Email Management
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===VT Google Apps=== | ===VT Google Apps=== | ||
− | Everyone with a VT PID has a VT Google Apps account | + | Address: PID@vt.edu |
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+ | Everyone with a VT PID has a VT Google Apps account. This is the most common denominator for VT email. | ||
Email can be accessed through the web interface, http://mail.google.com/a/vt.edu, or by connecting a desktop client via IMAP. | Email can be accessed through the web interface, http://mail.google.com/a/vt.edu, or by connecting a desktop client via IMAP. | ||
===Exchange (Soon to be Office365)=== | ===Exchange (Soon to be Office365)=== | ||
− | Exchange is F/S only, though students can be sponsored for an exchange account | + | Address: PID@exchange.vt.edu. |
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+ | Exchange is F/S only, though students can be sponsored for an exchange account. | ||
The most common Exchange scenario involves email from VT Google Apps (PID@vt.edu) being forwarded to the Exchange account (PID@exchange.vt.edu). This does not include emails flagged as spam (see below) | The most common Exchange scenario involves email from VT Google Apps (PID@vt.edu) being forwarded to the Exchange account (PID@exchange.vt.edu). This does not include emails flagged as spam (see below) | ||
===Exchange Local (ITAR)=== | ===Exchange Local (ITAR)=== | ||
+ | Address: PID@exchange.vt.edu. | ||
If you are on an ITAR related project, email sent to PID@vt.edu does NOT get sent to VT Google Apps, and instead everything goes directly to PID@exchange.vt.edu. There is no spam filtering in this situation, be prepared to deal with a lot of spam. | If you are on an ITAR related project, email sent to PID@vt.edu does NOT get sent to VT Google Apps, and instead everything goes directly to PID@exchange.vt.edu. There is no spam filtering in this situation, be prepared to deal with a lot of spam. |
Revision as of 10:24, 9 January 2014
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VT Email
There are currently 3 different email providers at VT
VT Google Apps
Address: PID@vt.edu
Everyone with a VT PID has a VT Google Apps account. This is the most common denominator for VT email.
Email can be accessed through the web interface, http://mail.google.com/a/vt.edu, or by connecting a desktop client via IMAP.
Exchange (Soon to be Office365)
Address: PID@exchange.vt.edu.
Exchange is F/S only, though students can be sponsored for an exchange account.
The most common Exchange scenario involves email from VT Google Apps (PID@vt.edu) being forwarded to the Exchange account (PID@exchange.vt.edu). This does not include emails flagged as spam (see below)
Exchange Local (ITAR)
Address: PID@exchange.vt.edu.
If you are on an ITAR related project, email sent to PID@vt.edu does NOT get sent to VT Google Apps, and instead everything goes directly to PID@exchange.vt.edu. There is no spam filtering in this situation, be prepared to deal with a lot of spam.