UNI.EDU Mail Server speed problem

As many have inquired over the last two days - "why is my @uni.edu mail so slow." Using MailMan was virtually impossible yesterday - all IMAP and POP clients (Outlook, O.Express, Netscape Messenger, Eudora, etc.) were only slightly better.

The UNI mailserver is maintained by ITS-NS (Network Services). CHFA has no control over this server. CHFA cannot access or change your password, create mail accounts, mailing lists. Our only job is to support mail client programs on office computers in the College (of which our recommended clients are Outlook Express for Windows, and Mac Mail for OS X Macintoshes).

ITS was testing an anti-spam software on the mail server Tuesday 9/2 and until 11AM today which resulted in poor mail performance (speed).

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Connelly"
To: "ITS Tech Forum"
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11:19 AM
Subject: [Tech Forum] pulling the plug on anti-spam


> Mail server performance over the past day and a half has suffered,
> sometimes exceedingly, due to the impact of the anti-spam software being
> beta-tested. Since there is no indication that the software will be
> affordable anyway, the plug has been pulled as of about five minutes ago
> and this software is no longer active.
>
> Thank you for your efforts, feedback, and patience in this exercise.
> Should things change, you'll be among the first to know.
>
> --
> - Ken
> ===========================================================================
> Ken Connelly (KC152) Systems and Operations Manager, ITS - Network Services
> University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0121
> email: Ken.Connelly@uni.edu phone: (319) 273-5850 fax: (319) 273-7373


Information posted by Chris Conklin, 9/3/2003 4:03:06 PM.