VT Mail

All current Virginia Tech students, staff, and faculty are provided with a VT Mail e-mail address. During your time at Virginia Tech, your e-mail address will become your primary source of communication between classmates, professors, colleagues, family, and friends.

Your e-mail account is named for your PID, and PID@vt.edu is a valid e-mail address. Create up to three additional alternate addresses or aliases for this account through the “Personal Info” tab at my.vt.edu.

Your VT Mail e-mail account remains active if you are:

• A current employee
• An enrolled student
• A student who has registered for a future term
• A student who has been enrolled during the past year
• A retiree of Virginia Tech
• An alumnus of Virginia Tech
• An individual with an active sponsored relationship with the university
  

If you have none of these relationships with the university, your account will be closed. Please make arrangements ahead of time to advise friends and colleagues of an alternate e-mail address, retrieve your personal correspondence, and direct any university records or business correspondence to the appropriate supervisor.

Access Your VT Mail Account Learn about the various choices of clients to use to access your VT Mail account. • E-mail Client Comparison Choose the best client for VT Mail based on your needs. • Entourage 2004 • Netscape 6/7 • Entourage X • Outlook 2002/2003 • Eudora 6.2.1 for Windows • Outlook 2000 • Eudora 6.2 for Mac OS 10.2 and Later • Outlook 2007 • Evolution • Outlook Express 6 for Windows • Mac OS X Mail v2.0 • Thunderbird • Mac OS X Mail v1.3 • WebMail • Mutt • Windows Mail

Common VT Mail Problems Use this page to troubleshoot problems you may be having in setting up your account or checking your mail.

Manage Your VT Mail Account Settings Use My VT to manage your VT Mail account aliases and forwarding.

About VT Mail Learn how to make the most of VT Mail. • VT Mail Mailbox Management Effectively manage old messages, control unwanted e-mail (spam) and viruses, and check your mail while away. • Understanding POP and IMAP Learn about the difference between POP (Post Office Protocol) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). • Understanding Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Learn about SSL and why Virginia Tech requires its use to access the VT Mail system.