faq-using-your-crystal-harvard-edu-email-address

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