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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

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.

 

Office 365 - Is available to UT faculty and staff and delivers Outlook with web access (OWA) and a 50GB mailbox quota.

Note:  Faculty and staff Office 365 accounts are created by ECE-IT.  Please stop by UTA 6.508 or email help@ece.utexas.edu indicating your affiliation with ECE (e.g. new faculty or staff member)

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

 

 

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