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cMail

cMail is the University's primary email service, offered free of charge to all current faculty, staff and students in the format of CNetID@uchicago.edu. NSIT supports several methods for accessing email:

• Webmail is a multi-featured web-based interface to the cMail system. It is compatible with almost all recent web browsers.
• Thunderbird is provided in the NSIT Connectivity Package and is the recommended desktop email client.
  

Staff and faculty also have the option of subscribing to the xMail fee-based service. You should check with your department to see whether they use xMail.

cMail Features

Both Webmail and Thunderbird contain a set of standard features, including the ability to create folders and filters, search for messages, maintain an address book, create signatures, and use the built-in spell checker. Additional features available in Webmail and Thunderbird are listed below.

Webmail Accessible from any computer with a web browser without requiring you to download or install software Add UChicago email addresses to a message using the Address Book Personal Calendar with notification capability

Thunderbird Software included in Connectivity Package, already configured to work with the University network Add UChicago email addresses to a message using the auto-complete function Manage multiple accounts Download messages to view offline Receive RSS feeds directly in your email Receive desktop notifications of new messages Customize software using add-ons and extensions Additional security features, including S/MIME, digital signing, message encryption, support for certificates and security devices

Accessing Webmail

You can access Webmail at https://webmail.uchicago.edu.

Getting Thunderbird

Thunderbird is included in the Connectivity Package. To begin, download and install the Connectivity Package.

Configuring cMail

You can learn how to to configure your cMail client by visiting NSIT's documentation page.

cMail Settings

• View your cMail Quota | See cMail Quota Documentation
• Set Automatic Reply for cMail | See Automatic Reply in cMail Documentation
• Go to Junkmail on the web | See Junkmail Documentation
• Forward to your @uchicago.edu email | See Email Forwarding Documentation
  • Students: You should forward your email to the mailbox you are most likely to read regularly.
  • Staff and Faculty: You should only forward your email to another UChicago server.
• Edit your alternate @uchicago.edu addresses | See Email Aliases Documentation

cMail Support

For help using cMail, visit the cMail FAQ page.