The University provides a U of S E-mail Service to all students, instructors, researchers and employees as well as other members of the community such as professor emeriti, retirees and alumni. The University uses this e-mail service for official communications with students and employees. E-mail addresses use the Network Services ID followed by @mail.usask.ca: abc123@mail.usask.ca
The U of S E-mail service is accessible through a variety of computer e-mail programs (e.g. Netscape Messenger, Mozilla Mail, and Microsoft Outlook) as well as through PAWS and Webmail web interfaces. With both PAWS and Webmail you can access your e-mail securely from anywhere in the world, all you need is a web browser and access to the Internet.
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Features
Spam Filtering
E-mail messages that are suspected of being spam are quarantined. A notice is sent to the original recipient(s) indicating that e-mail messages have been quarantined. The recipient can retrieve any message that has been quarantined in error.
Spam Blocking
E-mail from known spam and spam relay sites are blocked.
Virus Scanning
All e-mail messages are scanned for viruses. Any messages found to contain a virus are not delivered.
Blocking Executable Files
In order to help eliminate the spread of viruses though executable files (programs) attached to e-mail messages, these files are removed from the e-mail message and users are sent notification.
Disk Quota
The U of S provides a large mailbox for e-mail messages. Manage your quota to help you use your e-mail storage space effectively.
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Quota
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Initial
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Maximum
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Students
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50 MB
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100 MB
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Employees
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100 MB
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1 GB
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Alumni
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50 MB
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100 MB
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Professors Emeriti
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100 MB
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1GB
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Retirees
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50 MB
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100 MB
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Large Message Size
The U of S e-mail system can send and receive messages up to 50MB in size. This includes all message text, attachments and address headers (headers usually use a few KB). People who send messages larger than 50MB will receive an automated message informing them of size constraints.
Out-of-Office and Vacation Replies
Out of office and vacation auto replies can be set up for the U of S E-mail service.
Message Forwarding
Messages from other e-mail services can be forwarded to your U of S E-mail service. As this service is used for official communication from the University, it is recommended that you forward e-mail from other e-mail services to this address rather than the reverse.
You can also forward your U of S e-mail service to another service.
E-mail Alias
At the U of S you can set up an e-mail alias for your e-mail address. You can create a name-based alias (firstname.lastname@usask.ca) that is easier to remember than your NSID-based (abc123@mail.usask.ca) address.
Directory
Your name, e-mail address, department and other information can be stored in the Campus E-mail Directory. This allows people to search for your e-mail address from on or off campus.
Reliability
Messages sent to the U of S E-mail service are stored on a highly reliable server that is backed up nightly. As a result there should be no significant loss of e-mail due to server error.
IMAP
The U of S E-mail service uses the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). IMAP allows members of the University community to store their e-mail on a central server (rather than on an individual computer). The e-mail messages are then available from any computer (at home, at the office or in computer labs) with Internet access.
