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SOCS E-mail Hosting Services
SOCS E-Mail Hosting has many features that will suit the needs of your school staff. It comes with
an Internet mail client, a user-level administration client and a domain registration client.
Internet mail client Domain administration client (used only by
Basic e-mail features for the Internet mail client email administrator at each school) can:
include inbox, drafts, sent mail and trash that • name multiple domain administrators for a
allow users to: single domain
• compose, assign priority, save drafts, receive • add, modify and delete user-level accounts
receipts and check spelling for new • assign new passwords for users
messages • forward mail from one account to another
• read, reply, reply to all, forward with attach- • enable a vacation/out of the office message
ments and forward received messages auto-reply
• browse for and add attachments • create an alias e-mail account which forwards
• rely on an auto-complete function based on to a mail account or a distribution group
address book contacts • create mailing lists and distribution groups for
• mark read messages as unread the domain
• use automatic signatures, and insert reply • allow for mailing lists to be moderated or
citations unmoderated
Mailbox management features allow users to: More about SOCS E-mail Hosting Service
• add, edit or delete folders and modify folder • E-mail Hosting services are based on the
preferences SOCS Service Level Agreement.
• add, edit or delete address book contacts • Individual email accounts are equipped with
• change display preferences 25MB of storage.
• Total number of mail accounts for each
• monitor mailbox space usage
domain is based on contracted accounts.
• highlight messages based on From:, To:, CC:
• Clients can access e-mail via IMAP or POP3.
or Subject line
FES supports IMAP, but the client is responsible
• modify message index columns in Inbox; for supporting their local POP3 client.
personal Spell Checker dictionary; new mail
• Virus protection is provided, definition
notifications; and SPAM filter settings
updates are scheduled nightly, if available.
• filter messages • Attachments typically associated with viruses
• search folders may be blocked at FES discretion.
• The e-mail server is backed up nightly and
User-level administration client can: tapes are stored offsite. E-mail database
• modify user mailbox password and the dis- recovery is limited to the previous two years.
play name on the account • The school is responsible for administration
• create and enable vacation/out of the office and setup of e-mail accounts.
auto-reply messages • Instruction is available for the domain
• auto-forward messages to any e-mail administration features and the Internet mail
address client.
To learn more about SOCS Email Services, call 800.850.8397 or visit http://socs.fes.org.
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