Log into the mail.uark.edu email server using your UARK username and password, and read your email using an email client such as UA Mail, Outlook, Thunderbird, Entourage, OS X, or Pine.

comp.uark.edu is a Unix server used for personal web pages, statistical applications, compilers, MATLAB, file storage and more. Log into your comp account with your UARK username and password using SSH Secure Shell, Mac SSH, a file transfer option, or a web editor.

UA Exchange Messaging Service provides an integrated email and calendaring service based on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Features include single sign-on with your UARK username, shared calendars, Outlook Web Access, and a 250MB quota. Exchange is available to University of Arkansas faculty and staff only. In order to use Exchange, you must first activate your account using the Exchange Account request form available in the Online Forms section of the Request Forms and Docs.

admin.uark.edu is the system on which the University's business and administration applications run. Use this account to access BASIS. To obtain an ADMIN account, go to webBASIS.uark.edu and sign on using your UARK username and password, click on "Admin ID Request/Password Reset", enter an initial password, and click "Request ID". To access your ADMIN account you will need 3270 emulation software installed on your computer; download QWS3270 Secure for Windows or download Brown tn3270X for Mac OS X.

Blackboard is for instructors only and is a web-based system which provides a set of educational and administrative tools to create entire online courses or publish materials that supplement existing courses. The Blackboard page has account request and login information; you will log in using your UARK username and password. 

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This is the primary web development (Unix) server for the University of Arkansas's official UA departmental pages. If you are a UA Information Provider, you will need an account on cavern to develop a new site for a UA department or organization. If your department already has a web site, to edit the site, you will need the username and password for that account. Alternatives to cavern.uark.edu include Blackboard, SharePoint, or the Microsoft IIS Web Service. Log into this account using SSH Secure Shell, Mac SSH, a file transfer option, or a web editor such as Dreamweaver or KompoZer. Request this account using the Account ID Request form available in the Online Forms section of the Request Forms and Docs. cavern passwords can be reset using PASSweb.

Windows SharePoint allows you to create team web pages for document collaboration, project management, and information sharing for easier communication. It also allows users to share documents, tasks, contacts, and events. Teams and site managers can create and edit site content and manage user activity. SharePoint hosting is offered free of charge to staff, faculty, students, and student organizations by IT Services. SharePoint accounts are for departmental, RSO, and official use; MyPoint accounts are for personal use. For more information, visit sharepoint.uark.edu. Request an account using the Windows SharePoint request form or the Windows MyPoint request form available in the Online Forms section of the Request Forms and Docs.

This server is available for hosting web pages utilizing ASP technology, however; cavern.uark.edu is still the main server for departmental websites at the University of Arkansas.
Request this account using the IT Services Microsoft Web Services request form available in the Online Forms section of the Request Forms and Docs.

Access to the gizmo.uark.edu file server enables faculty, staff, and registered student organizations the ability to share files and to gain access to computing resources such as software applications, updates, and patches. Request this account using the IT Services Microsoft File Storage Services request form available in the Online Forms section of the Request Forms and Docs.

Active Directory IDs are automatically provided for students, faculty, and staff. It allows access to Microsoft Networking resources on the University of Arkansas network and to the computers in the General Access Computer Labs. This account uses your UARK username and password.

A domain name is an easy-to-recognize address for your computer on the Internet. Some programs use domain names to identify different computers on the network and require that a domain name be associated with your computer.

Academic mainframe running MVS and OS390 used for DB training, Assembler programming and other business applications. DB2 is available on Enterprise.
Request this account using the Account ID Request form available in the Online Forms section of the Request Forms and Docs.

Repository of financial data copied from mainframe production databases. Use Microsoft Access, BrioQuery, SAS, or any ODBC (Open Data Base Connectivity) compliant software product to access the Data Warehouse. Request this account using the Data Warehouse Access Agreement form available in the Request Forms section of the Request Forms and Docs. Use the Online Site License Request for BrioQuery and SAS.

A web-based information and document storage and retrieval system (Windows and Macintosh compatible).

The MultiMedia Resource Center (MMRC) account is primarily used for web hosting for media files such as digital streaming video and podcasts. Please call 575-7401 to request a media hosting account with MMRC.

A dial-up account can be used to log in to the University modem pools using your UARK username and password for Internet connection from home.

These accounts are available for instructors to provide certain applications to students. Fill out the Account ID Request form available in the Online Forms section of the Request Forms and Docs and under, "University accounts requested" check, "uark.edu (departmental/service/guest email/comp/network)".

Site licenses can be requested through the Site License Request Site. In addition to the site licenses available from ITS, other software is also available for free and for purchase.

MySQL is an open source relational database server available on comp.uark.edu and cavern.uark.edu. Those with a UARK account can request a MySQL account in order to access the MySQL server. Access to phpMyAdmin is provided.

LISTSERV is a system that allows control of large electronic mailing lists for discussion of a specific topic. To learn more about lists hosted on LISTSERV.UARK.EDU, visit the ITS LISTSERV site. To request a LISTSERV, go to the Request Forms section of the Request Forms and Docs page.