Using Gmail

Gmail is Google's online mail system.

Send mail in Gmail as if it's from your UP address

• Log into Gmail and click on the "settings" link at the top right
• Now go to "Accounts and import"
• Under "Send Mail as:" click the "Send mail from another address" button
• Follow the instructions.

Once you have done this, when you compose a new message (top left, under the "Gmail" icon), you can choose a "From" address from the list you have set up.

Back up your UP mail on Gmail

Gmail can be set up to fetch copies of your UP mail so that you can access them from anywhere. Here's how:

• Log into Gmail and click on the "settings" link at the top right
• Now go to "Accounts and import"
• Under "Check mail using POP3" click the "Add POP3 mail account" button.
• Follow the instructions. The mail server's name is "mx1.up.ac.za", the username is in the form p<personnel number> and the password should be known to you. (see Managing passwords for information on this).
• Make sure "Leave a copy of received mail on server" is checked in the options.