Getting Started with Email on OIT Mailbox
Services
Faculty, Staff & Guests
Summary: All faculty and staff are given a basic email account using OIT Mailbox services. Follow the steps below to create your account. Note: Please check with your Computer Support Coordinator (CSC) before choosing Mailbox
Step 1: Activate
your UCInetID, if needed.
You will need your Employee ID number, your Social
Security Number and Birth date.
Step 2: Set your email delivery point to MailBox Services.
This will route any email sent to your "username@uci.edu" to your OIT MailBox account.
- Go to PhUpdate at www.uci.edu/cgi-bin/phupdate
- Login with your UCInetID and password.
- Go to the email field.
- Click the radio button next to MailBox Services.
- Click the Submit Change Request button.
Your OIT MailBox account has been created. Your @uci.edu email will be delivered here.
Step 3: Check your
email
Check your email in one of the following ways.
- Configure your email software.
Choose your favorite email software (Thunderbird, Outlook Express/Windows Mail, Apple Mail, etc.) and configure it to check your UCI email. - Webmail
Check your email via a Web browser. Simply login with your UCInetID and password. Webmail is a basic service, but is convenient if checking mail from a remote location.
Optional Step: My.Name@UCI.edu
In addition to the default email address given to you at UCI, you can also choose an email address based on your full name. This My.Name@UCI.edu address can be published on business cards, stationary, and the campus directory. Any email sent to your My.Name@UCI.edu address will be delivered to same email account you already use.
- My.Name@UCI.edu (UCInetID login required)
