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Academic Computing and Networking Services

Colorado State University

Email Account Information

Getting an Email Account

All Colorado State University students, faculty, and staff are given a free email account with the creation of an eID. Visit the eID Web Site to create an eID.

Central Exchange Service for Faculty & Staff

 http://help.mail.colostate.edu is the go-to source for information about the Exchange-based calendar for faculty and staff, mail/calendar clients and client access, tips & tricks for setting up, configuring, and getting the most out of Exchange 2007.

Google Apps for CSU

Undergraduate students, are given a Google Apps account during the EID account creation process. Faculty, staff, and graduate students can create a Google Apps account in addition to their main university email account, at http://mail.rams.colostate.edu.

 Visit https://eid.colostate.edu/gmail/gmailconnect.aspx for information on connecting Smartphone's, and third party applications to a Google Apps account.

Checking your Email Account

Instructions for Using Google Apps Email (Self-Help Guides)

Instructions for Using ACNS-Supported Email Clients (Self-Help Guides)

Instructions for Configuring your Email Client (Self-Help Guides)

Changing your Email Client from POP to IMAP (Self-Help Guides)

Instructions for Configuring your Email Client Address Book (Self-Help Guides)

Your Email Alias

Undergraduate Students

In addition to getting a free Google Apps email account with the creation of an eID, Colorado State undergraduate students will also receive a First.Last@rams.colostate.edu email alias.

Faculty, Staff, Associates, and Graduate Students

In addition to getting a free email account with the creation of an eID, Colorado State faculty, staff, associates, and graduate students will also receive a First.Last@colostate.edu email alias.

Your Email Alias

In addition to getting a free email account with the creation of an eID, undergraduate students will receive a First.Last@rams.colostate.edu email alias; while faculty, staff, associates, and graduate students can obtain an alias formatted as First.Last@colostate.edu. This alias will allow you to receive email at an address comprised of your preferred first name, a dot, your last name, and either @colostate.edu (e.g. John.Doe@colostate.edu) or @rams.colostate.edu (e.g. John.Doe@rams.colostate.edu). It is important to note that this is not an email account itself, but rather it is an email address alias that will automatically forward mail to the email account specified in a person's eID, even if that email account isn't on a Colorado State University server. Users may change the first part of their First.Last alias (e.g. from Jonathan.Doe to John.Doe) using the link below.

Additional Information

Secondary Accounts

Secondary accounts may be requested by contacting the Computing Help Desk, and indicating the nature of your request. Please include the following information:

  • Your primary eName (eID)
  • Your email address
  • An eName for the secondary account that you are requesting
  • Whether or not your primary account should remain open or be closed

Account Changes

To make a change to an existing account (e.g. transfer ownership, change servers, etc.) please contact the Computing Help Desk and describe the change you'd like to have made.

Associate Accounts

Individuals other than students, faculty, and staff that are associated with the University in a temporary capacity (e.g. visiting scholars, guests, etc.) may obtain an email account by having a sponsor request an eID for them. Visit the eID site for more information.