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- An EAS dropbox. Each participating repository is assigned its own secure FTP dropbox.
- And, a secure FTP client to access the dropbox. See the DRS Documentation Center for compatible SFTP clients.
- A VPN (virtual private network) account in the secure DRS tunnel. Using VPN to access EAS services is required at all times, even from an on-campus wired computer.
- And, a Cisco AnyConnect VPN client to access the secure DRS tunnel. If you need the client, go to HUIT's VPN client download & installation page.
- To request an EAS dropbox and/or a secure DRS VPN account, contact Library Technology Services.
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- Converts email messages to the emlx EML standard format (folders of .emlx eml message files conforming to RFC-2822).
- Converts email attachments:
- Copies external attachments.
- Extracts embedded attachments.
- File names based on message subject are converted to random alpha-numeric strings (for increased security).
- Embedded files with no file name are renamed to unknown_EAS-generated_<random number> (previously these were named <random_number>_unknown).
- Embedded files with an invalid name are renamed to EAS-substituted_<random number>.
- Writes metadata supplied by the curator to an Oracle database.
- Associates rights metadata restrictions of “Rights basis: risk assessment” and “Secure Storage required: unconfirmed”.
- Stores the metadata plus extracted email message content (headers and bodies) in a Solr index on the secure storage file system.
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