St andrews email setup

Now that power has been restored to most of the campus including the residence dorms and the Information Technology office is again operational, campus telephones are working, the internet and campus email system is functional and available via campus wifi in most buildings or by using your wireless service provider.

We want to remind those who may have been looking at or returning to the website for events or news updates that we continue to provide information such as the recently changed academic schedule. Please use the navigation bar at the top of the web page to access all areas of our campus community. Control who can send from your mailing lists Log in to Sympa with your University credentials. Click Change who can post to this list under List Configuration.

Choose your preferred option from the Who can send messages drop-down menu: Closed closed : closes it temporarily Restricted to subscribers confidential : allows subscribers to send to it, rejecting everyone else without notification. Subscribers only others are moderated privateoreditorkey : allows subscribers to send to it, anyone else needs approval. Change the 'Reply to' email address Log in to Sympa with your University credentials. Click List Configuration. Click the Edit List Config dropdown menu.

Scroll down to Reply address and change the value to your preferred option. Set up a shared mailbox. Log in to IT Services.

Click Sponsorship Forms. Click New group email account. Fill out the form and explain why you need a shared mailbox, who needs access and for how long. Click Submit. Add a shared mailbox to Outlook. Open Outlook and go open the File Menu Click the Add Account button with the green cross Enter the email address of the account you wish to add Click connect On the St Andrews log in page, enter your own personal email address and password Click done.

Phishing and junk emails. Sign in to SaintMail. Move from SaintMail to Office If you are using the new email system, filters are set up through the settings tab; for more information see our FAQ page. If you opt to discard flagged messages you run a small risk of losing genuine messages.

But many users consider that it is worth the risk, in particular because if your INBOX is full of spam you are likely to miss your genuine messages in the confusion. Be tactful when composing messages; be aware of the possibilities for misunderstanding.

Sending abusive emails is regarded as a serious offence and might lead to disciplinary action. Think twice before forwarding an email to a third party; would the writer be willing to have it forwarded? If you reply to a message and copy your reply to a third party you are in effect forwarding the original message. Do not send large attachments by email. They can cause inconvenience to the recipient and may cause delays for other users. Anything over half a megabyte is a large attachment.

Do not send mass unsolicited emails except to a mailing-list established for a specific purpose; in that case, the message must be relevant to the mailing-list and must not contain attachments. See the section on IT facilities for student societies.

Using email Email is the usual way in which official University messages, including messages from your lecturers and Library recall notices, will reach you.