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Student E-mail Accounts

Login to your account               

Login to E-mail
Send E-mail
Send Attachments
Setting up Mail Forwarding
Change E-mail Password
 Editing Return Address
Key Components
Error Messages

 

Every student enrolled in a college credit course will receive an IVCC e-mail account that can be accessed from any computer with Internet access. The student's account will be active beginning the first day of class on any given semester and continue to be active. Each account has 5 MB of space and a student just needs to logon with their username and password. A student's e-mail account can be used for personal and academic purposes. Instructors remain in contact with students outside of class through e-mail by sending assignments, lecture notes, class cancellations, changes in class schedule, etc.

In addition to instructors using e-mail, other departments also communicate with e-mail. For example the library will send messages regarding a book you may have requested, or possibly a book might be overdue. Registering online using WebAdvisor also requires students to use their e-mail to setup their WebAdvisor password.

If you need assistance using your student  e-mail account, contact the Computer Resource Center by phone, 224-0318; email, crc@ivcc.edu; in person, D-201, or use the Help Menu after logging in to your e-mail account.

                                                              

 

 

 

 

 
 

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Login to E-mail 

  1. Open browser, Internet Explorer,  Netscape Navigator, Opera , etc.
  2. Type www.ivcc.edu in the address bar 
  3. Click the Student E-mail link in the left frame
  4. Type your UserName: first three letters of last name and last four digits of social security number
  5. Type your password: full Social Security Number or if you changed it using the steps below (Change E-mail Password), enter your new password.
  6. Click the login button
  7. The first time you use your e-mail account, the next page will ask you to: 1) Type your full name (First and Last) and 2) Type in your IVCC e-mail address. For your e-mail address you will want to enter in your user id followed by @bart.ivcc.edu. An example of this would be abc1234@bart.ivcc.edu. See step 4 to create username. Address must be all lowercase letters. 
  8. Click Login button.

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Send E-mail 

  1. Click Compose button
  2. Type in complete address i.e.  usersername@bart.ivcc.edu, or use your address book to enter an address
  3. Use the Tab button and tab to Subject: line.
  4. Type in a subject (every good e-mail message has a subject)
  5. Tab to message area and type your message.
  6. When you are finished with the message, click the Send button below the message area

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Send Attachments 

Note: maximum is 2MB

  1. Follow steps 1-5 for sending e-mail  
  2. When finished, click the Browse... button     
  3. Locate and double click the desired file to attach
  4. Click the Add button
  5. Attach additional files by repeating steps 3-5

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Setting up Mail Forwarding

  1. Log into your IVCC e-mail
  2. Click the OPTIONS button on the top of the page
  3. Click Vacation Message on the bottom of the page
  4. Check the box Forward incoming messages to address listed below
  5. Enter in the e-mail address you would like to receive your school e-mails at, i.e. test@yahoo.com
  6. Click Submit

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Change E-mail Password

  1. Login to e-mail using steps 1 - 6 from Login to E-mail.
  2. Click the Options Menu
  3. Click Change Password
  4. Type your current password
  5. Type your new password
  6. Confirm new password
  7. Click Change Password

Editing Return Address

  1. Log into your account
  2. Click the blue OPTIONS link in the top middle of the page
  3. Click the blue Personal Information link
  4. in the E-mail address box, make sure it is your student user-name followed by @bart.ivcc.edu

        An example would be abc1234@bart.ivcc.edu 

  1. Click submit


Error Messages

Issue Description

"Error connection dropped by IMAP server" is displayed after logging in. Student quota over 5MB .

Issue Resolution

Contact the Computer Resource Center to have your account storage temporarily increased for 48 hours, during this time you will have a chance to delete any old or junk mail. Also, any attachments sent in E-mails maybe saved to your personal U:/ drive through IVCC or other storage device (like a jump drive or your home computer). After the attachments have been saved, delete the E-mail. Following these steps should resolve the issue. If you have any other questions feel free to contact the Computer Resource Center.

 

Key Components

TO:  Person the message is directed to
CC: (carbon copy) address will receive a copy of message being sent and the address in the TO: field will know they are receiving a copy.
BCC: Address will recieve copy of message being sent and the address in the TO: and CC: field will not know they are receiving a copy.
 
Reply: You reply to a message when you want to respond to its sender.
Forward:  You forward a message when you want someone else to see it.
Signature file: Brief message that is automatically appended to the end of outgoing messages. It can include your name, address, telephone number or whatever you want.
POP: (Post Office Protocol) allow one e-mail address to check mail from another e-mail address.
Username:  text to the left of @
Domain Name:  text to the right of @

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Computer Resource Center
Illinois Valley Community College
815 N. Orlando Smith Ave.
Oglesby, IL 61348
Phone: 815-224-0318
Fax: 815-224-3033
Email: crc@ivcc.edu
Web Page: http://www.ivcc.edu/crc