E-mail
Academic Technology provides e-mail services to faculty and staff.
E-mail accounts are automatically created when employment offer
form is approved.
Student E-mail
Employee Web Mail
Accessing your e-mail from the web
page (http://mail.blinn.edu)
Instructions on using web mail
Changing Password, maintaining account information and setting
vacation message
Log into the web
mail and then select the Options button
Spam identification and filtering
The e-mail server uses a set of rules to identify incoming
messages as potential spam. If the total score for the message
exceeds 5.0 then the word [Spam] is added to
the beginning of the subject line. To create a filter in your
e-mail client or web mail to automatically filter these messages
follow these instructions.
Setup and use a personal e-mail Quarantine Manager to add, delete,
release e-mail messages at
http://mqm.blinn.edu
Information for setting up e-mail client:
incoming/outgoing server: acmail.blinn.edu
username is generally either firstinitiallastname or the first
part of your e-mail address, username@blinn.edu
POP3 and IMAP4 compatible
Sending to off campus addresses: (Blinn's e-mail servers
require user authentication when sending mail)
using Microsoft Outlook requires your outgoing username
be filled in:
Choose: Tools Menu-Accounts Menu Item-
Click: the Mail tab-Properties-
Click: the Servers tab-Outgoing Mail Server-
Check: 'My server requires authentication'
Click settings use the same username and password as Incoming
mail (otherwise enter your Blinn e-mail username and password).
using Eudora
Choose: Special Menu- Settings Menu Item
Click: the Sending Mail tab
Check: the"Allow Authorization" box. This turns SMTP Authentication
on.
using Netscape 7
already enabled by default
Maximum message size
The maximum size of an e-mail attachment is 15 MB. You will
receive an error message if you try to send a message larger than
this: 'Exceeded local data allocation limit' or 'Message size
exceeds fixed maximum message size'
Service for your e-mail account can be requested by calling
HELP (4357) or filling out the help form.
You will receive an e-mail confirmation for your help desk ticket.
It will contain a reference number and detail the problem. Once
the request has been addressed you will receive a closing e-mail
describing the service completed.
Page maintained by: Michael Welch
Page Last Updated:
November 7, 2008
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