Email Account Information
Getting an Email Account
All Colorado State University students, faculty, and staff are given a free email account on one of ACNS's central servers (lamar, holly, or simla) with the creation of an eID. Visit the eID Web Site to create an eID.
New Central Exchange Service for Faculty & Staff
http://help.mail.colostate.edu is the go-to source for information about the new Exchange-based calendar for faculty and staff, mail/calendar clients and client access, tips & tricks for setting up, configuring, and getting the most out of Exchange 2007.
Checking your Email Account
Instructions for Using ACNS-Supported Email Clients (Self-Help Guides)
- Using WebMail
Web-based email client.
- Using Pine
Text-based email client for UNIX.
Instructions for Configuring your Email Client (Self-Help Guides)
Changing your Email Client from POP to IMAP (Self-Help Guides)
Instructions for Configuring your Email Client Address Book (Self-Help Guides)
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5
- Microsoft Outlook 2000
- Netscape Messenger 7.x
- Netscape Messenger 4.x
- Mail-1.3 (v606) on Mac OS X
- Microsoft Entourage on Mac OS X
- Address Book 3.1 (v290) on Mac OS X
- Thunderbird 1.x
Your Email Alias (First.Last@colostate.edu)
In addition to getting a free email account with the creation of an eID, Colorado State students, faculty, staff, and associates will also receive a First.Last@colostate.edu email alias. This alias will allow them to receive email at an address comprised of their first name, a dot, their last name, and @colostate.edu (e.g. John.Doe@colostate.edu). It is important to note that this is not an email account itself, but rather it is an email address alias that will automatically forward mail to the email account specified in a person's eID, even if that email account isn't on a Colorado State University server. Users may change the first part of their First.Last@colostate.edu alias (e.g. from Jonathan.Doe@colostate.edu to John.Doe@colostate.edu) using the link below.
Additional Information
- Account Quota Information
- Check Your Quota
- Spam Filtering
- Change Your Password (eID)
- Manage Your Email Account
Add a vacation message, forward your email.
- Mailing Lists (Listserv)
- RamSelect/RamFYI
RamSelect and RamFYI are available through ARIESweb in RamPoint.
- Today@Colorado State and Faculty/Staff Listservs
Send email to groups of faculty and staff. Faculty and staff only.
- Email Policy
Secondary Accounts
Secondary accounts may be requested by contacting the Computing Help Desk, and indicating the nature of your request. Please include the following information:
- Your primary eName (eID)
- Your email address
- An eName for the secondary account that you are requesting
- Which server (lamar, holly, or simla) you would like the account created on
- Whether or not your primary account should remain open or be closed
Account Changes
To make a change to an existing account (e.g. transfer ownership, change servers, etc.) please contact the Computing Help Desk and describe the change you'd like to have made.
Associate Accounts
Individuals other than students, faculty, and staff that are associated with the University in a temporary capacity (e.g. visiting scholars, guests, etc.) may obtain an email account by having a sponsor request an eID for them. Visit the eID site for more information.