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Overview

The main email service provided to all students of the University.

You can access SMS by either using webmail in any web browser, or an IMAP mail client such as Outlook or Thunderbird. Most students access the service using the web.

Login to SMS using webmail

To connect to SMS using webmail login to https://www.sms.ed.ac.uk/

Login to SMS using webmail

Configuring a mail client

Settings for various mail clients such as Outlook, Thunderbird and smartphones.

Configuring a mail client

Out of office messages

How to setup an out of office message using webmail.

Setting up an out of office message

Dealing with spam

How to filter spam out of your INBOX using webmail.

Dealing with spam

Forwarding your email

How to forward your email to another mail service.

Forwarding your email

More webmail help

More in depth documentation on accessing your email using a web browser.

More webmail help

Getting help

Consult these online resources if you need help or contact our helpdesk.

Getting help


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