[ggurl3]

Im so confused how do we access it once we register?

[DarkWhite]

(Original post by ggurl3)
Im so confused how do we access it once we register?

I'm not sure if accounts and mailboxes have been setup yet, but as a new user you should be using http://webmail.nottingham.ac.uk.

If it logs you in but says mailbox can't be found then there must be a problem with the new system; so use http://owa.nottingham.ac.uk

[ggurl3]

I tried but i get an error message saying:

This account can't be used to access Outlook.com
You're currently signed in with an Office 365 email account, which can't be used with Outlook.com. Please click here to sign out of your Office 365 account, then use another Microsoft account to sign in to Outlook.com (for example, your hotmail.com, live.com, or msn.com account).

I use a mac if that makes a difference! I'm really bad with this stuff

[scbond]

Do we have to stick with the username given or can it be changed? Would've though initials and surname would be better than a random string of characters lol.

[sumsum123]

I got my email but I have no idea whatsoever what my passwoord is? Did they give it to me and I forgot? . I remember making a username and passwoord, not an email passwoord?

[DarkWhite]

(Original post by ggurl3)
I tried but i get an error message saying:

This account can't be used to access Outlook.com
You're currently signed in with an Office 365 email account, which can't be used with Outlook.com. Please click here to sign out of your Office 365 account, then use another Microsoft account to sign in to Outlook.com (for example, your hotmail.com, live.com, or msn.com account).

I use a mac if that makes a difference! I'm really bad with this stuff

Interesting. Basically, you're the year of guinea pigs, where Information Services is testing our new cloud email service. Once term starts, it'll be fine, but Microsoft having screwed about, it's made things quite difficult! I would suggest you email the IS student helpine and give as much info as possible - see http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/help/index.aspx.

(Original post by scbond)
Do we have to stick with the username given or can it be changed? Would've though initials and surname would be better than a random string of characters lol.

You can't change your username. That said, I can given you a breakdown of what your username means.

The first two characters identify your department within the University. For Computer Science, this is 'ps'; for the Students' Union staff, this is 'os', for example. The 'y' means undergrad, 'x' means postgrad, and 'z' means staff. The next 2-3 characters are your initials. If a username already exists for your initials, then you'll end up with a number at the end e.g. psydabc1. To be honest, you're unlikely to give out your University email address. There's no point giving it out to anyone given that in a couple of years time it'll be gone and you'll be back to your personal address!

(Original post by sumsum123)
I got my email but I have no idea whatsoever what my passwoord is? Did they give it to me and I forgot? . I remember making a username and passwoord, not an email passwoord?

Your email password should be the same as your password anywhere else. Bear in mind that there's a difference between an application login (e.g. 5241345) and a university login (e.g. psydabc)!

[sumsum123]

(Original post by scbond)
Do we have to stick with the username given or can it be changed? Would've though initials and surname would be better than a random string of characters lol.

Mine is odd too, I am sure those things gotta stand for something though . I dont know if we have to stick with it though.

[sumsum123]

(Original post by DarkWhite)
Interesting. Basically, you're the year of guinea pigs, where Information Services is testing our new cloud email service. Once term starts, it'll be fine, but Microsoft having screwed about, it's made things quite difficult! I would suggest you email the IS student helpine and give as much info as possible - see http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/help/index.aspx.



You can't change your username. That said, I can given you a breakdown of what your username means.

The first two characters identify your department within the University. For Computer Science, this is 'ps'; for the Students' Union staff, this is 'os', for example. The 'y' means undergrad, 'x' means postgrad, and 'z' means staff. The next 2-3 characters are your initials. If a username already exists for your initials, then you'll end up with a number at the end e.g. psydabc1. To be honest, you're unlikely to give out your University email address. There's no point giving it out to anyone given that in a couple of years time it'll be gone and you'll be back to your personal address!



Your email password should be the same as your password anywhere else. Bear in mind that there's a difference between an application login (e.g. 5241345) and a university login (e.g. psydabc)!

Thankkk you very helpful!

[scbond]

(Original post by DarkWhite)
The first two characters identify your department within the University. For Computer Science, this is 'ps'; for the Students' Union staff, this is 'os', for example. The 'y' means undergrad, 'x' means postgrad, and 'z' means staff. The next 2-3 characters are your initials. If a username already exists for your initials, then you'll end up with a number at the end e.g. psydabc1. To be honest, you're unlikely to give out your University email address. There's no point giving it out to anyone given that in a couple of years time it'll be gone and you'll be back to your personal address!

Awesome! Thanks for explaining it. Only wo things now...how does lg stand for Geography and what are the complete settings for Mail on a Mac? I accessed the settings on the web version of Outlook and tweaked them to get incoming working but still can't get outgoing to work. Guessing it's because there's no TLS option in Mail?

[DarkWhite]

(Original post by scbond)
Awesome! Thanks for explaining it. Only wo things now...how does lg stand for Geography and what are the complete settings for Mail on a Mac? I accessed the settings on the web version of Outlook and tweaked them to get incoming working but still can't get outgoing to work. Guessing it's because there's no TLS option in Mail?

