I am not sure if this is a problem regarding the library or just the University's webmail in general, but twice during the last week I have had problems logging on to my webmail in the library. Each time, I have logged on and checked the first few emails in my inbox and then when I try to move to the next email, it takes forever (perhaps 5 minutes) and eventually says that the connection failed. On one occasion I observed that the guy at the computer next to me was having the same problem, so it doesn't appear to be specific to my account.
This sounds like a problem with the webmail system. If it were a problem with the Library computers, we think everything would be inaccessible - the catalog, Amazon, etc. - not just webmail. Consequently, it's something to bring up with NSIT (support@uchicago.edu).
this being said, we notice that xMail also has this problem. Suggestions Office staff sometimes work in our branch offices (i.e., the local Starbucks), and xMail reads the first couple of messages fine, but then just sits and hangs. Sometimes logging out and in fixes the problem, but other times we speculate the mail server is getting overloaded.
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