responsible for any fees incurred due to data usage. Serial Palm devices (PDA's that sync through a cable) and Blackberrys will NOT sync with your GC mail or calendar and are NOT supported by ITS. Support for mobile devices is limited to ensuring that compatible devices will sync with Zimbra. Anyone who needs help with the setup of their device will need to make an appointment with ITS. Please call the Help Desk at ext. 7700.
Oracle Calendar tasks were not migrated. If you didn't print out your tasks prior to the migration, contact the help desk for assistance.
If you manage multiple calendar accounts, ITS can supply a user interface hack that improves management of multiple accounts. (caveat: this is an unsupported modification that could be broken by subsequent updates to Zimbra)
Links to room schedules are available at Room Directory
What is Zimbra?Zimbra is a web-based collaboration suite. "Web-based" means Zimbra is accessed through a browser, and "collaboration suite" means Zimbra is a set of programs that work together in an integrated fashion. For the user, this means you can anytime, anywhere, and from any computer or internet-capable device access your email, calendar, to-do list, and more in one easy-to-use program.
Why are we switching to Zimbra?Zimbra has many advantages over our current system of Thunderbird for faculty/staff email, Oracle for calendar, and Roundcube for webmail. Some advantages are:
Who will be using Zimbra?Everyone. Whether you are faculty, staff, or a student, or using a Mac, PC, or Linux, you will have access to all of Zimbra's features. Student access to calendars and cross-platform compatibility are two of the big advantages of switching to Zimbra.
When will we be switching?Everyone will have access to Zimbra starting on July 4, 2009. On July 12, access to Oracle will be disconnected and the switch will be complete.
What do I need to do to get ready?For information on what you need to do to get ready for the move to Zimbra, visit our Getting Ready page.
How will I use Zimbra?Its easy! On or after July 4, just go to mail.goshen.edu, or on the OnCampus page, click on Webmail (under Quick Links). This will send you to the Zimbra login screen. Log in with your GC username and password and you're set!
Wait! I have more questions!If you have a question that wasn't answered here, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions or Zimbra Help pages. If you can't find an answer there, feel free to contact ITS at extension 7700 or .
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