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What do with my Nuig mail

  • 17-06-2015 2:56pm
    #1
    skinny90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭


    So iv more or less finished my degree with nuig. what happens to my email account? is there any way I can link a gmail or hotmail account to send and receive mail through? thanks in advance


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  • #2
    The Lost Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    Contact computer services immediately and they might be able to allow you rather limited access to your account as after a while most people are locked out of their student account

    What happens to my computer account after I leave NUI,Galway?

    After Graduation the Campus Accounts of students (both undergraduate and postgraduate) that are not listed as registered with the University in the Student Record System will be disabled. Access to IT resources is directly linked to a student’s status on the Student Records System (Quercus). Students have 50 days after their course end date to register for a new course and maintain access to IT resources including email and Blackboard.

    http://www.nuigalway.ie/information-...advicesupport/


  • #3
    skinny90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭skinny90


    Have you heard of this happening...I know the accounts go dormant not inactive.my question is,is there a method to just link an exchange account to it so I can send on behalf of the linked account


  • #4
    Lumi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭Lumi


    skinny90 wrote: »
    Have you heard of this happening...I know the accounts go dormant not inactive.my question is,is there a method to just link an exchange account to it so I can send on behalf of the linked account

    It definitely happens - You lose all access to your @nuigalway.ie account once you are no longer registered as a student.


  • #5
    skinny90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭skinny90


    I know that..it goes dorment..how ever can you use it as an exchange..such as log into a gmail account which is linked to my nuig account and receive and send on behalf of it


  • #6
    The Lost Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    skinny90 wrote: »
    I know that..it goes dorment..how ever can you use it as an exchange..such as log into a gmail account which is linked to my nuig account and receive and send on behalf of it
    Have you asked ISS?
    I don't see how you will be able to receive/send on behalf of it as, on the link I posted, your account is disabled.


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    Mr. G
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 4,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr. G


    skinny90 wrote: »
    So iv more or less finished my degree with nuig. what happens to my email account? is there any way I can link a gmail or hotmail account to send and receive mail through? thanks in advance

    It gets disabled. You won't be able to access it after a while though not immediately (could be 3 months).
    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    Contact computer services immediately and they might be able to allow you rather limited access to your account as after a while most people are locked out of their student account




    http://www.nuigalway.ie/information-...advicesupport/

    +1.
    I suggest you chat to ISS and see if you set up a forwarding of your NUIG email to your personal email account before it's disabled or if setting an auto-responder on your email will fix this for you as a solution.

    I know ISS will do this for staff who leave so I assume they will do it for students since almost everyone is on Office 365 now.
    skinny90 wrote: »
    Have you heard of this happening...I know the accounts go dormant not inactive.my question is,is there a method to just link an exchange account to it so I can send on behalf of the linked account

    This is true. They get disabled, not deleted. Eventually they will get deleted. Don't hold my word for it though.
    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    Have you asked ISS?
    I don't see how you will be able to receive/send on behalf of it as, on the link I posted, your account is disabled.

    To log into Office 365 to receive/send email you need to authenticate which won't work. Sending on behalf of your NUIG email is always possible but you won't receive anything sent to your NUIG email.

    Best to chat to ISS and see what they say.


  • #8
    wmirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭wmirl


    Set up a forwarding rule in your NUIG email to your personal email. This rule will stay active even after you lose access to your college mail. You won't be able to respond through your college mail unless you use aliases in Gmail (not sure about Hotmail), but that's not through the college servers and exposes your Gmail address, but I'd just respond from your personal email anyway.

    Your college email stays active even after you leave, and if at any point you return to NUIG, you'll get your old email address back too.


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