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Webmail by Google Launch Information

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Last updated: 9/15/2008

NJIT has completed the migration of student mailboxes to the Webmail by Google application, This site gives specific information about the launch of the new service.  The Webmail by Google service has replaced Mailhost and OAK as the email system for current NJIT students.  Although hosted by Google, all existing NJIT email usernames and passwords remain the same with email addresses remaining part of the "@njit.edu" domain. 


What about faculty, staff and alumni email accounts on Mailhost?

The original launch of Webmail by Google involved only enrolled NJIT student email accounts.  Alumni accounts were transitioned to the Webmail by Google service later in the academic year. Faculty and staff were unaffected by this migration.


What happened at the launch of Webmail by Google?

    Since 12:01 am on Monday, August 25 a series of technical steps occurred to transition student email to Google.  NJIT's existing webmail reader https://webmail.njit.edu will be intermittently available.  The following list explains the changes that occurred:

  1. New mail sent to your @njit.edu email address will be delivered to your Webmail by Google mailbox. No new mail will be delivered to you Mailhost mailbox.
  2. NJIT's existing webmail reader https://webmail.njit.edu will now read at your new Webmail by Google account.
  3. Your first login to Webmail by Google requires an account validation step.  This is a self-explanatory step similar to what you have likely experienced with other online services.
  4. Following a successful account validation you should find yourself at your Webmail by Google email INBOX. 
  5. Be sure to "Sign out" when done using your Webmail by Google account.
  6. Your NJIT UCID and password will only work at the https://webmail.njit.edu entry point to Webmail by Google.  In order to use an external mail client you will have to create an additional Google password for your account.  See http://ist.njit.edu/support/google/popimap.php for information. 
  7. If you currently have forwarding in place for your NJIT email account on the Mailhost system i.e. your mail is automatically forwarded to another account (e.g. oak.njit.edu, AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, your cable provider, etc.)  the forwarding must be reset.  Visit: http://ist.njit.edu/support/google/webmailforwarding.php. and see how to configure your new Webmail by Google account to forward your NJIT email (i.e. yourUCID@njit.edu) to another account.
  8. If you wish to read any of your old mail, you may do so at: https://oldwebmail.njit.edu during a transition period.

 What about my existing old email on Mailhost?

  1. As of 12:01 am on Monday, August 25, no new mail will be delivered to your @njit.edu email address on Mailhost.  However, you may read existing mail by visiting https://oldwebmail.njit.edu
  2. Beginning August 26, the contents of existing Mailhost mailboxes will be migrated to your Webmail by Google mailbox.  It will take 8-10 days to migrate all existing Mailhost mailboxes.
  3. We do not recommend SENDing new mail or REPLYing to old mail during this time period.
  4. In migrating Mailhost mail to your new mailbox hosted by Google, Mailhost folders will be translated to Google labels.  Please visit Google's Label Management page for further information.
  5. You will receive an email at your new Webmail by Google mailbox when the migration of your Mailhost mailbox has been completed.
  6. When the entire migration of Mailhost mailboxes to Google has been completed, mailboxes will be removed from the Mailhost system.

What About OAK users?

Students with accounts on OAK have also being migrated to Webmail by Google.The content of the OAK mailbox has been be converted to the label "OAK" in the Webmail by Google application. 


What about additional information?

Information on Webmail by Google and email in general can be found at the following locations: