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Important - When considering risk and security of sensitive and confidential information, please read the ISO Decision Matrix: Cloud Services from the Information Security Office. |
There are two options for email at UT
Office 365
Is available to UT faculty, staff, students, and delivers Outlook with web access (OWA) .
Note: Office 365 can be self-provisioned at - https://www.austin.utexas.edu/Office365Management/. Once the account has been revision, the ECE-IT group can assist with renaming or creating an alias. Please email help@ece.utexas.edu with any questions or difficulties.
Office 365 accounts are preferred over UTmail in the below cases:
- You require calendar or resource (rooms, etc.) sharing with colleagues on AEMS (Exchange).
- You require email encryption or digital signature. It is encouraged to implement a digital signature.
- Your data is export controlled or subject to a Technology Control Plan, Non-Disclosure Agreement or Sensitive Data Control Plan.
- Your data is specifically protected by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA or Federal Information Security Management Act FISMA.
- Your data is specifically protected by a contract (e.g., NSF, NIH, DOE) and prohibits the use of 3rd party services such as Google's Gmail service.
Click Getting Started with Office 365 for assistance configuring your mail client
Office 365: Two-Factor Authentication
UTmail
Is available to students, faculty and staff and is made available through Google.
Features
- Email account on the @utexas.edu domain.
- Unlimited storage, with none of the ads.
- Choose your own account name.
- Easy-to-use browser interface.
- Convenient syncing with mobile devices via app or browser.
- Information Security Office (ISO) approved Google Drive Integration with Canvas using your UTmail account.
Eligibility
Lifetime UTmail accounts are available to the below groups:
- Current and former students
- Alumni
- Retirees
Business UTmail accounts are available to current faculty and staff.
Note: Faculty and staff qualify for a UTmail business account, but will be deactivated when employment with the university has ended. University retirees are eligible to keep their account upon retirement.
UTmail Two-Factor Authentication