Campus UMail System - System Access

Preferred UMail System Software

The following email programs allow full access to all new campus UMail system features.

Windows

Outlook 2003 with Windows XP with Service Pack 1 and Hotfix Q331320 or higher (available as a free download for U students, staff and faculty from www.software.utah.edu)

Mac

Entourage 2004 (available as a free download for U students, staff and faculty from www.software.utah.edu)

Linux

Evolution with the connector

Web

Outlook Web Access via Internet Explorer (logon at www.umail.utah.edu)

Alternate Email Software

The UMail system supports a large number of different clients for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Mobile Clients and various web browsers. The following list of software is not officially supported, but will provided minimal email functionality.

Windows

Outlook Express
Thunderbird
Mozilla Mail
Eudora
Pine

Mac

Apple Mail
Thunderbird
Mozilla Mail

Linux

KMail
Pine

Web

Outlook Web Access via non-I.E. browsers

Current Webmail Users

Links will be provided on http://My.Utah.edu for both the old Webmail system and/or the new UMail system. Links to both will also be available from http://webmail.utah.edu. All new system features will be available to users using a Microsoft IE browser.

Known Issue: Outlook Web Access will mark a message as "Replied" or "Forwarded" if you just click to reply, regardless if you actually send the reply or forward the message.

Mobile access information

PDA/SmartPhone access to the UMail system is available through:

Server Synchronization using Microsoft Active Sync (Windows Mobile/Pocketpc) or Versa Mail (Palm device). PDA/SmartPhone Sync instructions: http://www.it.utah.edu/services/helpDesk/emailWebhelp/umailpda.html
*Provides live up to date data synchronization with your UMail mailbox.
Client based Outlook PDA synchronization (using the third party software and data cable provided by your PDA/SmartPhone manufacturer). This method will only synchronize while the device is connected to your PC.

All provide access to: