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Previously, suspicious emails were reported either by forwarding them to the IT Security Office or by using a third‑party tool called PhishAlarm. Forwarding messages could result in unnecessary replies, and PhishAlarm will be retired in support of Resilient Cornell goals. This spring, Cornell…
An e-list is a way to communicate with a number of people through a single email address. Whenever someone sends a message to an e-list address, that message goes out to everyone subscribed to the list. Participation in e-lists hosted by CIT is free; there are no subscription fees for list…
Your Cornell NetID is a string of alphanumeric characters based on your name followed by a number. It allows you to access non-public Cornell services and resources.Check Your Email AddressUsually your email address starts with your NetID followed by @cornell.edu. For example, if your email…
When entering into a contract with a vendor for digital products or services, the products or end product of the service must comply with Cornell's Policy 5.12, Web Accessibility Standards. The following language can serve as a template:
How the Search Works (OR operator)By default when you put in several words, the search engine looks on IT@Cornell for pages that have any of those words in them. If you search for Microsoft office the results will show if they have the word Microsoft OR office in them.
Check Your Current StorageMost faculty, student, and staff Cornell Google accounts have 15 GB of storage allotted. Alumni accounts have 5 GB. When your account reaches its storage limit, Drive won't allow you to upload or create files, and you won't be able to receive email.
Only the individual for whom the NetID is issued may use it according to University Policy 5.8, Authentication to Information Technology Resources. The policy outlines rules each community member must observe to avoid unauthorized use of the NetID:
See Google's Out of office or vacation reply help page.
How are Gmail and Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) different?
Google Workspace includes Gmail and several other tools. While you can continue to use your own Gmail account if you like, it will be completely separate from your Google Workspace account.
Your own personal Gmail account…
CIT hosts more than 5500 different e-lists, serving more than 1,600,000 members. There are millions of lists hosted in other places. So how do you tell whether these web pages apply to the list you’re interested in? A quick look at the email address of the list will tell you. CIT-hosted lists have…
To find out which CIT-hosted lists you have subscribed to, send an email message to lyris@cornell.edu.
For the Subject of the message, type the single word which.
Leave the body of the message blank.
You must send this message from the email address where you receive e-list…
Sending a message to the members of an e-list is almost exactly like sending any other email message.
Put the e-list address in the To field.
Be sure to include the hyphen and the letter L at the end of the list name. In this example, it’s
sheep-shearing-L
not
sheep-shearing
Replying to a list message is just like replying to any email message, except that you must be very careful to check where your reply will go.
When list owners establish their lists, they decide where replies go. If the list has been set up for discussion, replies to messages will most likely…
Notes for people who use a Cornell Optional Email Alias address instead of their NetID address.
To leave an e-list (also called unsubscribing), send an email message to
listname-request@cornell.edu
To join an e-list (also called subscribing), send an email message to
listname-request@cornell.edu
where listname is the name of the list you want to join, including the hyphen and the letter L at the end of the list name.
For the Subject of your message, type the single word
join
Leave…
Most people come to this page when they tried to use the commands listed in our Customize Your List Settings article and got an error message that reads something like this:
No password was specified after the email address (pw=password). You must specify your password before you can change your…
The options described here are explained in detail on our Customize Your List Settings (as a list member) article.
This page describes a method for changing the settings on more than one list at a time.
What are my settings now?
Looking for how to customize a list you administer?
How do I change my settings?
To find out how you’ve got the options set for a particular list, send an email message to
listname-request@cornell.edu
List admins can review a list of members through the Lyris web interface.