Will my existing addresses john.doe@berkeley.edu and jdoe@econ.berkeley.edu remain valid as they are?
Yes, they will, though the mail boxes will merge into one. The address john.doe@berkeley.edu will become primary in bMail. However, you may make jdoe@econ.berkeley.edu your default "From:" address.
Why do you call my address john.doe@berkeley.edu primary (in previous answer)?
Because it will show up first if someone looks "John Doe" up in the bConnected directory. Keep in mind that bConnected is a suite of three Google Apps — bMail (email), bCal (calendar), and bDrive (cloud storage). While your subdomain address jdoe@econ.berkeley.edu can be used in email, it won't be visible in the calendar and cloud storage applications.
Can I change my email address assigned to me in bMail?
Not now. Please wait till migration is over.
I use "pine". Will it still work?
Yes, it will, but only after you set up a bConnected key and change the IMAP server in imap.google.com. This applies to "nail" and "mutt" as well.
Mail sent to my address jdoe@econ.berkeley.edu is forwarded to my personal address john.doe@gmail.com. When I send mail from Gmail, it appears to come from jdoe@econ.berkeley.edu. Will this still work?
Yes, but you will have to re-establish the forwarding in your bMail account.
Can I forward mail sent to only one of my addresses, e.g., jdoe@econ.berkeley.edu and not john.doe@berkeley.edu?
Yes and no. bMail forwarding setting is meant for sending all incoming messages to another account. However, you can also forward only some of your mail by creating a filter.
I am no longer with the department. My mail to jdoe@econ.berkeley.edu is forwarded to john@johndoe.com. Will this move affect me and do I need to do something?
No. The address jdoe@econ.berkeley.edu is not associated with any account; it is merely a redirect and will stay in place after the move.