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 (must use Internet
Explorer 6.1, Firefox or Safari- does not work in Internet Explorer
7)
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.
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:
June 10, 2008
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