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October 3, 2018

The mybConnected application will be temporarily unavailable on Tuesday, October 9th from 7:00AM-9:30AM. The following bConnected services will be impacted:

  1. Manage Your Account - creation and changes to accounts

  2. Manage Your Mailing Lists - creation, transfer and deletion of mailing lists

July 5, 2017

Sending through the CalMail SMTP server has been restricted as part of the Email Simplification Program. If your campus application, system, or device is experiencing a service interruption and can no longer send email, please see: What are my mail sending options when CalMail SMTP server is retired? for configuration instructions.

June 27, 2017

The CalMail SMTP server will be retired on June 30, 2017 as part of the Email Simplification Program. Campus applications, systems, and devices that are currently using the CalMail server should be reconfigured in advance of this date. The bConnected team has contacted all known departments and individuals impacted by the change, but certain devices (e.g. multifunction devices/scanners) are not easily identifiable and may experience a service interruption if not updated.   

June 14, 2017

The CalMail SMTP server will be retired on June 30, 2017 as part of the Email Simplification Program. Campus applications, systems, and devices that are currently using the CalMail server should be reconfigured in advance of this date. The bConnected team has contacted all known departments and individuals impacted by the change, but certain devices (e.g. multifunction devices/scanners) are not easily identifiable and may experience a service interruption if not updated.

May 30, 2017

The bConnected team will launch mybConnected, the new modern and simplified self-service application for managing bConnected accounts and lists on May 31, 2017. Users will be able to add aliases, manage their contact display preference, and create/delete/update ownership of their mailing lists. Starting tomorrow users can access  bConnected accounts and lists directly from: https://mybconnected.berkeley.edu.  

May 12, 2017

The bConnected team will launch MybConnected, the new modern and simplified self-service application for managing bConnected accounts and lists on May 31, 2017. Users will be able to add aliases, manage their contact display preference, and create/delete/update ownership of their mailing lists. Here's a sneak peak of the user interface:

April 14, 2017

The following legacy aliases for @lists.berkeley.edu will be discontinued on April 17, 2017:

  • @list.berkeley.edu
  • @listlink.berkeley.edu 

We have already communicated with list managers whose lists have received mail to these legacy list/listlink aliases within the past 90 days. However, these legacy addresses may be stored in your contacts. Please double-check you are emailing the proper [name]@lists.berkeley.edu address rather than these alias addresses. 

April 5, 2017

The following legacy aliases for @lists.berkeley.edu will be discontinued on April 17, 2017:

  • @list.berkeley.edu
  • @listlink.berkeley.edu 

We have communicated with all list managers whose lists have received mail to these legacy list/listlink aliases within the past 90 days. However, these legacy addresses may be stored in your contacts. Please double-check you are emailing the proper [name]@lists.berkeley.edu address rather than these alias addresses. 

March 20, 2017

Communications have been sent directly to anyone impacted by this change. All unclaimed addresses will be retired on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. 

Submit the Legacy Email Retention Form by Wednesday, March 22, 2017 if you need to retain an address contained within the following legacy domains:

March 6, 2017

Communications will be sent directly to anyone impacted by this change. All unclaimed addresses will be retired on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. 

Submit the Legacy Email Retention Form by Wednesday, March 22, 2017 if you need to retain an address contained within the following legacy domains:

December 19, 2016

The revised deadline for migrating CalMail mailing lists is now January 20, 2017!

October 3, 2016

The fall semester is in full swing. Now is a great time to migrate your mailing lists!

Migrate Your Mailing Lists

August 3, 2016

It's easy to migrate your mailing lists from CalMail to bConnected Lists!

 Migrate Your Mailing Lists

Need in-person support? Drop-by an upcoming user support session:

August 2, 2016

The bConnected team is currently seeking owners for over 700 unowned CalMail mailing lists. We have begun an outreach campaign to list moderators, administrators and/or list subscribers whose lists are actively being used but are missing an owner. Lists without owners are at risk for deletion when we retire the CalMail mailing list service at the end of year. 

June 29, 2016

The bConnected team is scheduled to make a few behind-the-scenes updates to how the mail is routed for subdomains that contain accounts only (no lists or redirects) this morning. We have already communicated with the subdomain administrators who are impacted by this change and will provide an update when all is complete.