To learn how to set up vacation email responses, visit our Vacation Email page. Vacation users may create an auto-reply message to alert senders that they will be unavailable for a number of days and may not get sent mail.
Both Outlook and the web based SquirrelMail () software allows for finer control of the spam filtering rules. Visit the Controlling Email Spam page to learn more about filtering spam. The user may adjust the aggressiveness of this software at (Options, SPAM Filtering). SPAM FilteringĪll incoming email is processed by spam filtering software before being stored in the users INBOX. Any email containing a virus is discarded and is not delivered to the users INBOX. Anti-VirusĪll incoming email is scanned for virus attachments before being stored in the users INBOX. The maximum retention period for Trash folders is 90 days. Items in trash folders will be kept for 42 days before they are permanently deleted. The user may set an alternative retention period for these folders at (Options, E-Mail Folder Cleanup). The folder names of "Trash", "Deleted", and "Deleted Messages" are reserved/recognized as Trash folders for users. Different software may give different names to the "Trash" folder.
When an email program is told to delete a piece of mail, the mail is often moved to a "Trash" folder. To learn how to use and create folders for SquirrelMail or Roundcube, visit the respective link. Otherwise, the mail will remain in these folders. There is no default retention period on these folders, but the user can create their own retention period for these folders at (Options, E-Mail Folder Cleanup). Web based email software (SquirrelMail, Roundcube) keeps these email folders within the user's alloted storage space. users can create folders to save the E-Mail which they wish to keep. Instructions for forwarding email can be found at our NMU Email Forwarding page. Email ForwardingĮmail forwarding allows email designated for the address to be directed to a different campus email address. However, there is a retention policy that items may stay in the user's inbox for a maximum of 21 days. Any to be saved more than 21 days must be moved from the inbox to another folder. The inbox is exempt from the 1GB storage limit imposed on the users "home" storage. The email is initially stored in the inbox. This is the maximum size of the entire email which includes message headers, text, and attachments Inbox Folder The email server imposes a 10 MB size limit on all incoming E-Mail.
You can use to access your email online, or the server settings found here with most mail programs or applications. The NMU User ID provides email access with an address in the form of Accessing NMU email
See NMU ID Information for more information on services associated with the ID and type of university affiliate.
If you have questions about using email or 2FA, look for answers on our FAQ.All Northern Michigan University students, faculty and staff are issued a User ID which is used to identify the user for computer & network access. Then you can configure your email programs.
You may need to create an app password for those clients to work with 2FA.If you want to check email using an installed program or mobile app instead of the web application:.Set up your account for two factor authentication.In order to begin using your email account, you must follow these steps: All new accounts will be created with 2FA enabled by default. You may sign up to have your account enabled before Labor Day when the remaining accounts will be enabled. Beginning February 2017, all of these accounts will begin having two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Employee EmailĮmployee email accounts and special email accounts that use the address are hosted on Microsoft's Office 365 cloud service. More information on UM Gmail and other available Google services is available at go. These email accounts are hosted on the UM Gmail cloud service. This is the primary means of communication from the administration, instructors, and advisors. UM Gmail Students and others with accounts Office 365 Employees and others with accounts Student EmailĪll UM students are issued an official email address when they are admitted.