MAIL.MSU.EDU: General information - TB469

Overview

Mail.msu.edu is the centrally funded and supported email service for Michigan State University. Current faculty, staff, and students receive a free MSU NetID and email account.

On December 22, 2008, the service was substantially upgraded. Refer to TB10900 for more information and a list of support articles.

This article provides general information regarding the central email system.

Getting Started

• If you are new to MSU you must first activate your MSU NetID
• Who gets a MSU NetID and mail.msu.edu account?
• Guidelines for use of your MSU NetID and e-mail account at MSU

Using mail.msu.edu

The mail.msu.edu system supports common methods for downloading incoming mail using an SSL (secure) connection: POP (Post Office Protocol) and IMAP. Some older e-mail clients, however, do not support SSL properly and are not compatible with mail.msu.edu.

To access mail.msu.edu:

• Point your browser to mail.msu.edu to log in to and use the central e-mail service via our web-based interface.
• Configure a current version of an e-mail client (i.e. Thunderbird, Outlook)
• Start using your e-mail or login to the web client at http://mail.msu.edu

Features and How-To's

• Changing your password
• Virus scanning of e-mail at MSU
• Information on spam processing
• Information on greylisting