GMAIL at HSPH
HSPH has adopted GMAIL as the email solution for students.
GENERAL QUESTIONS
What will my GMAIL address be?
All GMAIL addresses will be @mail.harvard.edu. The default username will be your Harvard 3+3 credential which is a combination of your initials plus 3 random numbers (e.g., John Michael Smith could be [email protected]).
By request, we can also create a “nickname” for you if the nickname is available (e.g., [email protected]).
I would like a nickname instead of the 3+3 assigned to me. How do I request that?
Please send an email to [email protected] or stop by Kresge LL19.
If you have a nickname set up, you will still need to login with your 3+3 username.
Tell me more about “nicknames” in Gmail
GMAIL has an excellent FAQ at http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=33327
How do I chnage my “send as” email address so my messages apear to be coming from my “nickname” account?
We have created a document detailing how to change your nickname to your “send as” e-mail address.
VIEW DOCUMENT
Where do I access GMAIL?
GMAIL may be accessed from our email page, http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/email/, or directly at http://start.mail.harvard.edu/.
If you want to login from http://www.gmail.com you must use your full HSPH Gmail account as your username (including @mail.harvard.edu) and enter your password normally.
How do I change my password to my HSPH Gmail account?
Once you are logged in to your account, you can change your password from within your account. We have created a document outlining this process.
VIEW DOCUMENT
If you cannot login to your account and need to have a new, temporary password created for you, please email [email protected].
Will my account stay open once I graduate?
Yes. Students received GMAIL accounts when they arrived and will keep their accounts when they graduate HSPH. All incoming students in 2012 received GMAIL accounts when they arrived.
I fowarded my email to GMAIL already. How do I add my new account to my existing GMAIL account?
We have created a document outlining how to link a GMAIL account to another account
VIEW DOCUMENT
How do I set up my phone and/or e-mail client (Outlook, Apple Mail, etc) to work with my HSPH Gmail account?
You can find information on how to set up your HSPH Gmail account to your prefered client by following the instructions here.