Using your @crystal.harvard.edu email address

Using webmail

There is an email associated with your CMCD network account at <username>@crystal.harvard.edu. You may access the webmail at:

• http://mail.crystal.harvard.edu.

You can set a vacation responder in the webmail client by clicking Personal Settings and then clicking the Vacation tab.

Crystal email is currently hosted through gmail.

Gmail cheat sheet:

• http://downloads.marcofolio.net/useful/cheat_sheets/gmail/gmail.cheat.sheet.pdf

Configuring a Mail Client for IMAP

To configure your address in a client such as Apple's Mail Application or Thunderbird, use the following options:

• Incoming Mail Server:

  • imap.gmail.com
    • SSL enabled using port 993
  • Outgoing Mail Server:
    • smtp.gmail.com
    • SSL enabled using port 465
  • Username:
    • yourusername@crystal.harvard.edu
  • Password:
    • Your Google Apps (crystal) password, this may be different from your CMCD account

2 Factor Authentication

• The easiest way to turn on 2fa for your account is to click here: myaccount.google.com.
• For more information see the Google provided documentation.
• The steps from your gmail web interface are as follows: Click on the SBGrid icon in the upper left - Select 'Manage your Google Account' - On the left select 'Security' - in the middle select '2-Step Verification' and then complete the web forms.