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I am over quota, what should I do?

The disk space allocated for user account owners on the central servers is designated as quota. Two different quota areas are allocated for METU users, one for their files and one for their e-mail. The procedures to be followed are different when file or e-mail message quotas are full.

For the e-mail messages quota:

Another quota is designated for the disk area where the user keeps the e-mail messages. When 90% of this quota is full, an alert message is sent to the user.

I am a member of "xyz-l" list. I clicked on the password reminder button to obtain my list membership password; but I did not receive the password yet. Is there something wrong? (in Turkish)

Büyük olasılıkla girdiğiniz e-posta adresi listeye üye bir adres değildir. Bir listeye üye olmadiğınız halde liste mesajlarını alıyorsanız bunun sebebi mesaj yönlendirme olabilir. Yani eğer mesajlarınızı birden fazla e-posta adresi ile takip ediyor ve bu adresler arasında yönlendirme kullanıyorsanız, liste mesajlarının gönderildiği e-posta adresiniz ile listeye üyelik için kullandığıniz e-posta adresi farklı olabilir.

How can I use METU Central E-Mail Services with Horde?

Horde is a service that can be used to connect to your user account on the central servers of METU and easily perform activities
such as, accessing your e-mails, organizing your work using applications of a calendar, tasks, slips, or making password changes, and uploading
files. The service can be accessed from the https://metumail.metu.edu.tr/ address by clicking on the
relevant link (Fig. 1) or direct from the https://horde.metu.edu.tr/ address (Fig.

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

Within the METU Campus you can reach the central servers named Beluga and Orca.

“To connect central servers, you can use the newest version of SSH or try a different program. WinSCP is the one of the FTP programs you can use. You can make operations like changing the permissions of your files in the server, copying/moving a files and folders.

Additionally, for users who are more comfortable with command line PuTTY is a free software which enable to make necessary operations.

Is there a limit of my account for the Inbox directory or the other directories I have created for the e-mail messages or the other files I would like to keep?

The disk space allocated for user account owners on the central servers is designated as quota. Two different quota areas are allocated for METU users and their capacities are independent from each other. The e-mail messages you may keep in the Inbox or other e-mail directories you have created are limited with the e-mail messages quota and the files in other directories to be created are limited by the file quota.

What to do, to make use of the services provided by the CC?

The academic/administrative staff who would like to work via the Central Systems or access the Internet should first fill out the User Code Application Form and have it authorized by the department/unit computer coordinator and submit it to Room B-14 at the CC during working hours, presenting their ID card, in order to get their user code and password.

How can I define a common password for the electronic lists I have subscribed? (in Turkish)

E-liste servisindeki altyapı gereği, kullanıcıların üye oldukları her bir e-liste için farklı e-liste şifreleri tanımlanmaktadır. Dileyen kullanıcılarımız kolaylık olması açısından, tüm e-listeler için ortak bir e-liste şifresi tanımlayabilirler.

How can I recover the files I have mistakenly deleted from my user account?

In order to recover files deleted from your account by mistake, it ought to be enough just to fill out the form that you will see when you go to https://portal.metu.edu.tr/group/sayfa/yedekleme address and choose the date and folder that you want to recover. The system backs up the files in your account every night. You can recover the files that have arrived before back-up time and the files which have been deleted after back-up time.
Note: Backup copies are kept for 30 days.

I am a METU personnel but I can not receive the messages from university administration sent to announcement lists. What should I do? (in Turkish)

Bu liste(ler)e gönderilen mesajlari daha önce görüyor ancak bir süredir göremiyorsaniz mailman@metu.edu.tr adresine ilgili listeye üyelik için kullandığınız e-posta adresinden durumu bildiren bir e-posta gönderiniz. Üyelik durumunuz incelenecek, konu hakkında size bilgi verilecektir.

Eğer ilgili listelerden şimdiye kadar hiç e-posta almadıysanız üyelik başvurusunda bulunmanız gerekmektedir. Bu konuda "Bir listeye üye olmak için ne yapmalıyım?" bölümünden bilgi alabilirsiniz.

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