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How can I connect to the Central Server Systems from off-campus?

In order to connect to the central servers from outside the METU campus using “SSH Secure Shell Client” you should first connect to the server named External (external.cc.metu.edu.tr). Once you connect to External, you can connect to Beluga or Orca using ssh command, such as;

ssh beluga.cc.metu.edu.tr

For more information about how to use "SSH Secure Shell Client” click this link.

What is SPAMBOX?

The received e-mail messages are filtered by a spam filter which is running on central mail server. The messages that are marked as spam are directed to a folder located under your mail directory, and it is named as SPAMBOX. You can access the SPAMBOX through Horde, SquirrelMail or pine programs; or e-mail clients using IMAP services.

Sometimes a normal e-mail can be marked as spam by the filter.

What is Time Stamp, why is it have to be used? (In Turkish)

English version will be available soon.

Zaman damgası nedir?
Zaman damgası, elektronik ortamda log, doküman ve sözleşme gibi elektronik verilerin, belirli bir
zamandan önce var olduğunu kanıtlamak için kullanılır. Mesela bir log dosyasının, kayıt altına alındıgı tarihte orjinal haliyle var oldugunu, sonradan
değiştirilmediğini ispatlamak amacıyla zaman damgasından yararlanılabilir.

What is phishing?

Phishing, an expression derived from "password fishing", is an illegal way of collecting personal information

such as passwords, bank or credit card account details etc. by sending misleading and fraudulent e-mails.

Due to security reasons, METU-CC never sends any e-mails for the need to update user information such as account name, password

etc.

How to discover phishing

It is technically possible to arrange the "From" line in a manner to mislead users on an e-mail.

I have subscribed to "abc-l" list with my e-mail address name_surname@domain. Can I change my subscription address without making any unsubscription-resubscription operations? (in Turkish)

Liste üyeliğinden çıkmadan sadece üyelik adresinizi değiştirmeniz mümkündür.

How can I use METU E-Mail Services with Windows Mail?

You should configure the settings on the central e-mail server in order to read and send e-mail via Windows Mail which is installed on Windows Vista.

Open "Internet Accounts" window by selecting Tools > Accounts from the menu. Then click Add and select E-mail Account.

Write down your name and click Next on the next window (This window will automatically appear when you initially start Windows Mail).

Write down your e-mail address and click Next in order to open the server settings window.

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