I've no idea how the codes are allocated - I mean, why is Computer Science 'ps?

Ugh, I'm not an Apple user, but I'd suggest trying the settings detailed in the iPad instructions - http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/docum...d-to-email.pdf.

[scbond]

Ok, cheers!

[DarkWhite]

(Original post by scbond)
Ok, cheers!

Failing that, contact the Student IT Helpine! They must be quiet this time of year anyway

[ggurl3]

(Original post by DarkWhite)
Interesting. Basically, you're the year of guinea pigs, where Information Services is testing our new cloud email service. Once term starts, it'll be fine, but Microsoft having screwed about, it's made things quite difficult! I would suggest you email the IS student helpine and give as much info as possible - see http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/help/index.aspx.



You can't change your username. That said, I can given you a breakdown of what your username means.

The first two characters identify your department within the University. For Computer Science, this is 'ps'; for the Students' Union staff, this is 'os', for example. The 'y' means undergrad, 'x' means postgrad, and 'z' means staff. The next 2-3 characters are your initials. If a username already exists for your initials, then you'll end up with a number at the end e.g. psydabc1. To be honest, you're unlikely to give out your University email address. There's no point giving it out to anyone given that in a couple of years time it'll be gone and you'll be back to your personal address!



Your email password should be the same as your password anywhere else. Bear in mind that there's a difference between an application login (e.g. 5241345) and a university login (e.g. psydabc)!

Thanks for the help! I guess i'll email them

[alex-hs]

Allow me to dredge this post up from the past:

(Original post by alex-hs)
First letter is your faculty, second is your school, third is your user type, 4th is your yeargroup (if your user type is Y, not applicable otherwise) and the rest is your initials, followed by a number, if someone else in your year and on your course has the same initials as you and is higher up the alphabet.

The first letter is:
A - Faculty of Arts
E - Faculty of Engineering
L - Faculty of Social Sciences, Law and Education
M - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
P - Faculty of Science
[nb, this list is not exhaustive!]

2nd letter I can't be bothered to type out cos it'd take ages

3rd letter:
X - Postgraduate
Y - Undergraduate
Z - University Staff

The 4th letter is your yeargroup - Last year it was A, this year it'll be B (before that it was Z, Y, X etc). Postgrads and members of staff don't have the yeargroup letter, and thus the fourth letter is the first letter of their initials.

Also for some reason, postgrads only have their first and last initials (ie the initials of middle names are not used) which results in a lot more usernames with numbers at the end. Staff and undergrads have all their initials used, however.

I am thus PPYYAJP1 - P for Faculty of Science, P for Physics, Y for undergrad, Y for 2004 entry, AJP for my initials, and 1 because some bastard called Andrew Pearson nicked my proper username



And no, you can't change it - you're just going to have to live with it!

I think it's all still correct, except that they seem to have dropped the yeargroup letter in the last couple of years.

Also I think Education might be T (for historical reasons... presumably it wasn't always lumped in with Law & Social Sciences).

[samstars]

(Original post by scbond)
I accessed the settings on the web version of Outlook and tweaked them to get incoming working but still can't get outgoing to work. Guessing it's because there's no TLS option in Mail?

Hi scbond,

Would you mind sharing what settings you used in outlook?
I've been trying to access my mail through my iPhone and Thunderbird but it's proving pretty difficult.

Thanks for any assistance

[scbond]

(Original post by samstars)
Hi scbond,

Would you mind sharing what settings you used in outlook?
I've been trying to access my mail through my iPhone and Thunderbird but it's proving pretty difficult.

Thanks for any assistance

Haven't managed to get it working yet as something appears to be wrong. Contacted the support staff to ask an will post up the setting here when I hear back.

[EllenSch]

(Original post by ggurl3)
I tried but i get an error message saying:

This account can't be used to access Outlook.com
You're currently signed in with an Office 365 email account, which can't be used with Outlook.com. Please click here to sign out of your Office 365 account, then use another Microsoft account to sign in to Outlook.com (for example, your hotmail.com, live.com, or msn.com account).

I use a mac if that makes a difference! I'm really bad with this stuff

I seem to have the same problem, though I'm not using a Mac

[insidevoice]

The problem provisioning new email accounts is ongoing.
Keep checking back or keep an eye on status.nottingham.ac.uk

[scbond]

Hey everyone, IS at the uni replied with some settings which still didn't work. It turns out though that you can only send emails using your uni account if you're connected to the SNS. If you need to send mail while off-campus or you won't be staying at halls such as Broadgate or Raleigh then the incoming settings shown in the Outlook accounts online will work, which is pod51016.outlook.com. For the outgoing server I'm having to use Gmail. This means that any replies you send will come from the Gmail account.

[Lakhvir.Singh]

I cannot log into my emails whatsoever Help!! D: