DePaul provides an option for faculty and staff to select a different email address for use instead of the default BlueM@il email address (username@depaul.edu). This is an optional selection, and employees are not required
to select a new long email address. If selected, the new address will
serve as the default email address. From that point, all outgoing emails
will be sent from that address. Emails that are sent to the old (username@depaul.edu) address will continue to be delivered.
How to Set Up A New Long Primary Email Address
Employees may choose only one long email address, so
users are strongly encouraged to ensure that the option they choose is
the one they would like to use going forward. To select a new primary
email address, employees must log into Campus Connect, and then navigate
to Self Service > Campus Personal Information > Set New Primary Email Address.
Once there, the user may only select from the parts of their name that
are provided on the screen. A user may, if they wish, select a
'Preferred Name' in the system, which can be used as a source when
constructing their new long email address. The rules of how these
name-parts can be combined are available in the 'Instructions' section provided on the page.
FAQ
This option is only available to active faculty and staff.
Some systems that rely on the address of a sent email (e.g. listservs)
may be impacted by this change. Users should research what other
systems they make use of prior to choosing a new long email address to
fully understand whether this may impact them.
Updating the primary email address on an account should not impact how
the user logs into most systems. When accessing the Google Apps Message
Center to check quarantined email, users will need to use their new
primary email address.
Once a new primary email address is chosen, any email sent from the
user's account will be from the new address. Any email sent to the old
address will continue to be delivered. Any rules that have been
configured that rely on the old email address, may need to be
reconfigured to reference the new address instead.
The address book on the Exchange server is updated once per day, so it
can take up to 24 hours for the central address book to be updated.
Additionally, many users have the address book cached locally on their
computers, so this can take longer depending on when their local copy is
refreshed.
If an employee gets their name legally changed, they should contact the
office of Human Resources to assist them. Once their name is officially
updated within the PeopleSoft system, contact netadmin and an
administrator can assist with getting their account name and email
address updated to match their changed name.
Once an employee selects a primary email address, it is reserved and
prevented from re-use, even if the employee leaves DePaul.
In order to maintain a consistent format and professional email
addresses, long email addresses can only be constructed using the
selection tool in Campus Connect, which are constructed based on the
names available within the Campus Connect system.