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Studentmail, moving messages from webmail

How can I move messages from my WebMail mailbox to my new StudentMail account?

The following steps allow you to copy all messages in your WebMail Inbox to your new StudentMail account. These steps are intended for use by students registered prior to 21 August 2008 who have been given a new email account on the StudentMail service. Please note that the original mailbox will remain intact with all folders and messages until the WebMail servers are de-commissioned in Summer 2009.

Subfolders, contacts etc. are not copied. To move messages in any subfolders, copy contents to the Inbox before carrying out the steps below. Contacts etc. can be moved by attaching them to a message and forwarding it to the new email address.

It is recommended that you complete all steps (1 - 11) as follows:

1. Login to your new StudentMail account (to which messages will be copied) 
   
   
2. Click Options (at the top right of the screen)
   
   
3. You are automatically shown the Account tab, in the Other Accounts section at the bottom of the screen, click New 
   
   
4. In the New Account window, enter the following sections and fields:
   
   E-mail address: Enter your student email address for the old account in the format studentnumberbeacon.nuigalway.ie 
   
   Password: Enter the email password for the old WebMail account
   Click Next
   
   
5. If you get a dialog box about a connection problem as shown below
   Click on the words " click here" - shown circled in the image below.   
   
   
   
6. In the New Account Connection window, complete the fields as follows: 
   
   Display name: Optional. This is your name for the subscription
   
   E-mail address: Enter your student email address for the old account in the format studentnumberbeacon.nuigalway.ie 
   
   User name: Enter your student ID number 
   
   Password: Enter the email password for the old WebMail account 
   
   Incoming server: 140.203.9.96 
   
   Authentication: Basic 
   
   Encryption: None 
   
   Port: 110 
   
   Click Save
   You will see an entry for the Display Name with the Status “ Connecting Now” 
   
   
7. Return to your inbox (click MyMail at the top of the screen) and you will see additional messages in your inbox which are copied from the old mailbox. 
   
   
8. Return to view the New Account entry again.
   Click Options and then click Account and then view the Other Accounts section.
   The status of your entry should be “ OK” which means that all messages were copied from the old mailbox.
   Note: At times of peak usage i.e. 11:00 to 16:00, Monday to Thursday inclusive, the status of the entry may be "Failed" as the WebMail server is unable to deal with all connection attempts. In this case, return to your inbox (click MyMail at the top of the screen) and check the status the next time you login to StudentMail. If the status remains at "Failed" after a number of StudentMail login attempts outside of peak usage times, please contact the Service Desk. 
   
   
9. Delete the New Account (to avoid multiple copies of the messages appearing).
   While in the Account tab (as in step 8), select the entry for your studentnumberbeacon.nuigalway.ie 
   and then click the Delete button   
   
   
10. A warning message will appear  Are you sure you want to stop connecting to studentnumberbeacon.nuigalway.ie?
    Click Yes. 
    
    
11. Return to your inbox (click MyMail at the top of the screen).

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