General - Existing Account Holders - Accessing Interchange - Students

General

Faculty and staff in the Faculty of Education are entitled to an Interchange account through the University's Internet for All (IfA) program. Interchange provides email and dial-in access. The IfA program supplies users with an account and 5 hours of telephone dial-in access. There is no time limit on access from computers connected to the campus backbone (such as offices, labs and campus wireless).

Students are eligible for a Netinfo account provided by UBC's ITServices and the Library.

To apply for an Interchange account, complete an Interchange Application form and return it to C.M.S. The form is available on-line for fill-in/printing, or users may pick up copies in C.M.S.

Tenured/tenure track and sessional faculty may apply for additional dial-in. Contact C.M.S. for more information (cms.educ@ubc.ca, 604-822-5248)

More information on Interchange and Netinfo can be found at www.it.ubc.ca/accounts/interchange.html.

Existing Account holders

Interchange accounts are normally created for a year at a time. C.M.S. will automatically renew tenure track faculty and full-time staff accounts; sometime before your account expires, you should receive e-mail notification of the renewal and your next expiry date. If you are a sessional faculty it is necessary to fill out an Interchange Application form with a signature from your department head.

The Interchange web page www.it.ubc.ca/accounts/interchange.html allows Interchange users to check and change the options on their accounts (passwords, vacation messages, etc.)

Accessing Interchange

Interchange can be accessed through the UBCNet Campus Network or via dial-in to 604-822-1331.

Interchange email can be accessed via a client program such as Eudora or via a web interface at my.ubc.ca. Setup information for various client applications is available at www.it.ubc.ca/email/ubcemail/setupdocs.html.

Student Access

The UBC Library provides students with a Netinfo account (for free). Registered UBC Students can sign up for Netinfo at www.it.ubc.ca/accounts/interchange.html.

Netinfo is a subset of Interchange with most of its features. Students may also purchase Interchange accounts. Contact ITServices for more information