Using Webmail

Introduction

In March 2009, ITS launched a major revision to the interface for the Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital webmail system. This guide describes how to enter the webmail system, some of the key new features, and how to access many of the settings available within the system.

Information is also available for the previous version of webmail, referred to in this document as the "legacy version".

Logging Into Webmail

To access the webmail system, visit email.med.cornell.edu from any computer. You do not have to be on the Weill Cornell/NewYork Presbyterian network to access webmail.

When the welcome page loads, enter your CWID and password, and then click "Sign In".

Key New Features

Some of the new features of the March 2009 webmail system include:

Email now displays in a three pane view, similar to most desktop email clients.
You have easier access to your IMAP-based mail folders.
A Search feature is readily accessible from all mailbox views.
A tabbed interface allows you to compose multiple email messages while viewing your mailboxes.
You no longer have to disable your popup blocker in most browsers to compose email.

Folders

In the new webmail system, your IMAP mail folders are located on the left pane of the window. (Previously, they were located in a dropdown menu.) You can right-click within the folder list to create a new folder, delete or rename an existing folder, mark all messages in a folder as read, or view the amount of disk space used by any particular folder.

Address Book

The Address Book has the ability to search the Weill Cornell and NewYork-Presbyterian directories and maintain contacts to assist you in addressing emails quickly.

Important Notice About The Address Book

Please note that the address book in the legacy version of webmail does not sync in any way to the address book in the March 2009 version of webmail. The address book in the legacy version of webmail uses a snapshot of data from Saturday, March 8th 2009.

Options

General Options

While in the Options menu, you can choose General to manage message retention and composition settings.

Signature

While in the Options menu, you can choose Signature to create a signature file that will be applied to all emails you create while using the webmail system.

Account Settings

While in the Options menu, you can choose Account Settings to modify your reply-to address, or to automatically attach a vCard containing your contact information to all emails you send.

Forwarding

While in the Options menu, you can choose Forwarding to forward your emails to alternate addresses automatically.

Mail Filters

While in the Options menu, you can choose Mail Filters to create server-run filters to manipulate your email. Filters can be created to forward, move, or delete messages automatically. (If you had set email filters in the previous version of webmail, they have been transferred to the new system.)

Vacation Message

While in the Options menu, you can choose Vacation Message to turn on an automated "out-of-office" reply. Settings include the period of time to send the vacation message, the frequency to send the vacation message to individual senders, and the contents of the message to both internal and external senders.