SIUMED Webmail Use and Features

Your SIUMED e-mail account may be accessed from any computer with Internet access.
Use your web browser to connect to the following address: https://webmail.siumed.edu

Context sensitive help is available by clicking on the float icon wherever it appears or on the help button on the upper right. 

Menu Items Explained
Auto Completion of Email Addresses
Vacation Filters
Spam Filters

After you login you will see a window like this and the contents of your INBOX:

Menu Items Explained

Horizontal Icons at top of Webmail not featured in Menu Items above

	Manage Folders - create, rename, delete and more.
	Send a Problem Report to the SIUMED Webmail administrator if you are having problems with Webmail.
	The HELP section is very well written. Read about many webmail features.

Special Tips

• Auto Completion of Email Addresses in Composition window
  • Type the first few letters of a person's name, then click the "Expand Names" link and you will be given a drop down box with a list of matching names.

  

• If you type enough letters to get a unique name (for example: cmci) and hit the Enter key the email address will automatically be entered.



• Filters
  • Whitelist The whitelist is a list of (legitimate) email addresses that you always wish to see in your INBOX. Each address should be entered on a separate line.
  • Blacklist The blacklist is a list of email addresses known to send email that you do not wish to see in your INBOX. Addresses with the siumed.edu suffix may not be blacklisted.
  • Vacation Vacation messages are automatic responses sent to people when they email you. Vacation messages are normally used when you are away for a long period of time.
    • To Enable the Vacation filter click on the red X
    • To set your vacation message click on the blue Vacation
    

• Forward You may choose to automatically forward your incoming mail to a number of other mail addresses.
  
• Create Your Own SPAM Filter
  

  Disclaimer IR uses SpamAssassin to flag suspected junk email. SpamAssassin uses a series of heuristic tests on mail headers and body text to identify spam. IR recommends you use the X-Spam headers to filter email into a separate folder. That way, you can periodically review the folder to make sure no legitimate mail was flagged by mistake and bulk delete the messages in the folder. IR STRONGLY discourages clients against automatically deleting spam via filters in your mail client. You run the risk of deleting legitimate non spam email. If this does happen, IR  does NOT have a way to restore deleted messages.

  
  

  • Click on "Filters" menu and click the "New Rule" button.
  • For Rule Name enter "SPAM Filter".
  • Select "X-Spam Score" from the first drop down list.
  • Next to the "Contains" text box enter at least 4 **** Note: Adding additional "*"s will decrease the filter's sensitivity. IR recommends you filter on at least four "*"s, when using less than four you risk filtering legitimate email into your spam folder.
  • Select a folder to filter SPAM to from your INBOX so you can quickly inspect the email and delete it if needed.

  

  • Click "Save" button. Now you have a new Filter Rule for your list