Roughly 500,000 Army AKO webmail users are scheduled to migrate to DOD Enterprise Email starting in February 2013. The group currently makes use of AKO webmail for their primary Army e mail, and they are one particular of the final significant Army groups to migrate to DOD Enterprise Email, or DEE.
The AKO Webmail migration is component of the all round Army migration from legacy e-mail systems to DEE. Of the roughly 1.5 million Army customers, 760,000 have currently migrated.
The February AKO Webmail migration will influence Soldiers, Army civilians, and contractors with common access cards, but who do not on a regular basis use a government computer system to use Army email. Also affected are customers whose e mail is offered by a server belonging to one more military component. The migration will consist of AKO e-mail only. Calendars and contacts will not migrate this is a limitation of the migration tool.
After the user has migrated to DEE, e-mail bound for AKO accounts -- "[email protected]," for instance -- will be automatically forwarded to DEE accounts with an "@mail.mil" extension.
Even though AKO e-mail addresses will remain valid, the migrated user will no longer have the associated AKO mail storage, mail handling capability, and mail interface that was provided by AKO. Just after the migration, DEE will offer these capabilities, including a web-enabled mail interface located at https://internet.mail.mil/.
http://enterprise-email.org/password-reset-locked/
http://enterprise-email.org/internet-explorer-ie-security-settings/
https://www.fbo.gov/index? s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=54abcae8c3277b967a9362d6ed76d18e
Deployed Soldiers who have not migrated to DEE will continue to use AKO webmail until they re-deploy. Warrior Transition Command Soldiers whose e-mail accounts have migrated to DEE may well also continue applying AKO mail as an selection. Specifics are becoming worked out and more data will be supplied through WTC in the close to future.
People who are retirees -- even if they have a Typical Access Card, recognized as a CAC, for an additional part, such as being an Army civilian or contractor -- loved ones members, and other AKO customers without having CACs will maintain their AKO email. As element of the migration to DEE, the Army will ultimately transition from the present AKO platform and deliver households and retirees alternate safe access to relevant Army and DOD portals.
DOD Enterprise E-mail accounts are only accessible with a prevalent access card, via a net browser on a laptop or computer with a CAC reader. Since DEE supports the use of practically any internet browser and any operating system, just about any computer can be utilised. Accessing DEE by username and password is not permitted.
Customers who currently access AKO with a CAC will be capable to access DEE applying the very same computer. These who presently access AKO webmail working with only a username and password really should take the actions important to configure their laptop or computer to be accessible utilizing a CAC. Waiting to address the concern till e-mail migration starts could result in interrupted access to email.
For information and facts on how to CAC-enable a home laptop, go to the AKO CAC Reference/Resource Center or militarycac.com.
Numerous current AKO webmail capabilities will disappear with DEE due to the fact of safety vulnerabilities. Customers will come across:
-- No access via Outlook (and the AKO Outlook connector) working with a non-government personal computer.
-- No access utilizing IMAP/POP protocols from a industrial e mail client such as Outlook or Thunderbird. These customers do not assistance the mandated CAC PKI certificate authentication requirement.
-- No access from personal mobile devices, considering that they normally need either IMAP or POP protocols.
For e mail challenges related to the AKO migration to DEE, customers must continue to contact the AKO helpdesk at 1-866-335- 2769 choose two for "AKO", then select 3 for "other". The helpdesk can assist with AKO account access, AKO "how-to" concerns, and accessing DEE on a non-government laptop or computer. Desktop DEE users must continue to contact their network enterprise center or equivalent help entity.
For basic facts about the transition to Defense Enterprise E-mail, such as frequently asked questions, stop by https://www.us.army.mil/suite/web page/EnterpriseEmailTransition.
The AKO Webmail migration is component of the all round Army migration from legacy e-mail systems to DEE. Of the roughly 1.5 million Army customers, 760,000 have currently migrated.
The February AKO Webmail migration will influence Soldiers, Army civilians, and contractors with common access cards, but who do not on a regular basis use a government computer system to use Army email. Also affected are customers whose e mail is offered by a server belonging to one more military component. The migration will consist of AKO e-mail only. Calendars and contacts will not migrate this is a limitation of the migration tool.
After the user has migrated to DEE, e-mail bound for AKO accounts -- "[email protected]," for instance -- will be automatically forwarded to DEE accounts with an "@mail.mil" extension.
Even though AKO e-mail addresses will remain valid, the migrated user will no longer have the associated AKO mail storage, mail handling capability, and mail interface that was provided by AKO. Just after the migration, DEE will offer these capabilities, including a web-enabled mail interface located at https://internet.mail.mil/.
http://enterprise-email.org/password-reset-locked/
http://enterprise-email.org/internet-explorer-ie-security-settings/
https://www.fbo.gov/index? s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=54abcae8c3277b967a9362d6ed76d18e
Deployed Soldiers who have not migrated to DEE will continue to use AKO webmail until they re-deploy. Warrior Transition Command Soldiers whose e-mail accounts have migrated to DEE may well also continue applying AKO mail as an selection. Specifics are becoming worked out and more data will be supplied through WTC in the close to future.
People who are retirees -- even if they have a Typical Access Card, recognized as a CAC, for an additional part, such as being an Army civilian or contractor -- loved ones members, and other AKO customers without having CACs will maintain their AKO email. As element of the migration to DEE, the Army will ultimately transition from the present AKO platform and deliver households and retirees alternate safe access to relevant Army and DOD portals.
DOD Enterprise E-mail accounts are only accessible with a prevalent access card, via a net browser on a laptop or computer with a CAC reader. Since DEE supports the use of practically any internet browser and any operating system, just about any computer can be utilised. Accessing DEE by username and password is not permitted.
Customers who currently access AKO with a CAC will be capable to access DEE applying the very same computer. These who presently access AKO webmail working with only a username and password really should take the actions important to configure their laptop or computer to be accessible utilizing a CAC. Waiting to address the concern till e-mail migration starts could result in interrupted access to email.
For information and facts on how to CAC-enable a home laptop, go to the AKO CAC Reference/Resource Center or militarycac.com.
Numerous current AKO webmail capabilities will disappear with DEE due to the fact of safety vulnerabilities. Customers will come across:
-- No access via Outlook (and the AKO Outlook connector) working with a non-government personal computer.
-- No access utilizing IMAP/POP protocols from a industrial e mail client such as Outlook or Thunderbird. These customers do not assistance the mandated CAC PKI certificate authentication requirement.
-- No access from personal mobile devices, considering that they normally need either IMAP or POP protocols.
For e mail challenges related to the AKO migration to DEE, customers must continue to contact the AKO helpdesk at 1-866-335- 2769 choose two for "AKO", then select 3 for "other". The helpdesk can assist with AKO account access, AKO "how-to" concerns, and accessing DEE on a non-government laptop or computer. Desktop DEE users must continue to contact their network enterprise center or equivalent help entity.
For basic facts about the transition to Defense Enterprise E-mail, such as frequently asked questions, stop by https://www.us.army.mil/suite/web page/EnterpriseEmailTransition.