Most Iowa State students, faculty, and staff have a university email account. Your university email address is the same as the Net-ID you are assigned upon entering the university. For example, if your Net-ID is "jdoe", your email address is "jdoe@iastate.edu".
Establishing Email
Current Iowa State University students and full-time faculty and staff are eligible for a university Net-ID and email account. To register for a Net-ID, go to Net-ID Services and click the "Register" button. You will need your ISUCard. If you have any questions about your Net-ID or email address,contact the Solution Center at 515-294-4000.
Reading Email
Several applications are available to let you read, send, and manage email from your university account.
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WebMail provides access to your university email account from a simple web interface. WebMail is ideal if you receive a limited amount of email or use multiple computers throughout the day to check your email. For more information, see:
- Eudora is an email program that allows you easy access to your university email account. To install Eudora, go to downloads.
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Microsoft Outlook also can be used with Iowa State's email system if SideCar (authentication
software) is installed. If you have Outlook installed on your computer and would like to use it as your email
program, go to downloads and install SideCar.
You also may use Outlook if you are faculty or staff with an Exchange email account through Information Technology Services (IT Services) or through your college or department. If so, you also may have the option to check your email remotely via Outlook Web Access (OWA). For questions about your Exchange email account, contact ITS at 515-294-8034, or your college or department IT coordinator.
- PDAs and Smartphones may allow remote access to IT Services-supported Exchange email, calendars, contacts, notes, and tasks.
Managing Junk Email and Spam
The amount of junk email and spam you receive can be reduced in several ways depending on the tools you use to read and manage email. For more information about managing junk email and spam, visit the spam page.
