Lori Meadows
Students at the University of Houston can access their university emails by logging into Outlook. Emails are in the format of a 7-digit student ID number, followed by @uhv.edu. Students can also set up an Outlook inbox with their UH email, but they must request it. All mailboxes have a 99 GB storage quota, and students will receive a notification when they are close to reaching this. Emails are filtered for spam and malicious messages, with spam messages being given a score to indicate the probability that they are spam.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Email address format | 7-digit student ID number, followed by @uhv.edu (e.g., [email protected]) |
| Email service provider | Outlook |
| Mailbox storage quota | 99 GB |
| Email expiration | The semester after graduation |
| Email security | Report Phish button to report suspicious emails, protection against malicious messages, and link scanning for malicious content |
| Spam management | Messages containing spam, viruses, or inappropriate content are either deleted or "scored" based on the probability of being spam; messages scoring high are quarantined, while those below 50 are delivered to the inbox |
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What You'll Learn
Logging into student email
To access your student email at the University of Houston, you will need to use Outlook. Your email address will be your 7-digit student ID number followed by @uhv.edu (for example, if your student ID number is 1234567, your email address will be [email protected]).
You can set up an Outlook inbox with your UH email by contacting UHIT for assistance. They will be able to point you in the right direction and provide any necessary login information. Your UH email alias is a permanent email address that you will keep after you leave the university.
Once you have set up your Outlook inbox, you can log in to access your university emails. Emails sent to your UH email address will automatically forward to your personal email, but if you want to send an email from your UH address, you will need to have the university email set up.
It is important to note that your Exchange email account will expire the semester after your graduation. You will receive a notification when you are close to your quota mark of 99 GB, after which you will not be able to send or receive messages until you reduce your mailbox size. Therefore, it is recommended to make prior arrangements so that your emails are not lost.
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Setting up an Outlook inbox
To set up an Outlook inbox for your University of Houston email, follow these steps:
Firstly, you need to know that your University of Houston email address is permanent and different from your Exchange email account. Your Exchange email account is used to receive information about law center events, announcements, and communication from university employees. This account has a storage quota of 99 GB and will expire the semester after your graduation. On the other hand, your UH email alias is a permanent email address that you keep after leaving the university.
Now, to set up your Outlook inbox with your UH email, you may need to request it. You can try contacting UHIT for guidance on setting up your Outlook inbox. In the meantime, rest assured that emails will automatically forward to your personal email. However, if you wish to send an email from your @uh address, you will need to have your UH email set up in Outlook.
Once you have set up your Outlook inbox, you can utilise various features to enhance your email experience. For instance, in Outlook, you can press the "Report Phish" button to report suspicious emails. This feature sends the email for review by UHS IT Security, and you will receive a response after the review. Additionally, Outlook provides a secure way to handle web links. When you hover over a link, you will see a different URL from the original intended link. This allows you to review the links for malicious content in a protected area before actually opening the website.
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Student email address format
The University of Houston provides students with a permanent email address in the format first-initial + [email protected] or first-initial + middle-initial + [email protected]. For example, if your name is John Cougar, your email address might be [email protected]. If this alias is already in use, a number will be added to the end to make it unique, e.g. [email protected] or [email protected].
This UH email alias is used by the university to send important information such as emergency closings, as well as announcements and communications from University employees. Students are also able to update their email addresses to reflect legally recognised name changes.
The UH email alias is separate from your UH email account, which will be either @cougarnet.uh.edu or @central.uh.edu. The alias simply redirects email messages to your UH email account.
UH email accounts expire the semester after graduation, but the UH email alias is permanent and will be retained after you leave the university.
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Quarantined emails
The University of Houston provides its students, faculty, and staff with email aliases and Exchange email accounts. The Exchange mail server can be accessed via Outlook or a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, or Firefox.
To access your University of Houston email account, you must first log in to AccessUH. Depending on the security settings, you may need to authenticate with Two-Factor Authentication. Once inside AccessUH, click on the UH email icon.
The University has implemented Proofpoint Email Protection to ensure that users do not receive malicious messages in their university email accounts. This system quarantines messages that contain viruses, spam, or inappropriate content. If a message is scored as probable spam, it will be quarantined, and you will receive an End User Digest notification in your mailbox. This digest contains a list of the messages addressed to you that are stored in Quarantine, allowing you to review the message subject headers and determine their content.
To manage your quarantined emails, you can select the "Manage My Account" link in the email digest or request a new user digest to receive the latest digest of messages quarantined in the last 14 days. From there, you can decide how to handle future messages from each sender. You can release the selected message(s) from Quarantine and allow future messages from the sender by clicking "Allow Sender." Alternatively, you can delete the selected message(s) and block future messages from the sender by clicking "Block Sender." The "Blocked Senders" list contains addresses from which you do not wish to receive emails.
Additionally, the University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) has introduced a "Report Phish" button to enhance email security. If you suspect a suspicious email, you can use this button to report it to UHS IT Security for review.
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Email security
The University of Houston provides students with a permanent email address that they can keep after they leave the university. This email account has a 99 GB storage quota, and students are notified when they are close to reaching this limit. To maintain email security, the university has implemented measures to protect its students and staff from phishing attempts. Phishing emails are a type of scam where malicious actors attempt to acquire personal or financial information by posing as legitimate entities. The University of Houston has provided guidelines to help its community identify and report such threats.
Firstly, it is important to never respond to any email requesting confidential information, such as login credentials or passwords. The University of Houston will never ask for this type of information via email. Students and staff should be cautious of emails that direct them to external websites asking for sensitive data. These websites may be disguised to look like authentic pages belonging to reputable companies, such as financial institutions or online payment services. It is recommended to hover over links in emails to verify the actual destination URL before clicking.
Additionally, the university offers two methods for reporting suspicious emails. The preferred option is to use the "Report Suspicious Email" feature available in Outlook on various platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web, iOS, and Android. This allows users to directly flag and report potentially malicious emails to the university's security system. The other option is to forward the suspicious email as an attachment to the university's security mailbox ([email protected] or other specified addresses) for analysis by a security analyst.
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Frequently asked questions
You can log in to your University of Houston student email account by logging into Outlook. Your email address will be your 7-digit student ID number followed by @uhv.edu.
Your mailbox has a 99 GB quota for storage. Once you exceed this quota, you will not be able to send or receive messages until you clear your mailbox.
Your Exchange email account will expire the semester after your graduation. However, your UH email alias will be a permanent email address that you can keep after you leave the university.
You can set up an Outlook inbox with your UH email. You may need to request this set-up. Contact UHIT for more information.
