The Office of Alumni Relations offers graduates FREE email forwarding. Those who registered for email forwarding are provided with a single permanent Williams email alias. To manage your email forwarding go to Eph Network. Need help? Email alumni.relations@williams.edu or call (413) 597-4151. For more information: http://alumni.williams.edu/articles/emf/ … Continue reading »
YAMM – Yet Another Mail Merge Yet Another Mail Merge is a mail merge program that works within gmail and is available to all member of the Williams community. One advantage is that it bypasses the existing 100 recipient limit that Google implements on IMAP connections, which is what Outlook… Continue reading »
Several departments at Williams College use the service MailChimp to send newsletters and announcements out to both on-campus and off-campus subscribers. MailChimp is not a mailing list, it’s an e-mail marketing tool best used for ‘one to many’ formal announcements and newsletters. It’s advantage over a Google e-mail… Continue reading »
To set up your Google account in Mac Mail for the first time If this is the first time you’re connecting an account to Apple Mail select “Google” and add your username (username@williams.edu and password), there rest is pretty much automatic. For help in troubleshooting your current settings we have the specific… Continue reading »
In a recent update, Google has started to flag scanned documents from Konica Bizhubs as spam. There are three methods for preventing this from happening. Which ever method you choose, it will need to be done within your email settings in gmail through a browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) Go into your… Continue reading »
Setting Up Automatic Replies (Absence Mail and Auto-reply) Open Gmail. In the top-right, click the gear icon (Settings). In the drop-down list select “Settings”. Remain in the “General” tab and scroll down to the Vacation responder section. Select “Vacation responder on”. Fill in the date range, subject, and message. You… Continue reading »
This guide provides the steps needed to use Outlook with Williams Gmail Open Outlook Click File Tab | Info | Click Account Settings | Account Settings Click the New button Click Email Account | Next Select “Manually configure server settings or additional server types”: Next Select… Continue reading »
To use the native Google Apps mail, contacts, and calendar apps on your Android, you need to sign in to your college Google account. Instructions below are for users with a Nexus or Google Play edition device running Android 4.2 or higher. If you’re using a different device, your setup… Continue reading »
Google’s Gmail.app: The easiest, most direct and OIT recommended way to access your Williams email from iOS (iPhone, iPad) is via the Gmail.app from Google. An overview of the Gmail app can be seen here and you can get… Continue reading »
There are several important concerns to consider when automatically forwarding incoming emails to another account: For Faculty and Staff If you are considering forwarding your Williams’ Gmail account to a non-Williams-provided email/Gmail account, please be aware that these email accounts may not offer the same security or privacy that your… Continue reading »
There are a few settings in the Williams Gmail web interface that you’ll want to review and/or change: Log in http://email.williams.edu from a web browser. Email: username@williams.edu (e.g. abc3@williams.edu) Password: your current email password at Williams Enable IMAP You MUST enable IMAP to be able to check your new mail using… Continue reading »
Using POP with Williams Gmail is not recommended. Special instructions for people using email in POP mode (rather than IMAP). Log into Gmail from your browser: Click the gear icon in the top right corner. Select Settings. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab. Select Enable POP for all mail (leave the other… Continue reading »
Here is a pretty simple way to recreate Outlook contact distribution lists to Gmail. It’s manual and has to be done one group at a time, but better than having to create them manually. In Outlook, compose an email to the list that you want to replicate. In the To… Continue reading »
When you click on an email link in a Web page or email message your computer will open a new ‘compose window’ with the email address in the To: line. The program used to compose messages is determined by the Default Mail Handler for your computer. Below are… Continue reading »
Faculty Email accounts are disabled three months after leaving the college. Forwarding and auto-reply is disabled one year after leaving. See Automatically forward emails to another account for instructions on how to forward Williams email. Staff Email account is disabled on the separation date. Forwarding to a… Continue reading »
Hackers want your password and it can be exposed through a number of methods like phishing, a compromised computer or through a data breach at another service like LinkedIn. Did you know we have a system available that will prevent people from accessing your Williams google account even if they… Continue reading »
Once HR has notified you that your account has been created you will need to call Client Services at 413-597-4090 to receive a temporary password and your Williams Network Account username. (The directions below also apply when you need help re-setting a forgotten password, students may call the Student HelpDesk at 413-597-3088) Once you… Continue reading »
Admins: Administering | Creating a Listserv | Deleting a Listserv Users: Subscribing | Unsubscribing | Monitoring All: Complete Manuals and Documentation from L-Soft International, Inc. LISTSERV Administration If you are the owner of a list running on the Williams Listserver (as opposed to the WSO Listserver), use the LSoft Listserv interface to perform… Continue reading »
Google Apps for Education (GAE) Williams College uses gmail as its email provider Email Addresses Williams provides emails addresses in the format: username@williams.edu and First.M.Last@williams.edu The Login ID for email is the combined username + @williams.edu (this directs the Google server to the Williams College domain) All user… Continue reading »
What is the IronPort? All incoming and virtually all outgoing email (with the exception of listservs) pass through the IronPort appliance. The IronPort is the main filtering mechanism for spam and email virus filtering. To check what has been filtered from your acount go to: http://myspam.williams.edu How does… Continue reading »
Clearing your web browser “cache” to re-enable a web page or to get rid of bad data is a simple procedure. Each web browser handles this is a different way. Instructions for the common ones are listed below. Macs Chrome Hit the Command, Shift and Delete… Continue reading »
There used to be a time when there was no such thing as spam email in the way we know it today. Back then, referring to an email as spam usually meant that someone you knew had sent you a message that wasn’t of interest to you. There were no… Continue reading »
Each Microsoft Outlook folder, such as Inbox and Calendar, displays its items in a layout called a view. Microsoft’s Online Information for View Customization Below is a list of tips and tweaks you can make including: add buttons like Purge and Check Email, modify delivery options… Continue reading »
In this climate of increased spam you may find it useful to permanently filter email you receive from a specific source. Different email clients do this in different ways, listed below are some examples from common clients. If the “From” address is consistent you can create a rule to move… Continue reading »
This page contains instructions for filling out the Listserv Request Form. More general Listserv documentation is also available. To see examples of how other Listservs are set up (list titles, descriptions, etc.), email listserv@williams.edu with a message (not subject) containing just the word LISTS, and… Continue reading »