You can access email in your University email account through the internet.  Simply login with your uniqname and password.

You can also use a third-party email client to access your University email.  The ITCS website contains easy-to-use documentation on configuring a number of different email software applications.  For further assistance, you can contact ITCS at (734) 647-HELP.

If you are an MBA student, you are using an email account on an Exchange server.  You can connect your Exchange account to either Outlook or Entourage and you can view your mail online at https://exchange.umich.edu.  For more information and instructions, visit our Email Services page.

 

Blackberry devices can be very useful, however they may not work well with your ITCS email account.  To take full advantage of the features of a Blackberry, you need to connect via a Blackberry Enterprise Services (BES).  For more information and documentation, visit the Blackberry website.

MBA students can connect their Exchange account to a Blackberry device.  For more information and instructions, visit our Email Services page.
 

Laptop Support may be able to assist you with your email software on your laptop.  Visit Laptop Support during their regular service hours.

Your University account is provided and managed by ITCS - they can help you with questions relating to your email account or accessing your University email through an email software.  Either visit the ITCS website or call (734) 764-HELP.
 

ITCS Accounts:

You do not have to use your ITCS email account.  You can easily forward your uniqname@umich.edu email address to any email account.  Simply change the email forwarding instructions in the UM Directory.

Exchange Accounts:

MBA students have Exchange accounts through ITCS.  You can change your uniqname@umich.edu forwarding instructions, but emails from your peers that are sent through the Exchange server will not be affected.  If you wish to change your uniqname forwarding, keep in mind that you will have to check your email in not only your personal email account, but also your Exchange account. 

If you have a Gmail account, it can be configured to access your Exchange account.  For more information and instructions, visit our Email Services page.

Regardless of what email account you use, be sure to use your uniqname@umich.edu email address for correspondence and for your iMpact profile.  With lifetime forwarding, you can change email accounts whenever you wish, and only update your contact information in one place - the UM Directory.
 

Be aware of your mailbox size.  You can view your account balances online, including your available and used space in your email account and IFS network space.  If your email mailbox exceeds the limit, colleagues will receive a delivery failure notice when they attempt to send you email.

You may send attachments from your University email account, but they cannot exceed 2MB in size.  To share large files, store them in your Shared or Public folders in your IFS network space.

All University of Michigan technology users should be aware that by using University equipment they are implicitly bound by certain rules and policies which were agreed upon by obtaining a uniqname login.  These rules include a high code of ethics when using University equipment, including email services:

	Do not use your University email address or account to send span or chain email
	Do not use your University email address or personal webpage for solicitation and profit
	Respect software licensing and compliance agreements
	Do not download illegal music or video
	Respect the privacy of other users
	Do not tamper with equipment
	Do not do anything that interferes with the intended use of University information resources

Consequences for violation of these agreements could be severe!
 

Your ITCS email account or Exchange account is provided to you while you are a student at the University.  Once you graduate, you can continue your UM Computing Services for a fee by subscribing to UM On-Line.

If you do not wish to continue your UM Computing Services, backup your email using a 3rd party email client, then change your uniqname@umich.edu email address forwarding instructions on the UM Online Directory to a current email account.

Regardless of what email account you use, be sure to use your uniqname@umich.edu email address for all correspondence.  With lifetime forwarding, you can change email accounts whenever you wish, and only update your contact information in one place - the UM Directory.
 

The iMpact database contains contact information for faculty, staff and students at the Ross School of Business.  You can access individual profiles, or use the Student Directory to send messages to groups of students.  Please note that you cannot send attachments through the Student Directory. 

Our MBA students have direct access to email all other MBA students through their Exchange accounts.
 

You can create a UM email address that will forward email to a group of email accounts through the UM Online Directory.  Click the Help button for detailed instructions.
 

Nothing is more annoying than having to sift through spam to find the email that is important to you.  ITCS has a group dedicated to helping you keep spam under control.  Visit ITCS's Spam Busters page to see what tips and tools are available to keep spam out of your Inbox.

If you are the group owner of a UM group email in the UM Online Directory, you can restricting the group to Members-Only or Private.  Choose "Members-Only Groups" or "Privacy" from the Help menu in the Online Directory for detailed instructions.

The Exchange server available to MBA students has an active spam filter called Brightmail.  A simple rule in your email software application identifies all email that has been marked by Brightmail as spam.  For more information and instructions, visit our Email Services page.