The migration of Cabrillo College's email system to Google will be starting on August 11th, 2017 at 5:00 pm. With two weeks until the migration of the email system. Here are some resources to assist you with preparations.
Things to know - No more small email quotas!
- Your new Google mailbox will begin receiving new emails immediately and can be used to send and receive emails on Aug 11th
- Your email address will not change
- Your alias will not change
- Your password will not change
- Your email registrations with other systems will not change
- Your list serves will be recreated in Google groups and only include active employees
- IT will be reaching out to list serve owners to ensure your groups are created and functioning properly
- Your emails that are on the Cabrillo server will be automatically migrated over to your new Google mailbox
- If you have local folders that you created due to storage issues you may re-upload your emails to the Cabrillo server so they can be migrated.
- If you need assistance please contact IT via email or at 477-5282.
- Access to mail.cabrillo.edu will not change, it will take you to your new Google mailbox
- If you select to access your Cabrillo mail on your mobile device, minimum device settings will be required
- Device must have a screen lock when unattended
- Device must be encrypted
Things to do now - Cabrillo IT will not ask for your username or password during the migration
- New to Google? You can learn all about it here!
Things to do on August 11th - All users will continue to be able to access webmail interface at mail.cabrillo.edu
- Thunderbird, Mac Mail, Outlook, or any other POP or IMAP client will not be supported after the migration. You will need to use the google mail web interface.
- Re-upload any archived emails that you would like to be automatically migrated during the Aug 11th cutover.
- Import your previous contacts
- Recreate any incoming mail rules in Google mailbox
- Mobile users will need to setup their gmail app with their cabrillo.edu account.
Things to do after migration - Flex event to be held on August 23
- Open lab hours TBD
- Import older mail that you had archived off, into your Cabrillo Google mail account
Where to find help? - Google videos and documentation can be found here!
- IT Help Desk or please contact IT via email or at 477-5282
- TLC
|