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Unless you use Microsoft Outlook for mail merge or functionality that's only available in Outlook, we recommend you use Google Apps for your email. Because it's on the web and not on your local computer, it's one less program to back up and troubleshoot if something goes wrong. Plus, it has several useful features Outlook does not have, such as online chat and the ability to retract a message if you hit Send by mistake.
Google Apps Labels are similar to folders you may have used in other email systems. The biggest - and most useful - difference is that you can give one message multiple labels rather than having to make copies of a message if you wanted to store it in multiple folders. It's similar to the way tagging works in social networking and other collaborative websites. Once you've created a label, you can view all the messages with that label by searching, or by clicking the label name on the left side of any Gmail page.
Here's some basic information about using and managing labels.
Class and teaching schedules are available in your Google calendar, and are created directly from the Account Center to save you entering all your classes into the calendar yourself.
In GMail, click on the Calendar tab. If you're a student or instructor, you'll see either "Class Schedule" (students) or "Teaching Schedule (faculty)" in the list of calendars on the left side of the screen.
We recommend that everyone (Windows, Mac and Linux users) use the “Google Apps Web Client” to enjoy the best email experience. You’ll be able to use the same interface whether you are on or off campus, your email and contacts will look the same no matter where you are, and your calendar will appear in the same application as your email.
Email attachments using the following file extensions are blocked by GMail and Outlook. This list is subject to change as needed for security.
Every email user should be constantly on guard against the threat of malware and take personal responsibility for ensuring that individual actions do not compromise the valuable resources of others. Maintain a healthy suspicion with regard to email and confirm the reliability of all attachments before opening them, even if the message is - or appears to be - from someone you know.
In addition to your abc123@humboldt.edu email address (your preferred email address), you can also use firstname.lastname@humboldt.edu; this is known as your formal email alias and is assigned automatically for faculty and staff. All emails sent to your formal email alias will automatically be redirected to your preferred email address so that all your mail is delivered to a single email inbox.
All students, faculty and staff are provided an email account on the local campus server for the entire time they are associated with HSU. The name of the email server is webmail. Additional email server account information can be found at Central Systems Account & Activation.
Activate Your Account - Instructions for activating your email account.
Please note: As of February 22, 2011, incoming mail for the domain humboldt.edu will now go directly to Google's Mail servers, and will bypass our Barracuda Spam filters. Spam filtering/flagging will therefore be handled by Google. You can still access the Barracuda Spam filters (for older mail that got quarantined).
For more detailed information download the Barracuda's End User Manual
