Bryn Mawr College

Need help changing your password?  You've come to the right place!  Click on the PDF below to learn how. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions: To change or reset your password, click here.

Here you can find quick tips on how to email in a language other than English while using a Mac computer. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions:

Here, learn how to email in other languages, including Japanese. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions: Emailing in Other Languages

The Bryn Mawr email and calendaring system, also known as the Communication Center, offers scheduling features available to the entire community, i.e. anyone with a Bryn Mawr email address will also have a Bryn Mawr calendar. When a community member invites you to a meeting, you will receive an e-mail notification asking for your reply. Filtering these invitations into a specific folder can help keep your inbox organized. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions: Filtering Calendar Invitations Still have questions? Visit the TechBar, or take a look at more of our ... Read more»

Bryn Mawr College uses a piece of software called Mailman for our list-serves. We have a mix of announcement and discussion lists, some of which are moderated, and others of which are unmoderated or "open". All configuration changes to Mailman lists can be made via the Web interface by the list owners themselves. You can subscribe to or manage mailing lists at http://mailman.brynmawr.edu. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions: Mailman for Subscribers Mailman for Administrators For further reference, please feel free to visit http://staff.imsa.edu/~ckolar/mailman/mailman-admin-quickref-0.2.html or access the official Mailman Members Manual at http://wiki.list.org/display/DOC/Mailman+2.1+Members+Manual.

Here are some quick tips for you to be able to view your email on the same server through other clients, such as Outlook 2007, Apple Mail, etc. Individuals setting up mail sync on a Mobile Device should use these instructions.  Individuals using a Blackberry or other unsupported mobile device may use the instructions below for "other clients".

To prevent unwanted messages from reaching your email inbox, Bryn Mawr employs a service called SpamCheck (powered by Postini), which filters all incoming email for spam, phishing , and virus-infected messages. Legitimate messages are delivered to your inbox as usual, but unwanted and potentially harmful messages are diverted and quarantined in your SpamCheck Message Center. Logging in to SpamCheck allows you to review and retrieve quarantined messages. You will also receive a weekly quarantine summary email that lists recently quarantined messages and includes a convenient link to SpamCheck. Messages that are left in SpamCheck will be deleted after 14 ... Read more»

You can stay on top of emails and meetings while away from your computer by syncing your mobile device with the Communications Center! Click on the link below which corresponds to your type of device for step-by-step instructions: Apple iPhone or iPod Touch Palm Device with Versamail Windows Mobile Devices Still have questions? Check out the Zimbra Wiki help page here.

Can't find a meeting time that works for everyone?  Want to meet with friends, colleagues and classmates with a simple, easy-to-use group chat tool? Though the College's Communication Center (Zimbra) has a chat feature, it does not yet accommodate group chats.  In the meantime, Gmail Chat works well for this - try these steps to set it up and see for yourself! Each participant needs a gmail account Whoever will be initiating the group chat should then add each person's Gmail address to her contacts It's also helpful for the person who will be initiating the group chat to invite each participant ... Read more»

Through the Bryn Mawr communications center, you can share your mailbox or folders within your mailbox with other users. By filing or filtering specific e-mails into a shared folder, group members can stay on top of internal and external communications. This tool has many applications, such as simplifying processes for search committees, managing group projects, or managing a supervisor’s mailbox. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions: Using Shared Folders and Mailboxes Still have questions? Visit the TechBar, or take a look at more of our email documentation.

The Bryn Mawr Communications Center allows users to add contacts into their address book with ease. These contacts can then be grouped together, so that typing the group name in an email or calendar contact box will automatically populate with the email addresses of all the members of that group. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions: Using the Address Book Still have questions? Visit the TechBar, or take a look at more of our email documentation.

The Bryn Mawr email system offers a wide range of services for your convenience. The document below contains some of the most useful functions we've found, such as creating new folders, marking emails read/unread, adjusting the viewing pane, creating a signature, creating a vacation message, changing the default language, and adjusting fonts.Using Your College Email Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions: Still have questions? Visit the TechBar, or take a look at more of our email documentation.