Changes to JMU’s e-mail system are identified below:
 See specific tutorials for more information about using MS Outlook 2000.

• We strongly suggest that you try the new web client Webmail
   
• Much quicker e-mail delivery - the 10 minute virus scanning delay has been removed
   
• Quotas:
  • Faculty/Staff default quota is 50MB
  • Student default quota is 10 MB
     
• Automatic "junk mail" scanning--on all messages flagged as SPAM will the subject line of the message is preceded with "*POSSIBLE JUNKMAIL*:"
   

• 32 MB is the maximum message size
   

• 2000 is the maximum number of recipients for any message in MS Outlook
   

• You will receive an e-mail message when you are approaching maximum quota.  The message that puts you over quota will be delivered, not refused

Outlook Users (IMAP accounts):

• There is an extensive built in HELP section accessible by pressing F1
   

• By default, new mail is checked every 5 minutes
   

• Maximum quota and current usage - if you want to view these features, you must logon the Webmail client and go to the Options window
   

• If you choose to share any of your folders (mailboxes) with anyone else at JMU, you must share them in Webmail, but you can only view them in MS Outlook

• Your Mulberry address book can be exported to Outlook.  When doing this all addresses are moved into one Contacts folder.  You can create as many groups or categories as you choose as well as create additional Contacts folders as needed.

• When Composing a message and adding e-mail names in the To:, Cc:, or Bcc: lines,  e-mail names must be separated by a comma (,) or a semicolon (;).

• null@jmu.edu is still a working e-mail address at JMU.
   

• Recipient List Hidden will no longer be an option in the To: line on an incoming message.  You will see all the names included in the list.  You can put the list of names in the Bcc line and mail the message to youre-id@jmu.edu or null@jmu.edu.

• Automatic Reply -- if you choose to use it, it must be set in the Webmail Options screen

  • with Automatic Reply turned on, if you receive multiple messages from the same sender, only one Automatic Reply will be sent a week

• Forwarding your mail -  if you to forward your mail messages to another account, it must be set in the Webmail Options screen 

  • your e-mail in Webmail, you may opt to save a copy of the message in your Webmail account

• You can create Message Filtering in the Webmail client which will be reflected in your IMAP account.

• You can identify a White List in the Webmail client (those e-mails that you always want to receive regardless of what other criteria they meet) which will be reflected in your IMAP account.

• You can configure as many POP3 and IMAP accounts as you wish in Outlook to read your e-mail from other accounts.