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In order to email your students using the gosolar system or to email anyone from an email link on a website, the web browser needs an email program that has an email account set up. The GTA computers have multiple users with individual account settings. This requires that each user setup their own email using their own account. If you use someone else's account and send email, then your students will be receiving mail from an unknown name (one of your office mates). It is important that you use your own account to set up the email.

How to set up your email account:

1. Open up the Mozilla browser.
2. Goto The Window menu bar at the top and left click on "Mail&Newsgroups."

 

3. Select the Email account option and left click next.

 

 

4. In the first field, type in the Name you would like to appear in the from line of your outgoing email.
5. In the second field, type in your student email address.
6. Click next.

 

 

7. Make sure you select the IMAP option for the type of incoming server.
8. Type imap.student.gsu.edu for the incoming server.
9. Type smtp.student.gsu.edu for the outgoing server.
10. Click next.

 

 

11. In the next field enter your student account id.
12. Click next.

 

 

13. In the next field you can type anything you want to. This is the account name that will show up in your email program.

 

 

14. The final dialogue box gives you a review of your settings. Click finish, and you are ready to use your email account.