Email Information

In January 2004 the RoadNET system installed on the R/V Thompson became active. This system provides a constant 24/7 link with the internet via satellite. At the moment this connection is funded by an NSF grant. In the future that may change but until then we are able to send/receive email free of charge when the link is up. There will be times when the antenna is obscured by the mast or stack. During those times it may be necessary to transfer email the old way, over Inmarsat B. If mail is transfered via Inmarsat B there will be a charge of $0.30 per kilobyte or roughly 30 cents per thousand characters. To avoid being charged for email transfered over Inmarsat B just keep your user size limit sent to 1. By doing so your email will only be transfered when the RoadNET link is up.

To register and activate your account, first determine your science account number from the list below. Your sci-xx assignment is by room number and bunk (upper or lower). Telnet to our server 'indian' and login using sci-xx (where: xx = your number) as the user name and thompson for the password. Next, answer all the questions to activate your e-mail account. During the registration process you will be prompted to enter an alias. This will be your e-mail name and your login name for the rest of the current cruise. If you select a name that is already in use you will be prompted to re-enter another alias. Once you have completed the registration questions you must logout and login as the user name you just selected in order to send e-mail as an authorized user.

PC's and MAC's are located in the labs, the science office and in the ships library. You may use any one of them to send e-mail. The computers in the computer lab are used for data storage and acquisition and we ask that you DO NOT USE them for e-mail.

Your email address onboard is:

It's a good idea to change your account password after registering. The command to do that is yppasswd. Follow the prompts and type carefully. Make sure the system accepts your new password. And most of all, Please try to remember your new password because the techs have better things to do than reset your account password.

NOTE: When the RoadNET link is up email is transfered ashore within senconds after it is sent. When the link is down email is qued until the link becomes active again. When the link is down email may be transfered via Inmarsat B but not on a regular schedule.

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