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The position of Information Technology (IT) Director consists of maintaining, coordinating, and improving upon the various technological aspects of the [[EUS|Engineering Undergraduate Society]]. This includes the [[Category:Websites| websites]], [[Zentyal|email client]], [[Infosys|infosys network]], and more. Since the position covers quite a lot of ground, this wikipedia page will serve to answer some of the frequently asked questions in regards to IT. The current IT Director position is vacant, filled in the interim by Malcolm McClintock, who can frequently be found in the [[Server room]].
The position of Information Technology (IT) Director entails maintaining, coordinating, and improving upon the various technological aspects of the [[EUS|Engineering Undergraduate Society]]. This includes the [[Category:Websites| websites]], [[Zentyal|email client]], [[Infosys|infosys network]], this Wiki and more. The IT Director has a pseudo-office, you can often find them working away in McConnel 9, the server room (storage closet).
 
==Server Room==
==Server Room==
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==TeN==
==TeN==
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The [[TeN]] manager is under the IT portfolio. The IT Director manages the servers upon which the clients rely and helps the [[TeN Manager]] in maintaining and upgrading the clients.
 
==McGillEUS Emails==
==McGillEUS Emails==
The most common task required of the IT Director is access to an @mcgilleus.ca email address. All EUS organizations are entitled to their very own email address; to request an email address, contact [mailto:it.director@mcgilleus.ca the IT Director]. Emails can be accessed through  [http://mail.mcgilleus.ca/SOGo webmail.mcgilleus.ca]. The McGillEUS Emails are currently hosted through Zentyal, an open-source Linux based email client. Currently [[IT Director#Email| alternative options]] are being explored to move to a more common service such as Gmail or Outlook, but likely won't be put in place until 2016. [[image:Gmailforward.jpg|thumb|right|325px|Send McGillEUS emails using Gmail!]]
The most common task required of the IT Director is access to an @mcgilleus.ca email address. All EUS organizations are entitled to their very own email address; to request an email address, contact [mailto:it.director@mcgilleus.ca the IT Director]. Emails can be accessed through  [http://mail.mcgilleus.ca/SOGo webmail.mcgilleus.ca]. The McGillEUS Emails are currently hosted through Zentyal, an open-source Linux based email client. Currently [[IT Director#Email| alternative options]] are being explored to move to a more common service such as Gmail or Outlook, but likely won't be put in place until 2016. [[image:Gmailforward.jpg|thumb|right|325px|Send McGillEUS emails using Gmail!]]
===Forwarding===
===Forwarding===
Forwarding can be controlled through the email portal with little hassle. Follow the steps below to forward your @mcgilleus emails to your personal email address.
Forwarding can be controlled through the email portal with little hassle. Follow the steps below to forward your @mcgilleus emails to your personal email address.
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:#Enter in your e-mail address(es) you'd like to forward to
:#Enter in your e-mail address(es) you'd like to forward to
===Responding using Gmail===
===Responding using Gmail===
Forwarding emails is a one way street, but thanks to the SMTP protocol you can also send emails through other clients. G-mail offers the easiest integration, office365 does not offer it is an option, and thunderbird inherently supports multiple clients (see [[External Email Clients]]). To send emails throu
Forwarding emails is a one way street, but thanks to the SMTP protocol you can also send emails through other clients. G-mail offers the easiest integration, office365 does not offer it is an option, and thunderbird inherently supports multiple clients (see [[External Email Clients]]). To send emails throu
==Portfolio==
==Portfolio==
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== Hosts ==
== Hosts ==