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EKU myMail POP, IMAP, SMTP Settings

Many email clients will likely configure the necessary settings if you provide your myMail address and password.  In case they don’t:

POP setting  (the first method of downloading mail; clients usually give you the option of keeping or removing a copy of messages stored on myMail site )
Server name:  outlook.office365.com
Port:  995
Encryption method:  TLS

No longer receiving emails in your EKU myMail account (Issue)

Issue: You stop receiving emails in your myMail account.

Cause: Your account may be compromised.  

Resolution:

Workplace Answers eLearning Email (ISSUE)

Issue: Received an email from training @ workplaceanswers.com 

Cause: You have training to complete from the Office of Equity and Inclusion at EKU.  This training is conducted online by Workplace Answers.  This is required for all EKU students.

Resolution:  Click the link in the email and finish the training.  Will probably begin with https://  slate.workplaceanswers.com/ ... etc.

More from the Office of Equity and Inclusion

How to report a bogus email or phishing scam

Issue: You receive a bogus email or phishing scam

Cause: Spam is an unfortunate side-effect of email accounts.  Phishing is a social engineering problem. 

Resolution

  1. Forward message to:  spam@eku.edu
  2. Ignore and delete the message.
  3. NEVER click links in these email.  If you do, run an antivirus scan immediately.

 

myMail Clutter Folder

Clutter moves your low priority messages out of your Inbox so you can easily scan for important messages. Clutter analyzes your email habits, and based on your past behavior, it determines the messages that you’re most likely to ignore. It then moves those messages to a folder called Clutter, where you can review them later.

Clutter Folder Location

The folder is located under your myMail inbox on the left-hand menu.

clutter folder

Mac: MAC Address

Instructions on how to find the MAC address for ethernet or wireless networking card on a Mac computer.

Check Mac OS Version

ISSUE: Find what version of Mac OS currently using

RESOLUTION:

  1. Click the Apple icon in the top left screen.  Click About This Mac:
    About This Mac
  2. Your version number is located at the top of the windows that opens:
    iOS Version

 

Wired: Linux PC

Connecting a Linux PC to wired/ethernet in residence halls.

Phishing and Suspicious Email

Criminals use malicious email and websites to try to trick you into revealing your password or other sensitive information or to infect your computer with malware.  Phishing emails often use urgent language, asks for personal information, and has grammatical, typographical, or other obvious errors. 

Learn to Spot Phishes

Quick Tip: Check Links Before Clicking

Check the full URL to see if it goes where you expect.

I can log into Blackboard, but I can’t see my course listed. What should I do?

  • First, be sure you click on the 'Courses' link on the left-hand menu when you log into Blackboard.

Password Security Checklist

Change Your Password if it is at Risk

If your password is at risk, you may need to change it more often.  Ask yourself the questions below to see if you need to change your password now.  Balance your answers with the need to have a password that you can remember without having to write it down.  If you have a strong, secure password that is easy for you to remember and you can use it with care, you may not need to change it as often as someone whose password is more vulnerable. 

Google Vault

1. Install Google Drive App on a computer
2. Log in to Google Drive with personal account
3. Tell app to  sync data to a folder on your computer; this might take a while
4. Disconnect personal account from Google Drive
5. Relaunch Google Drive and log in with EKU account
6. Tell app to sync data with same folder as in Step 3; this might take a while

So basic flow is  (down and up) is personal cloud storage ---> local computer drive ----> EKU cloud storage:

Require two-factor verification (2FA) again on a device you've marked as trusted

ISSUE: You want to restore two-factor authentication on all your devices because your device is lost or you think your account is compromised

Student Computing Fee Information

Original Proposal
Submitted by the Director of Academic Computing & Telecommunications Services
to the Student Government Association
Spring, 1998

STUDENT COMPUTING FEE PROPOSAL

PURPOSE

            The purpose of the student computing fee is to produce funding in order to provide EKU students with accessible, reliable, and appropriate computing resources that will enhance their educational experience.

ADMINISTRATION

Your password has changed

Issue: You receive an email with the subject: "Your password has changed" from it.customerservice@eku.edu

Cause: Your password was reset in EKU Direct.

Resolution:

The email will look like this, with your name:
password

If you did not reset your password in EKU Direct:

Disable clutter folder (How To)

Issue: I would like to disable the clutter folder in my EKU myMail account

Cause: The clutter folder in your myMail account is a new mailbox management feature of Office 365.  It can be turned on or off depending on your preferences.    Clutter analyzes how you process your email and moves the 'unimportant stuff' out of your inbox folder and places that into the clutter folder.  In theory it should leave you with an emptier and distraction-free inbox.  

ISSUE: Your account information is not available

ISSUE: While trying to activate my EKU student email account, I receive the error 'Your account information is not available'

RESOLUTION:   This means you have been accepted by the university but your email account is still not created in our system.  Generally if you give IT 2-3 days (not including weekends/breaks) it will fix itself.

If, however, you still get the same error after waiting 2-3 days (not including weekends/breaks) then you should call the IT Service Desk: 859-622-3000

 

Copyright Compliance

EKU encourages all students, faculty, and staff to engage in safe and legally compliant sharing of copyrighted materials. Downloading or sharing copyrighted materials (such as music and videos) can be illegal if done without the permission of the copyright owner whether you profit from it or not.

New Student Authentication Requirements (myMail, Office 365)

As of Friday, March 17, 2017 all EKU students will have a new authentication method that will affect things such as myMail and Office 365 login.  This new authentication page looks like the image below and requires, as the username, your entire EKU email address--not just the portion before the @ sign.  For example, you username used to be jane_doe101 and changed to jane_doe101@mymail.eku.edu.

Mobile Device Security Tips

Like most people, you've probably accumulated a lot of personal information on your mobile device.  The valuable data makes these devices a target for thieves and cybercriminals.  These tips are especially important if university data is on the mobile device:

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