To: Students, Faculty & Staff
Date: November 4, 2009
Re: LIVE@BCC - New Student E-mail System
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Please be advised that BCC will very shortly be replacing its current student
e-mail system with LIVE@BCC. This new e-mail service will be in a CUNY/Microsoft hosted environment. The move to this new release is scheduled to take place between November 13 and November 16, 2009.
With LIVE@BCC, students will enjoy the following e-mail enhancements and support benefits:
| Mailbox Space |
10 GB |
Message Size Support |
20 MB |
Account Longevity |
Lifetime |
Mailbox Protection |
Anti-Spam/Virus |
Reliability/Availability |
24/7 |
Mobile Access |
Optional |
Shared Calendars & Address Books |
Available |
Collaboration Tools* |
SkyDrive, Spaces, Office Live |
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SkyDrive allows storing and sharing files and photos with almost anyone; Spaces offers the ability to publish a weblog via mobile phone, add music lists and manage friends; Office Live allows users to store and share documents online and create a free website with Microsoft. |
Please note the following important details:
- The e-mail/upgrade process will begin on Friday, November 13th at 9:00am.
- There will be no e-mail available until Monday, November 16th at 8:00am.
- Students’ existing e-mail will not be transferred to this new service! To avoid losing anything important, students should print out everything they wish to save for future reference.
- Students’ current e-mail addresses will be used to access this new service as these will not change.
- On Monday November 16th, students should login at http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/email and take advantage of this new LIVE@BCC e-mail service available at our campus.
If you have any questions, please call the Help Desk at extension 5970 or send e-mail to helpdesk@bcc.cuny.edu.
Thank you.
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