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Software for MyUW.net

Obtaining and Configuring Software

Windows Software

Security is important. Protect your password. Browsers must be configured to allow cookies, use Javascript, and use SSL security. Email programs and terminal session programs must be capable of making secure connections to protect passwords.

MyUW.net subscribers are not eligible for software licensed to current UW students, faculty, and/or staff. Examples include, but are not limited to, McAfee VirusScan, Tectia or Fetch secure file transfer software, and other software distributed via the UWICK. Some of the software distributed via the UWICK to current students, faculty, and staff may be available to MyUW.net subscribers directly from the software vendors.

UW Technology supports the following software for use with your MyUW.net account:

 
Product
Source
Configuration
Browsers FireFox Mozilla.org

SSL Security, Javascript, and cookies must be turned on.

To read your MyUW.net email with a browser, go to the following URL: http://webpine.myuw.net

Internet Explorer Microsoft
Email Programs Thunderbird Mozilla.org See Configuring Thunderbird for Windows
Outlook Express Comes with Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser See Configuring Outlook Express for Windows
PC-Pine

PC-Pine  4.63 (choose the standard version, not the version with Kerberos)

 
Terminal Session Programs TeraTerm Pro Tera Term Home Connect to shell.myuw.net and then use your UW NetID and password to log in.
File Transfer Most file transfer programs, including file transfer utilities in Web publishing programs, can be used by first installing the the Kerberos FTP Proxy program. Connect to shell.myuw.net and use your UW NetID and password to log in. Your Web directory is in the public_html directory..

Macintosh Software

UW Technology supports the following software for use with your MyUW.net account:

 
Product
Source
Configuration
Browsers FireFox Mozilla.org

SSL Security, Javascript, and cookies must be turned on.

To read your MyUW.net email with a browser, go to the following URL: http://webpine.myuw.net

Safari Included in OS-X
Email Programs Thunderbird Mozilla.org See Configuring Thunderbird for Macintosh
Macintosh OS Mail Included in OS-X See Configuring Macintosh Mail
Terminal Session Programs MacSSH for OS 8-9 Macssh.com Connect to shell.myuw.net and then use your UW NetID and password to log in.
ssh for OS-X Included in OS-X
File Transfer  Fetch Fetchworks.com
(Fetch is shareware. Please pay the fee for its use.)
Connect to shell.myuw.net and use your UW NetID and password to log in. Your Web directory is in the public_html directory.

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