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Please remember that when Healy is at sea the connectivity
is provided through satellites. Bandwidth is expensive
and very limited compared to what we have on land. Please
read and head the following. Thank you! Wireless access
to the Healy network will be available so bring your
802.11b or 802.11g card.
Email -
The email address while on Healy will be in the form
of <firstname.lastname@healy.polarscience.net>.
The "firstname.lastname" for your email address
is taken from the cruise planning form submitted by
the chief scientist (http://www.icefloe.net/forms/submitted.php).
Please make sure that your name has been spelled correctly
on this form. Changes/updates will need to be made by
the chief scientist prior to the creation of your email
account. Email accounts will be activated 1 week prior
to the leg sailing date.
Healy will be providing 24x7 email delivery with a
100kb size restriction. As Healy operates in the extreme
northern latitudes it may become necessary to reduce
this size restriction further in order to keep mail
flowing smoothly. Limit email to necessary correspondence.
It is wise to set an "Out of Office" reply
before you leave for Healy to let people know your temporary
email address. A sample text follows.
"I am presently at sea on the Coast Guard Cutter
Healy. I will be away from my desk between mm/dd/yy
to mm/dd/yy. During this time you may address email
to me at the following address: first.last@healy.polarscience.net.
While on board Healy my email has a size restriction
of only 100kB including attachments including email
headers and addressing info. Please limit email sent
to this address to necessary correspondence which must
be seen before I return on mm/dd/yy."
The Healy will support the following methods for you to read and manage your email.
- Microsoft Outlook Webmail. The ship has several
"general purpose" workstations from which
you can access email on the server on the ship using
a web browser. The drawback to this method is that
it does not provide a means for you to save your email
and take it with you when you depart. The advantage
is that you do not need your own computer.
- POP3 or IMAP4 email. POP3 and IMAP client software
is readily available. Many people already use a POP3
or IMAP client such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Eudora,
Pegasus or Outlook Express. This requires your own
computer and some configuration however it is by far
the best way for you to keep your email organized
and to take it with you when you depart the Healy.
File Transfers -
We can move files between the ship and shore by FTP (and SFTP) if necessary. Transfer of files that are larger than 100,000 (one hundred thousand) bytes (100KB) are done this way. Files larger than 8 megabytes (8MB) will be handled on a case by case basis and not to interfere with operational requirements for perishable data." FTP transfers are done using bandwidth-limited, checkpointing protocols so that they do not interfere with other traffic and do not have to re-start from the beginning in the event of a partial transfer. Please include your needs for file transfer in your cruise planning form and discuss them during the planning meetings. Support is available on board and ashore to help in setting up transfers. Please use the available help.
Should you need to transfer files to, or pickup files
from the Healy, you may contact esuseattlescience@uscg.mil
for instructions. Persons on board Healy should contact
the on board systems administrator for instructions.
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