91˿Ƶ provides email services through Exchange Online, a cloud-based service that is part of 91˿Ƶ's Office 365 package from Microsoft. Students, faculty and staff members, as well as affiliates, have slightly different account settings and access privileges to their email. See table below.
In an effort to limit the impacts of unsolicited and fraudulent emails being sent in large numbers to the 91˿Ƶ community, 91˿Ƶ’s IT Infrastructure & Information Security has set a limit to the number of recipients per day for emails sent from 91˿Ƶ Outlook, regardless of the number of emails sent. The limit is:
100 recipients per 24 hours for accounts that are NOT two-Factor Authentication (2FA) enabled (mostly Alumni and Retirees’ accounts).
For 2FA ()Բ email accounts, limits are:
Each recipient listed in the To, Cc or Bcc fields is counted as separate, whereas an email sent to a group or LISTSERV is only counted as one item. If you need to send emails to large audiences, you may want to manage distribution lists via LISTSERV or email-enabled Active Directory groups in Exchange. SeeEmail distribution lists.
ǰٲԳ:91˿Ƶ Active Directory managed distribution lists are not affected by this change.Such distribution lists are treated as 1 recipient.For more information, please read the.
Users |
Description |
Email address format |
Ѳdz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | Registered, “active” students | first.last@mail.mcgill.ca | 20 GB |
| Faculty & Staff | Academic Administrative Casual (except those who have an active student account) and Post-doctoral fellows | first.last@mcgill.ca | 100 GB |
| Affiliates | Non-91˿Ƶ staff working in association with 91˿Ƶ, such as contractors, lecturers and service providers. For more information seeAffiliate accounts. | first.last@mail.mcgill.ca (older accounts) first.last@affiliate.mcgill.ca (newer accounts) | 20 GB |
| Alumni | For more information see Email for Alumni | first.last@mail.mcgill.ca | 20 GB |
| Retired Staff (Not including Emeritus) | Retired 91˿Ƶ staff keep their 91˿Ƶ email address and mailbox. | first.last@mcgill.ca | 50 GB |
Students who graduate, and employees who retire from 91˿Ƶ can keep their 91˿Ƶ email address and mailbox.
Students who leave 91˿Ƶ without graduating and employees who leave without retiring will lose their 91˿Ƶ email when their status changes. You will be notified approximately one month before your email account is deactivated.
Newly admitted students: You are given a 91˿Ƶ Email Address and mailbox automatically when you confirm your acceptance to 91˿Ƶ. Notification about your 91˿Ƶ Email Address is sent to the non-91˿Ƶ email address you entered on your application form.
Re-admitted students: Your mailbox will be re-instated once you register for classes.
School of Continuing Studies students: Your mailbox will be created when you accept your offer of admission.
Upon employment at 91˿Ƶ, an email box is created automatically. Once your email box has been created, your 91˿Ƶ email address will be listed on Minerva via Personal Menu > Email Addresses. If there is no 91˿Ƶ email address listed, contact the IT Service Desk.
Request account creation: Your sponsor (Manager, Dean, Director, who must be either a 91˿Ƶ faculty or staff member) must submit the request form: Affiliate account creation(s)
When the request is processed, the following will be created:
Request account renewal: Affiliate accounts are usually set to expire each year, and must be renewed by submitting the request form: Affiliate account renewal(s)
For more information, see the article Affiliate accounts.
Your 91˿Ƶ email address is generally the same as your 91˿Ƶ username. Find it in Minerva:
You can access your 91˿Ƶ email any of the following ways:
There is no cost associated with this service. For students, the cost is covered by the IT services portion of your student fees.
This service is available 24 X 7, except during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Check the home page of the IT Support site for announcements regarding service interruptions.
View more FAQs on Exchange Online (Email on Office 365)
Your 91˿Ƶ Email Address is one of the official means of communication between the University and you; please ensure you check your 91˿Ƶ email regularly. Students, please see the University's policy onE-Mail Communication with Students.
Self-serve resources: