E-Mail is an essential aspect of communication for NJIT students, faculty, and staff. All members of the NJIT community are issued an official NJIT e-mail address of the form yourUCID@njit.edu. Students should familiarize themselves with NJIT's policy on e-mail for official communications to students. Faculty, staff, and alumni have alias options for their official NJIT e-mail address. For information, click here.
The default e-mail address and e-mail account for everyone are on the Mailhost system. Students, faculty, and staff have several options as to whether they want to use this default e-mail account, select another NJIT e-mail account, or perhaps have their official NJIT e-mail forwarded to a non-NJIT system.
Students, faculty, and staff have several options as to where they can receive mail sent to their official NJIT e-mail address (yourUCID@njit.edu):
- By default, the mail is received on Mailhost.
- The default system can be changed so that mail is received on another NJIT e-mail system (e.g. ADM, oak, or other).
- The official NJIT e-mail address can forward mail to a non-NJIT e-mail account (e.g. Hotmail, G-mail, AOL, or an e-mail account of your choosing).
Students, faculty, and staff should review the options available to them below and clearly understand how forwarding is set-up in the campus directory.
NJIT E-Mail Systems
There are three major e-mail systems that are actively used by students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Mailhost
Mailhost is the default e-mail system for everyone affiliated with NJIT. It is used primarily by current students and alumni.. (more info)
ADM
The primary e-mail system for faculty and staff is ADM, which is built on a Microsoft Exchange platform that provides additional integrated tools for collaboration, meeting management, and more. (more info)
Oak
Oak is made available for users who prefer a command line interface to access many of the UNIX mail utilities such as Mush, Mutt, and Pine. (more info)
Accessing E-Mail
All NJIT e-mail systems can be accessed through a variety of ways. Be it a software application (e.g. Outlook, Thunderbird) or a web interface, your e-mail is available to you from any computer anywhere in the world. (more info)
Campus Directory
The Campus Directory provides important contact information for all members of the university community. It also provides features for controlling where e-mail sent to your official NJIT e-mail address (yourUCID@njit.edu) is received. Be sure to update this information so friends and colleagues can contact you. (more info)
Controlling Spam
Nothing hinders e-mail communication more than unwanted messages or spam. Filters are in place to help weed out such messages before they ever reach your inbox. (more info)
Mailing Lists
From time to time a need arises to contact several individuals using a single e-mail address. A mailing lists can be used as an email discussion forum where participants can communicate effectively without having to send out messages to each individual. (more info)
