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Student email

University email addresses are created automatically for students at enrolment time. University email accounts are of the form u1234567@anu.edu.au, and are the official email contact address for students. You must check your ANU email address regularly, as official correspondence is often sent to this address.

Setting up your ANU email account

The following notes let you set up your Information Commons account to access email. Alternatively, see a consultant at Ask ANU for assistance.

Mail Using Windows XP

Mozilla Thunderbird is the “mail application” for the Windows XP operating system in the Information Commons.

First Time Email Setup

Follow these steps to set up Thunderbird on an Information Commons PC:

Log in using your UniID and password.
Click on the Start button located in the lower left corner of the screen.
Go to Programs, select Email/Mozilla Thunderbird and then click on the Thunderbird icon.
A wizard program begins; it will say Import Wizard. Click Next.
You should see the New Account Setup screen. Select Email Account and then click the Next button.
The Identity screen appears; enter your name and your Email address and click the Next button. (Your Email address is your UniID followed by @anu.edu.au, eg u1234567@anu.edu.au).
The Server Information screen appears; select IMAP as the type of server, then enter anumail.anu.edu.au as the Incoming Server and enter smtphost.anu.edu.au as the Outgoing Server. Click the Next button.
User Names: Make sure that your UniID (eg u12345678) is entered in both the Incoming and Outgoing User Name fields and click Next.
Click Next on the Account Name window. (It should display your UniID@anu.edu.au).
Account Wizard should now say Congratulations! Verify that the information displayed is correct, and click Finish.
Thunderbird should now ask for a password. This is the same password that is used to log on to the University computers.

Mail Using Mac OS X Tiger

Mozilla Thunderbird is the “mail application” for the Mac OS X Tiger operating system in the Information Commons.

First Time Email Setup

Follow these steps to set up Thunderbird:

Log in using your UniID and password.
Click on the Thunderbird icon located in the dock at the bottom of the screen (fifth from the left).
A wizard program begins. The first window you see is for New Account Setup. Select “Email Account” and click Continue.
Enter your name and email address and click Continue. (Your Email address is your UniID followed by @anu.edu.au, eg u1234567@anu.edu.au).
Select IMAP.
Enter anumail.anu.edu.au into the Incoming Server field.
Enter smtphost.anu.edu.au into the Outgoing Server field.
Click Continue.
Enter your UniID in both the Incoming and Outgoing User Name fields and click Continue.
Click Continue on the Account Name window.
Check that the details are correct, and in particular that the Incoming Server Type is set to IMAP. If the values are correct click Done otherwise click Go Back and fix any mistakes.
Thunderbird will now ask for a password. This is the same password that is used to log on to the University computers. Enter your password and click OK.