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Central Exchange Mailbox Deletion
Your UAB Central Exchange mailbox is scheduled for deletion and you need to retain reference of your association with UAB by continuing to use your @UAB.edu e-mail address.
Though your UAB mailbox is scheduled for deletion, your @UAB.edu address is not. There is a way to maintain use of your @UAB.edu e-mail address but by utilizing an external mail box. This requires you to set up a mail account with an outside provider. We suggest Google as it is simple to use, it is free and it has many user friendly features. You will also need to set your @UAB.edu e-mail to be forwarded to this new mail account. Listed below are the steps on how to accomplish these tasks.
QUICK LINKS:
TO SETUP A GOOGLE MAIL (Gmail) ACCOUNT:
1. Go to www.googlemail.com
2. Look for and click on “Sign up for Gmail”
3. Complete the form in “Get started with Gmail” (Note: your “Desired Login Name” can be anything that you choose, if available. Keep in mind that if you decide to use Google Mail as your primary e-mail address, your "Desired Login Name" will be the name (email address) you give out.)
4. Finish the application process by clicking on “I accept. Create my account”
Now you will want to setup a “Send mail as” rule in Gmail that will enable you to respond to e-mails forwarded from your @UAB.edu e-mail address in a way that gives the appearance as if it were coming from your @UAB.edu mailbox. Below are those steps;
TO SETUP A SEND MAIL AS RULE:
1. Login to your Google account at www.googlemail.com
2. In the upper right corner, look for and click on “Settings”
3. In the settings section look for and click on “Accounts”
4. Look for in the “Send mail as” section “Add another e-mail address” and click on it.
5. Enter in the name field how you want it to appear to the recipients of your e-mails. Example: James Dean
6. Now enter the address, your @uab.edu address. Example: jamesdean@uab.edu and click “Next”
7. To verify that you are not setting up a malicious account or one that does not belong to you, Google will send a verification message to your @UAB.edu mail box.
8. Now open or login to your UAB account .
9. Look for and open the e-mail sent from the “Gmail Team” and click on the link where indicated to confirm your setup.
Now you will need to forward your @uab.edu e-mail to your newly created Gmail account. Below are the steps to do this;
SETUP A FORWARD ON YOUR @UAB.EDU E-MAIL ADDRESS:
1. Open an internet browser and go to https://padlock.dpo.uab.edu/cgi-bin/bp/chginfo.cgi.
2. Enter your BlazerID and password and click on “Login”
3. Look for the field “Real, host based e-mail address’ and enter your new Gmail address such as jamesdean@gmail.com
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Change!”
TIP: Gmail also allows you to sort email sent to your BlazerID@uab.edu address by using labels. You can set that up by following these steps:
1. Click on "Settings"
2. Click on the "Filters" tab
3. Scroll down to the bottom if necessary, click "Create a New Filter" and enter your BlazerID@uab.edu address in the To: field and click "Next Step."
4. Check the box to "Apply the label:" and select "New Label" from the drop down list.
5. Enter a descriptive title (e.g. Email sent to BlazerID@uab.edu) and click "OK."
6. If necessary, check the box to "Also apply filter to x conversations below."
7. Click "Create Filter."