- Why is Washington University making the transition to a central email address system?
- How will this unified naming convention change my email address?
- How will my University email address vary from my local email address?
- With this change will I have to do anything differently to just send and receive email messages?
- What name will appear in the University email address?
- When will my University email address be assigned?
- Will I be required to use the University email address?
- When email addresses are assigned, what happens if several people have the same name?
- If I don’t like the University email address name that has been assigned to me, may I select a new one?
- What names are valid as my University email address?
- May I change my email address name as often as I like?
- My legal name is John David Snow, but I am commonly known as Dave. Will Dave be one of the name choices available to me?
- What if someone else has already selected the name I want in my email address?
- If my legal name changes through marriage or divorce, how soon may I change my University email address name?
- How will people learn my University email address?
- What address will appear in the 2003 - 2004 TERNION that will be published this fall?
- Is the University email address a central email system?
- Will I still receive my email if it is sent to my local address instead of my new University email address?
- Where should I use my local email address and where should I use my University email address?
- Which address should I use for email lists?
- If I work in two departments, or if I am a student and work for the University, how will my University email address work?
- How will I access email when I am not on campus?
- Which email name will appear in WebSTAC? WebFAC? Web-based directory? TERNION?
- What will happen when someone tries to contact me and he/she does not have the correct email address name?
- If someone sends mail to my University email address and I do not receive it, who should I talk to?
- What happens to mail sent to my University email address if/when I leave the University?
- How will my email address appear to recipients?
- To continue to promote the identity of the University as Washington University in St. Louis through use of a unified naming convention, @wustl.edu, for University email users
- To provide a central electronic address book
- To provide a simpler, more obvious way for people external to the University, and those internal, to contact members of the University community
For a period of time you will have two addresses, the address you are currently using, known as your local email address, and a newly assigned address, known as your University email address. Email addressed to your University email address will be forwarded to your local email address.
Q. 3. How will my University email address vary from my local email address?Your local email address appears as name@server.wustl.edu, or name@school.wustl.edu, that is, it may contain the name of the school, unit, or even the fileserver name for your email. Your University email address will be simpler and appear as name@wustl.edu.
Q. 4. With this change will I have to do anything differently to just send and receive email messages?No.
Q. 5. What name will appear in the University email address?The name assigned to your University email address will be the one currently used in your local email address. For example, FirstLast@dept.wustl.edu, will be FirstLast@wustl.edu; or ABC@school.wustl.edu, will be ABC@wustl.edu.
Q. 6. When will my University email address be assigned?Your email address is being assigned and will be available for use on August 1, 2003.
Q. 7. Will I be required to use the University email address?While it may take another 12-18 months to complete implementation of the @wustl project across the University, you are encouraged to immediately begin using your University email address.
Q. 8. When email addresses are assigned, what happens if several people have the same name?The system will attempt to make the University email unique by using combinations of your first name, middle initial and, last name. As a last resort, the system will add a number to your existing email name.
Q. 9. If I don’t like the University email address name that has been assigned to me, may I select a new one?Yes, you will have the opportunity to select a new email address name, if you wish.
Q. 10. What names are valid as my University email address?You will be asked to select another name from a list of email address names generated from combinations of your first name, middle initial, last name and nickname.
Q. 11. May I change my email address name as often as I like?Please make your choice carefully. At this time, except for cases of legal name change, you may only change a University email address name one time.
Q. 12. My legal name is John David Snow, but I am commonly known as Dave. Will Dave be one of the name choices available to me?In order for the name Dave to be included among the name configurations that will be made available to you, you will need to select a nickname on the home address page in WebSTAC.
Q. 13. What if someone else has already selected the name I want in my email address?You will have the opportunity to choose from a list of other possible combinations.
Q. 14. If my legal name changes through marriage or divorce, how soon may I change my University email address name?Once your legal name has been changed in the student information system, you will be able to select a new University email address name. Please note that you must make this change; the system will not automatically make it.
Q. 15. How will people learn my University email address?People can learn your University email address in several ways: you may tell them; they may find it in the TERNION directory; and it will be displayed in the online directory on the University’s Web site.
Q. 16. What address will appear in the 2003 - 2004 TERNION that will be published this fall?Your University email address will appear in the 2003 – 2004 TERNION.
Q. 17. Is the University email address a central email system?No. This central email address system is used to store email addresses for everyone in the Washington University community at one location and distribute email to the individual email systems that exist on different file servers.
Q. 18. Will I still receive my email if it is sent to my local address instead of my new University email address?Yes. The University email address is simply an alias for your local email address. Email sent to either address will be delivered to you.
Q. 19. Where should I use my local email address and where should I use my University email address?Please use your University email address for everything.
Q. 20. Which address should I use for email lists?Please see your local email system administrator.
Q. 21. If I work in two departments, or if I am a student and work for the University, how will my University email address work?If you have two different local email addresses, mail sent to your University email address will be forwarded to the local email for your primary role. For example, if you are a full-time student but also have a part-time job with the University, your primary relationship with the University is that of a student, so the email sent to your University email address will be forwarded to your local student email address.
Q. 22. How will I access email when I am not on campus?Exactly the way you do now.
Q. 23. Which email name will appear in WebSTAC? WebFAC? Web-based directory? TERNION?Your local email address name will appear in WebSTAC and WebFAC. Your University email address name will appear in the Web-based directory and the TERNION.
Q. 24. What will happen when someone tries to contact me and he/she does not have the correct email address name?The system will assist the sender in determining the correct name by offering choices that are similar to the email address name keyed in.
Q. 25. If someone sends mail to my University email address and I do not receive it, who should I talk to?Your first contact for all questions about email will be the same as it is today; your local email system administrator. If it is determined that the cause of your problem is with the University email routing process, your email administrator will contact Network Technology Services for assistance.
Q. 26. What happens to mail sent to my University email address if/when I leave the University?We are working to provide a feed of email names to the Alumni system when you graduate. Otherwise, and while still under advisement, if a forwarding email address is provided, the current plan is to forward email for up to 60 days.
Q. 27. How will my email address appear to recipients?In this phase, recipients will still see the local email address. As we continue this transition, recipients of email messages from you will see the University email address.