E-mail

Getting an account

Your e-mail account will automatically be generated by the University once you are enrolled in a class or entered into our payroll system. Visit www.usc.edu/firstlogin to find your account and activate your password. If you're a visiting scholar or any other special circumstance, please contact our system administrator earthadm@usc.edu

Once your account has been activated, you may use the USC's webmail services at email.usc.edu. Please send an initial email to earthadm@usc.edu so that our department can update our database and add you to our mailling lists.
USC USAGE&POLICIES

150 MB quota*
12 month e-mail retention (anything older gets deleted automatically)*
14 MB attachment limit
Supports IMAP&POP3 protocols
Supports most e-mail programs (Outlook, Eudora, Thunderbird, Mail)

Students can choose to utilize USC's Gmail services&Googleapps for additional storage see http://getgoogle.usc.edu/

FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD?
To change your password, visit www.usc.edu/isd/password
If you forgot your password, call 213.740.5555 to reset.

*ADDITIONAL STORAGE
If you need extra storage beyond the 150MB provided by the University and the 1 year retention, please contact your system administrator to set up a Geosys email account.

EMAIL PROGRAMS

You can use any e-mail program you like, but I would recommend Thunderbird for it's IMAP options and because it's available across all platforms. Below is a list of all USC recommended e-mail software.

Email lists (listproc)

earth-all - All Department
earth-social - Social events
earth-fac - Faculty only
earth-rfac - Research faculty only
earth-allfac - All faculty only
earth-admin - Staff only
earth-grad - Graduate students only
earth-ugrad - Undergraduate students only
earth-comp-l - Geosys Linux user list
earthscience-l - Alumni
uscgeobiology-l - Geobiology group
paleoclimate-l - Paleoclimate Research Group
moffet-lab-l - Jim Moffet's Lab Group

email earthadm(@usc.edu) if you wish to be enrolled on any of these lists.