Okie, so I've just received an email from NUS saying that my mailbox is full. Thoughts to ponder..
I've enabled POP3 access to my gmail, so I get all my NUS emails nicely with the appropriate filters and labels. The search is faster and better. Essentially, since I have all my emails, I can ignore the email alert.
The storage limit is pitiful for almost anyone with a normal email usage. You almost have to check twice daily in order to clear the inbox.
There is a lot of mail that is not relevant, with people happily attaching 1MB files/posters to mass emails.
I guess cost is the issue, luckily gmail is a free and better alternative.
using pop3/imap access from Gmail is slow. Set email forwarding from NUS exchange.
ReplyDeleteAfter which, set your filters to tag mails from: nus.edu.sg with your "Nus Mail" label etc.
This way your nus mail inbox is permanently empty.
Thats how I'm handling it and has been for 3++ years. :)
Hey Dy,
ReplyDeleteYeah, that works. I'm just thinking that it's weird cause in essence, we are using free service providers that are better than the school's email. I guess they have security reasons.
I still think my method is less mafan than yours, cause I don't even need to set it that way and still get my emails from my NUS account.