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Exchange Email

This section is intended for users who are on the exchange email system that provides group calendaring features to many of the administrative users. If you are not using this service, please read the instructions for setting up general email.


Basic Setup Information:

The exchange server's address is fitex.fit.edu. This is the only information you will need for setting up Outlook to use the exchange server. Detailed Setup Instructions can be found below.

Remote Access:

There are two remote access options available

1. Check your mail using a web browser
2. Configure an Outlook client for home use

Checking your mail using a web browser

  1. Go to https://webmail.it.fit.edu/
  2. Use your TRACKS username and password to log in.

Configure an Outlook client for home use

For remote access to exchange, go here: Setup remote Outlook 2003.

Detailed Outlook Setup Information

This section outlines the steps necessary to setup outlook for use with Exchange. Outlook 2003 and Outlook XP (2002) are the only approved clients for connecting to the campus Exchange servers.

Forwarding Your Exchange Email and Vacation Messages

Exchange users can forward email and set vacation messages from within outlook.

To forward your email and to turn on a vacation message:

  1. From the Tools Menu, choose the Out of Office menu item.
  2. Select the "I am Currently Out of the Office" button.
  3. If you want a vacation message to be automatically sent to each message received, type a message in the field labeled "autoreply only once..." If you just want to forward your mail, leave this field blank.
  4. To forward your mail to another account, click the Add Rule button.
  5. Skip down to the perform these actions section.
  6. Check the box marked delete unless you want to leave a copy of each message on the Exchange server as well as the address you are forwarding to.
  7. Check the box marked forward and type the address you want to forward mail to in the field next to the To button.
 

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