Your Email InformationTo access your email, you will need to know your account name and your password. To receive email from other people, you will need to provide them with your email address. The following paragraphs describe each of these in detail, but you can see your personal account information by logging into MySite and click on the "Email" button. Account NameYour account name is assigned to you automatically
the first time you enroll at one of the colleges, and consists of your
first initial followed by the first ten characters of your last name
followed by a number. If your last name contains characters other than
letters, those characters are not included. The number at the end of
your account name is used to make unique accounts for those students
with the same first initial and last name. For example, if your name
is Jane Jones, and the account names of jjones0 and jjones1 were already
assigned, your account name would be jjones2. (Note that all student
email account names always end in a number - sometimes that number
will be zero or one - it will never be the letters 'O' or 'I').
PasswordYou will also be assigned an initial password
for your account. Your initial password is set to your PIN number
followed by two zeros (example: 123400). We strongly recommend
that you change your password as soon as possible by logging into
the web email server at: http://mail.socccd.org:4080.
Click on the "Options" button and then "Password".
Please note that your PIN and email password are not linked - changing
one does not change the other.
Email AddressYour email address consists of your account name, the '@' sign, and then the email domain name of the college you listed as your college of record. (Note: Your college of record may be different than the college you are currently attending). Using the example above, if the college of record for Jane Jones is Saddleback, then her email address will be jjones2@saddleback.edu. If you do not know your email address, the easiest way to find it is to log into MySite and click on the "Email" button. You can also use the electronic directory to look up your name. If there are other students with your name you will be provided a list of possible choices. Click on each one and you will be presented with detailed information to help you determine which email address belongs to you. The directory will show you all of the email addresses that have been assigned to you. Along with your college email address, you have also been given a district email address to ensure your email account name remains unique at both colleges. You may use either of these addresses to receive email. On-Campus EmailSaddleback College:
There are 20 computers
located on the second floor of the library that are available to all
Saddleback College students. These computers are equipped with
the "Postmaster" program that will allow you to send and receive email.
Irvine Valley College:
Students may access their
E-Mail by using any one of the 35 computers located on the first floor
of the IVC Library. Tutors are available in the Library to assist students
with their E-Mail process. The computers are available during all hours
the Library is open.
If you have questions, you can contact IVC Technical Support at: ivctech@ivc.edu. Off-Campus EmailTo get your email from off-campus, you will need
your own method to connect to the internet. Off-campus internet
access is not provided by the colleges. The method you choose
could be an Internet Service Provider (ISP) you connect to from your
home, or your employer might provide you with this service.
Forwarding Your EmailThe simplest method to collect your college email
is to forward the email sent to your college address to your own personal
email address. This way you only need to check one email account,
but you can still be sure you read any email sent from the college.
To accomplish this, you should log into MySite, click on the "Email"
page and then click on "Web Email Documentation". It gives
you step-by-step directions on managing your email account, including
forwarding your email to another address.
After you submit your forwarding email address, the server will notify you that the update process was successful. It would be a good idea for you to verify the forwarding is working. Just send yourself some email to your college email address. Check your email from your ISP to verify the test message was forwarded correctly. Accessing the Student Email Server from Off-CampusYou can also access your email directly from any
computer that has the appropriate internet connection and software.
The email client software you are using will need to be configured properly
to access the student email server. The server uses the POP3 email
protocol, and the configuration settings are as follows:
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