How do I tell if an email is a hoax?
What will my PLU email address be?
How do I send email to multiple recipients?
How do I set a forwarding address for my email?
How do I set my email client to receive email from PLU?
HOW DO I TELL IF AN EMAIL IS A HOAX?
First, do not forward the email to everyone in your address book. These types of messages usually ask you to do so. Read more information here, including links, on how to determine if it's a hoax.
WHAT WILL MY PLU EMAIL ADDRESS BE?
Your e-mail address at Pacific Lutheran University is your username -- which is the first six letters of your last name (your entire last name if it is six or fewer letters long), followed by your first and middle initials -- followed by "@plu.edu".
For example, if your name was John Q. Public, your e-mail address at PLU would be publicjq@plu.edu.
HOW DO I SEND EMAIL TO MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS?
Ever receive a message that has what seems to be an un-ending list of people to
whom it was addressed? Here's a solution-for the sender of such messages!
When addressing such a message, enter your email address on the first
line of the "To" field (there must always be at least one "To" person listed).
With the second and succeeding addresses, use the "Bcc" option. This means Blind
Carbon Copy. When the message is received, each
recipient will see only his or her name in the "To" field. Here's how you set it up:
In Mozilla/Thunderbird..
Once you've entered
your name on the "To" button, hit the Enter key on the keyboard. This moves you
to the second address line. Click on the "To" button and select "Bcc". Enter the
second recipient's name or the name of a list. Continue adding individuals or
proceed with the text of your message.
In Webmail..
Enter your name in the "To" box. If you know the persons' address, enter
it in the "Bcc" box in the "Create Message" window. If you need to search for
the person's name (assuming the person has a PLU address), perform the
following:
1. Choose Create
2. Click on the Address button in the
upper left-hand corner of the window
3. Enter the person's first or last
name
4. Click on Search
Once the name is found, select it and click
on the "BCC" button to the right under "Selected Recipients". Click on "OK" and
proceed with the composition of your message.
If you are the recipient
of a message with multiple people to whom the message was sent and simply must
print it out, you might consider selecting the entire message, copying and pasting it
into a Word document. You can then remove the list of recipients and save paper
in the process.
For additional assistance, call ext. 7525 or send a
message to comptelc@plu.edu.
HOW DO I SET A FORWARDING ADDRESS FOR MY EMAIL?
This will effectively route all of your email that comes to PLU to another email address. Do this only if you frequently use another email account.
HOW DO I SET MY EMAIL CLIENT TO RECEIVE EMAIL FROM PLU?
If you prefer to receive your email from PLU you can set your email client (such as Mozilla, Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, etc.) to receive your email from PLU as opposed to your ISP. To do so, you must edit the mail preferences in your client software. Make sure the following items are set:
Note: If you want to continue receiving mail from your ISP, you will need to create a separate email account in your email client since changing the settings will remove your ISP's settings.
Email Address: Your PLU Email Address (ex., doeja@plu.edu)
Username: Your ePass username (ex., doeja)
Incoming Mail Server: mail.plu.edu
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): Your ISP's mail server
You can also use our outgoing/SMTP server. Your incoming mail server will be "mail.plu.edu". Your outgoing mail server will be "smtp.plu.edu". Just make sure you specify that you are authenticating to the SMTP server if you use it from an off-campus computer.
Updated 9/17/07