E-mail@WVNET

You can either obtain e-mail access through your local institution, or by requesting POP3 mail capability when you apply for a WVNET Internet modem access account. Institutions such as WVU and Marshall* provide e-mail accounts for their mail server and do not use WVNET for e-mail purposes. If you do request POP3 mail capability on mail.wvnet.edu, it will not be ready for approximately 24 hours.

For information on obtaining a K-12 e-mail account, please contact the West Virginia Department of Education.

* Note that some schools (i.e., WVU, WVU at Parkersburg and Marshall) maintain their own e-mail servers. Information needed to access those e-mail accounts and service-related technical support will need to be obtained from those local Help Desks.

How do use my WVNET e-mail account?

E-mail is a wonderful tool for communication. Getting started using your e-mail, however, can sometimes be a little confusing. Each person with a WVNET account has an e-mail account. This kind of e-mail is called POP mail. This means that when someone sends you a message it waits on the server here at WVNET until you tell your computer to check in and download the messages so that you can read them. To read your e-mail you need to set up a program or "e-mail client" to collect and present your e-mail to you. There are many e-mail clients you can choose to use, but we recommend, for simplicity's sake, two different programs, both free to download and use: Outlook Express, and Netscape Mail.

WVNET e-mail info: Your e-mail address: username@mail.wvnet.edu POP3 (incoming) mail server: mail.wvnet.edu SMTP (outgoing) mail server: smtp.wvnet.edu WVNET e-mail FAQ: Have a question about email that isn't answered here? Visit the e-mail section of our WVNET Internet Service FAQ or contact us. WVNET e-mail Tools: These web-based tools help you manage your WVNET Pop mail account. Change your Pop Mail Password Set a mail forwarding address for your POP mail account

To begin sending and receiving mail, you must first set up your e-mail program. If you have Microsoft Internet Explorer you probably have a copy of Outlook Express. The same applies to Netscape; you should already have a copy of Netscape Mail.

You should check to see if you have the latest version, however. If you do not, you can download it from our Software Archive:

Windows | Macintosh

Follow the links below to set up your e-mail program. If you need help, call the WVNET Help Desk at (304)293-5192.

E-mail clients (Windows & Macintosh only)
Windows Thunderbird (Windows) Outlook Express (Windows) Configuring Microsoft's Outlook Express Setting up a new identity in Outlook Express	Macintosh Netscape (Macintosh) Configuring Netscape Mail 6.x for Macintosh - NEW Configuring Netscape Mail (4.x) for Macintosh Outlook Express (Macintosh) Configuring Outlook Express 5.x for Macintosh - NEW Configuring Outlook Express 4.x for Macintosh