An alias can be defined as an alternative name for an item. (e.g. an account username). An alias used with regard to e-mail is a better way to communicate using an alternate name for your IUP e-mail account username. IUP employee aliases will have the following characteristics:
- Employee aliases will be assigned using the format First.Last###, (where First = complete first name, Last = complete last name, and and ### = sequential number beginning with null, 2,3,4,etc.) For example, the first Albert Smith will have the alias set as Albert.Smith; the second Albert Smith will have the alias set as Albert.Smith2.
- Your e-mail alias (Albert.Smith2@iup.edu) should be used instead of your username (abcd@iup.edu) when others send you e-mail.
- Employees will use their URSA account to find their e-mail alias.
- Employees will be permitted to change their e-mail aliases only once.
- Your IUP e-mail account username (abcd@iup.edu) will always work.
- Employees must use their IUP e-mail account username in the form abcd and password to login to their e-mail account.
- E-mail accounts created after July 15, 2003, will show the alias in the "From Address" in the imail settings page.
- E-mail accounts created before July 15, 2003, the "From Address" will not reflect the e-mail alias. These accounts will have to have the "From Address" changed manually to show the alias.
- E-mail aliases will be displayed in the "e-mail address" section of the IUP Directory.
- Employees using an e-mail client (e.g. Outlook or Thunderbird) can modify the "From Address" to reflect their e-mail alias.
- E-mail aliases will be retained based on the computer account retention policy for employees.
