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Email Accounts

ACS - Webmail

The ACS account provides web-based access to E-mail (the address format is yourACSloginname@bu.edu ) Our BU-recommended messaging standard is Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), which allows access to e-mail kept on the mail server.

The two in-house web-based IMAP mail programs popular at BU are SilkyMail and Horde. We recommend the latter, since unlike SilkyMail, Horde offers a filtering tool for unwanted (spam) e-mail.

BU's web mail is compatible with various other mail programs. It can be configured to programs such as Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Entourage for Macintosh. Other programs on which one can access web mail are Netscape messenger and Mozilla Thunderbird.

Please note: The Law School only sends e-mail to BU e-mail accounts. You can choose to simply forward your BU mail to an account, such as Yahoo or Hotmail. Even if you choose this option, you will still need your BU login name and Kerberos password for critical authentication tasks such as checking your student account, grades etc.

For more on BU e-mail please visit PCSC.

BU E-mail Forwarding

Reconfigure your BU email account for forwarding to a web based email system.

 

Exchange - Webmail (Outlook Web Access)

Outlook Web Access is a web interface of a Microsoft Exchange mailbox. As a Microsoft Exchange user, you can use Outlook Web Access with Internet Explorer or many other web browser to access your mailbox from any computer with an Internet connection.

1. Open Internet Explorer or any browser and go to http://engwebmail.bu.edu .
   Notice that there is no www in the URL
2. Login using your BU account
   • Login Name: Your BU username
   • Password: Your BU Kerberos password
3. Select how you want your Exchange mailbox to be presented. You may not see this option if you are not using Internet Explorer.
   • The premium client provides all Outlook Web Access features.
   • The basic client provides fewer features than the premium client but offers faster performance. Use the basic client if you're on a slow connection.
4. Select your security
   • Select Public or Shared computer option if you use Outlook Web Access on a public computer.
   • Select private computer option if you are the only person who uses this computer. Your Exchange server will allow a longer period of inactivity before logging you off.
5. Click Log In
6. You will now be presented with the Outlook Web Access interface