At IU, what is Umail?

Indiana University has partnered with Google to launch Umail to provide email and other online communications services for IU students.

On this page:

• Eligibility and creating an account
• Quota and available services
• Accessing your mail
• Migrating your mail
• Things to consider

Eligibility and creating an account

All students are eligible to create Umail accounts by following the appropriate instructions below:

• If you're a newly admitted student, create a Umail account using the Starter Kit; see How do I get my first computing accounts at IU?
  
  
• If you're currently a student, use the Account Management Service (AMS) to create a Umail account; see At IU, if I already have some computing accounts, how do I get others?

  Alternatively, a utility on the IU Webmail login screen offers students the chance to switch from Cyrus to Umail. If you use this method to switch from Cyrus to a Umail account, your Cyrus account will be put into read-only status for five days and then deactivated. Student employees should not use this method to create a Umail account; use AMS instead. For more, see At IU, what happens to my Cyrus (Webmail) account when I elect to switch to Imail or Umail?

IU faculty and staff are not eligible for Umail accounts, and should continue to use existing mail services (e.g., IU Webmail or Exchange).

Quota and available services

For information about available account quota and services, see the Google Apps page. Your Umail account will work only with services deployed within the IU environment. To access Google services not included in Umail, create a Gmail account with Google.

Accessing your mail

Access your Umail account from OneStart. On the Services tab, select Email on the left, and then click Umail. For browser requirements, see About OneStart and web browsers.

You also can access your account directly via the web:

You may also access your email (and additional, advanced features) via the Google Apps for Indiana University login page using your vendor password. If you don't know your vendor (i.e., Google) password, see At IU, how do I reset my vendor password for Imail or Umail?

For information about supported operating systems and browsers, see the Google browser page.

You can also use an email client to read your Umail; see Reading your Imail or Umail mail using a desktop email client.

Learn how to use Imail and Umail with free self-study tutorials and demonstrations from IT Training & Education.

Migrating your mail

For instructions on moving mail from a Cyrus (Webmail) account to your Umail account, see At IU, how can I move my mail from Cyrus (Webmail) to another email system?

Things to consider

If you create an Imail or Umail account:

• Your full IU email address will contain your Network ID username and your campus domain regardless of the system you choose, because your preferred email address determines where you receive IU mail. Your reply-to address, however, will reflect the mail service you have chosen (e.g.,  username@imail.iu.edu  or  username@umail.iu.edu ).
  
  
• You are required to establish an IU email account and read email sent from IU faculty and administration; see official communications information.
  
  
• You will manage your mail accounts through the Account Management Service (AMS).
  
  
• While you are an enrolled student, advertisements will not appear in the IU-customized systems. After you graduate, you will have the option of keeping your account, at which time ads will appear.
  
  
• Any accounts with Google Gmail or Microsoft email (e.g., Hotmail, Windows Live Mail, or Outlook Live) that you already have or create in the future will remain separate from your Umail or Imail account.

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 information, see Student use of email for work-related purposes

Also see:

• How private are Imail and Umail accounts?
• Reading your Imail or Umail mail using a desktop email client
• Handling Imail or Umail login problems