Email, contact and calendar services

All faculty, staff and students are provided with access to the Medical Center's Exchange electronic mail system.  This is the primary messaging system for email, and includes calendar, contact list and task list functionality.  (The Newssun system was retired in August 2006.)

Exchange can be accessed via an email client (software installed on a desktop or laptop computer), or through Outlook Web Access.  Exchange can also be accessed from mobile devices like PDAs, Blackberries, Treo Smartphones and other mobile phones with Internet access.

Server platform

 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
E-mail client access Yes.  Click here for more information.
Web access Yes.  Use Outlook Web Access.
Integrated calendar/schedule sharing Yes.
Access to global address list Yes.

File send/receive limit

 10 MB.

File space limit (inbox, outbox, folders)        

 125 MB.
Available in Citrix Yes.  Use Outlook within Citrix.
Available from mobile devices Yes.
Charge for use None.
Mail protocol support MAPI and IMAP (POP on special request).

Email backups

Email files on the Exchange system are backed up nightly, and can usually be restored up to one year back in time.

How do you get an account?

Supervisors can open an email account for faculty or staff, by sending an email request to the Help Desk (help@med.miami.edu).  Please provide the new user's C-number, full name, job title, departmental affiliation, office location, and a contact phone number.  

Requests for students should be sent from their academic department (e.g., Medical Education for  medical students, Graduate Studies for other graduate students).