WSU E-mail feature — Set an E-mail Name
An E-mail Name is just that — a name you use in place of your
AccessID in e-mail only. After you set it, you can use it OR your
AccessID in your e-mail address. For example:
If your AccessID is xy6789, your name is John Doe, and you specify John.Doe
as your E-mail Name, you can use any of the following as your e-mail
address:
- xy6789@wayne.edu
- John.Doe@wayne.edu
- john.doe@wayne.edu
Process to set an E-mail Name
Step 1: Deciding on an E-mail Name
- Requirements — Your E-mail Name must be from 3 to
25 characters long and can only contain letters, numbers, periods, underscores,
or hyphens. It can be in upper or lower case. It cannot contain any blanks.
- Don't cause confusion — Do not choose a name that is
likely to be confused with an official WSU school, division, department or
function, or with another person (e.g., president@wayne.edu,
anthropology@wayne.edu).
- Don't be offensive — Do not choose an E-mail Name
that is offensive. If C&IT receives
complaints about your E-mail Name, we will ask you to change it. People who
repeatedly choose offensive names may be denied the privilege of having an
E-mail Name.
Step 2: Setting your E-mail Name
- Log in to WSU Pipeline
and click Account.
OR
Log in to WSU
WebMail and click Account Management.
- On the sidebar click Modify/Set E-mail Name.
- Type the E-mail Name you want in the space provided and click the
OK button.
- The response will tell you if the name has been accepted.
If the name is accepted, you're finished. If the name is unavailable, the
system will prompt you to try a different name.
Some important things to remember
Your E-mail Name is mainly for e-mail. You may be able to use it in some
other instances where you would use your AccessID, but not allways.
E-mail Names are only for e-mail addresses ending in "@wayne.edu"
(e.g., xy6789@wayne.edu). If you are using e-mail supplied
by the WSU School of Medicine (address ends with "@med.wayne.edu"),
by the College of Science (address ends with "@sci.wayne.edu"),
or another WSU department or division other than Computing & Information
Technology (C&IT), the AccessID E-mail Name feature does not apply to
your e-mail ID.
Questions?
If you have questions, go to the Computing & Information Technology
(C&IT) FAQ about E-mail Names,
or contact C&IT's Help Desk by phone, (313) 577-4778, or by e-mail, helpdesk@wayne.edu.
