UM offers separate e-mail systems for students and faculty/staff.

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To obtain a faculty/staff e-mail account:
Microsoft Exchange / Outlook e-mail is provided by Information Technology for the UM faculty/staff.  To open an account, please fill out the following forms.  If you have any questions please contact Cecil Roomes at 284-3928.

1. Exchange application form (* In PDF format only)
2. Permanent E-mail Address Form. (Required to update e-mail information and obtain a permanent e-mail alias of the form jdoe@miami.edu)

Other important information:

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Information about PPP connection
• Access Outlook e-mail via a web browser
• Set up Netscape Communicator to read and send VAX e-mail
• Set up MS Outlook Express to read and send VAX e-mail
• Faculty/Staff directory

Student E-Mail

To obtain a student e-mail account:
Student e-mail is available from Information Technology through the University of Miami Student Integrated System (UMSIS). You should complete the following two steps to obtain and configure your e-mail account. If you already have an e-mail account, go directly to step 2.

1. First, go to the web page for obtaining a UserID/E-Mail on UMSIS. You will be asked to supply a PIN so that you can reset your password in the event you forget it. Then you actually create your account from which you can send and receive e-mail. Once you complete the process, it will display your e-mail address. To avoid typos in Step 2 below, you can use the cursor to highlight the e-mail address and then "copy" this for a "paste" operation in Step 2. After you have obtained your UMSIS account you will be told to link to the Student EASY system or a web-based form to indicate your preferred e-mail address and other e-mail related information (step 2--see below for details). Obtain an account on UMSIS.
   
2. The second step is to enter/update your e-mail information, which can be done on the EASY System.  Enter your Student Identification Number and Birth Date and click "Submit". When asked for your current preferred e-mail address, either "paste" the UMSIS address that you copied earlier or type your e-mail address into the current preferred email address field on the EASY system. The EASY system will assign a "permanent e-mail address." If you have a UMSIS account, you will probably want your e-mail to go there while you are on campus, but if you are away for the summer break you may use EASY to reset your preferred e-mail address so your e-mail is delivered to another address. If you have not already done so, go to the EASY system now.

To use student e-mail account:

1. Set up Netscape Communicator to read and send your e-mail. If you do not have the latest version of Netscape Communicator, you may download a free copy.
   
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2. You can connect via modem or else, if your computer is connected to the campus network or an Internet service provider and your computer has telnet, go to the Start menu on Windows and click on "Run..." Next type "telnet umsis.miami.edu" to connect. The host name for UMSIS is umsis.miami.edu. After logging on, use PINE to read and send your e-mail.

Other important information:

• Read the Beginner's Guide to UMSIS.
• Reset your UMSIS password.
• Access student e-mail directory.
• UMSIS