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The GatorLink email address, username@ufl.edu, is available for email forwarding or mailbox service to current faculty, staff and students only at the University. Eligibility is determined from a person's relationship as recorded in the UF Directory. When a person loses their eligibility for GatorLink email, (graduates, retires, etc), they should begin using and publicizing another email service and forwarding (for the time being) any mail sent to username@ufl.edu to that service. Mail service eligibility is audited at regular intervals.

If you are eligible, there are two ways to receive email sent to your GatorLink address (username@ufl.edu).

1. An electronic mail box which provides 175 MB of space.

   You can read your GatorLink mailbox from the web at http://webmail.ufl.edu.

   You can set up email software to read your GatorLink mailbox as described below. The GatorLink mailbox supports the IMAP (recommended) and POP mail protocols.

2. Email forwarding to another address. If you register for Email forwarding, any mail sent to username@ufl.edu will be forwarded to the email service that you read. This feature is only available to Faculty and Staff. Students may forward their GatorLink email to any other addresses ending in ufl.edu. However, students are required to use your GatorLink email as their primary Business University email.

A student's GatorLink email address is published on the web-based UF Phonebook Directory. Official university email is sent ONLY to a student's GatorLink email address.

Non-students may specify the address that should be published on the web-based UF Phonebook by selecting Preferred email from the Modify command.

GatorLink mailboxes can be accessed with virtually any standard email client software. Such software includes Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook, etc. Instructions for ThunderBird and MS Outlook are located on the UF Software CD-ROM web site.

The following is the configuration information needed to set up email software for GatorLink email service:

SMTP server (outgoing)	smtp.ufl.edu (when using a campus connection, campus dialup or VPN service or other ISP providers). Port 587 & with authentication
IMAP server (incoming, recommended protocol)	imap.ufl.edu
POP server (incoming)	pop.ufl.edu

If you have problems setting up your email software, call the UF Computing Help Desk at (352)392-HELP.