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 Wayne Connect, look for Zimlets in the left pane and click Account Management.
- On the sidebar click Modify/Set an 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 are 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 always.
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 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.
