Email accounts available at IU
| Exchange | Cyrus | Imail | Umail | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main KB document | At IU, what are Exchange accounts, and how do I get one? | What is IU Webmail? | At IU, what is Imail? | At IU, what is Umail? |
| Product | Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 & SP1 | Cyrus IMAP & Webmail | Outlook Live via Live@EDU | Google Hosted Mail |
| Hosted by IU? | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Default quota? (see What are the default disk quotas for UITS accounts, and how do I request an increase?) | 500MB | 100MB | 5GB | 5+GB |
| Quota increases? | No | Upon request via Support Center | No | No |
| Web access*? | Outlook Web Access (see What is Outlook Web Access (OWA)?) | Webmail (see What is IU Webmail?) | https://imail.iu.edu/Default.aspx | https://umail.iu.edu/Default.aspx |
| IMAP access? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| POP access? | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Other access? | Outlook (see At IU, using Outlook 2002 or 2003, how do I access my Exchange mailbox? or At IU, using Outlook 2007, how do I access my Exchange mailbox?), Entourage (see At IU, in Mac OS X, how do I configure Entourage 2004 or 2008 to access my Exchange account?), ActiveSync (see What is Exchange ActiveSync?) | No | ActiveSync (see What is Exchange ActiveSync?) | No |
| Available to faculty/staff? | Yes | Yes | No** | No** |
| Available to students? | No | No*** | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced features? (e.g., rules, forwards, spell check) | Yes (some require Internet Explorer; see In Outlook Web Access (OWA), what are the "Premium" and "Light" interfaces?) | Yes | Yes (some require Internet Explorer) | Yes |
| Additional services offered? | No | No | Various; see http://www.microsoft.com/liveatedu/free-hosted-student-email.aspx | Various; see http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/index.html |
| University business allowed? | Yes | Yes | No (see Important: below) | No (see Important: below) |
Important: Many students are employed in some capacity by Indiana University, and many use email in the course of their employment, either to communicate with their co-workers and supervisors or to carry out their job responsibilities. Because Imail and Umail accounts are hosted by vendors external to IU, student employees may use these accounts to conduct university business only if they do not receive or transmit any sensitive data via these accounts. For more, see Student use of email for work-related purposes.
*All four email options are accessible in OneStart as well.
From the Services tab, select Email. All your IU email
accounts will be available.
**Faculty and staff who have dual roles as students can sign up for all four email options. Note that faculty and staff may not conduct university business from Imail or Umail accounts; see Important: above.
***All students can choose from the vended products in lieu of Cyrus as of fall semester 2009.
Last modified on October 21, 2009.
