Setting Vacation Messages in Web Mail

Remember that you are logging into your email account and will need to log out of the account once you are finished by clicking on the Log Out link at the bottom of any screen in the program.

1. Open Web Browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer)

2. Enter the following URL in location bar: mail.vancouver.wsu.edu

3. Click on Staff Link. This will take you to the Web Mail for WSU Vancouver Staff and Faculty.

4. Login using your email login and password.

5. Click on the Log In button. You will see the Email Maintenance Screen. If you wish, you can perform maintenance tasks now, by selecting any of the options you see and clicking the Perform Maintenance Operations button. Or you may skip the maintenance by clicking on the Skip Maintenance button.

6. Click on one on the options. You will then be logged into your mail. Please remember that this logs you directly to the mail server. If you are a Eudora user, you probably won't see any new mail in your Inbox. That is normal.

7. Click on the Account Manager link at the top of the screen. The account manager allows you to manage several aspects of your email account including vacation messages.

8. Click on the Vacation Notices link at the top of the Screen. This will take you to the screen where you can activate the vacation message and edit the message to contain the text you wish.

9. To activate the vacation Message:

Select the "Set/install vacation notice" option.

Edit the message

Type in your password at the bottom of the screen (you may have to scroll down the screen to find the password box.

Click on the submit button

10. To remove the vacation message:

Select the "Unset/remove vacation notice" option.

Type in your password at the bottom of the screen

Click on the submit button

11. LOG OUT: remember this is your email account and you need to make sure you click on the Log Out link at the bottom of the screen.