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The college provides all employees with an e-mail account. In most cases, accounts are created automatically when someone appears in the human resource system. Microsoft Outlook is the e-mail client application installed and configured on computers in employee offices. If you are new to campus it is usually easier to give Tech Support a quick call (x3444) to get your Outlook set up.
Log in
You can log directly into our mail server at https://oes.inverhills.mnscu.edu/exchange. Make sure that you enter your user name in the form as ihcc\username.
E-mail address formats
The e-mail system is configured to create a few different e-mail address aliases for each e-mail account. The basic e-mail address is your network username followed by the college's domain name (inverhills.edu).
The list below illustrates the e-mail addresses that would automatically exist for customer Jane Doe whose network username is jdoe. A message addressed using any of the following will be delivered to Jane Doe's mailbox.
* jdoe@inverhills.mnscu.edu (initially set as the reply-to address)
* jdoe@inverhills.edu
* J.Doe@inverhills.edu(not case sensitive)
* Jane.Doe@inverhills.edu(not case sensitive)
If you would prefer to use one of the alternate versions shown above, submit an Employee Help Desk request asking that your "default SMTP address" be set to whatever version you want to use.
Using Email When On Campus
Microsoft Outlook is the e-mail client application installed and configured on computers in employee offices. Outlook will usually configure itself, but if you have any problems or questions, please submit an IT Help Desk request.
Using Email When Off Campus
The campus e-mail service can be used from off campus using a variety of e-mail client applications. If you are going to use any method other than Outlook Web Access then pay particular attention to the configuration details to ensure you know where the messages will be located. Be cautious. Some configuration choices will move messages to the computer you are using, making the messages unavailable from any other computer at a later time.
Outlook Web Access (OWA) is a web-based e-mail client the college makes available. Use the 'Employee email log-in' link in the 'Inver Login' section of the college home page.
A second option available to you if you have Microsoft Outlook (not Outlook Express) installed on the computer you use off campus you can use it to connect to the college e-mail server. Directions for doing so are on our Outlook Anywhere page.
A third option for using the campus e-mail service while off campus is to use a POP3 or IMAP e-mail client program. Any messages you send will have to be sent from your Internet service provider's SMTP service. Some Internet service providers will require the reply-to address to match the account you have with them, others will allow you to set the reply-to address to another address, like your campus e-mail address. The message will have different from and reply-to address information in the message delivery header so those messages may be rejected or treated as SPAM by recipient e-mail systems.
There are many different email programs. Instructions on setting up a few of them are:
There are of course many, many others. If you have a problem with your email client let us know, but do to the vast number of email clients we may not be able to help you.
