Technology Services

Frequently Asked Questions
Internet Access and Email

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What kind of access do I have to the Internet

If I have access to the Net from a non-Whitman Internet Service Provider (ISP), can I access all the material available at the library?

How do I get an e-mail account?

How do I automatically forward my e-mail to a different account?

What kind of access do I have to the Internet?

The College makes available "unfiltered" access to the Internet. The individual is responsible for selecting, viewing, and utilizing appropriate resources and assumes full responsibility for each action. You may want to look at wcts.whitman.edu/policy to read the various policies and guidelines.

The campus is connected to the Internet via a 100 megabit per second connection. There is no charge for connecting to the Internet.

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If I have access to the Net from a non-Whitman Internet Service Provider (ISP), can I access all the material available at the library?

If you are a student, faculty, or staff member of Whitman, you have access to the protected databases (like Lexis/Nexus) from anywhere in the world. To gain access to these services from an ISP other that Whitman, you must use what's called a proxy server. A proxy server handles the requests for these services for you, acting as a middle man between you and the service. To learn more about our proxy server and to sign up after you arrive, go to proxy.whitman.edu.

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How do I get an e-mail account?

All students are automatically given an email account. You just need to activate it.

When you arrive on campus, after you obtain your student ID number, go to one of the computer labs. You will be given more detailed instructions.

If you must know NOW how to activate your account, you can go to wcts.whitman.edu/docs/acctactivate.html

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How do I automatically forward my e-mail to a different account?

Whitmail: To forward incoming mail to a different account, do the following steps:

  • Log in to Whitmail at: http://whitmail.whitman.edu
  • Click on "Settings".
  • Click on "Forwarding and POP/IMAP".
  • Enable Forwarding, enter the email address to forward to and select either "keep", "archive" or "delete" for the "and" option.
  • Click "Save Changes".

Once you have setup the forwarding, use Whitmail to send a test e-mail message to yourself. The message should be automatically forwarded to the e-mail address entered above.

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For more information, please contact WCTS.