Employee email overview

The University's official email system operates on a Microsoft Exchange environment. Exchange provides an email service usually accessed via Outlook or Outlook Web App (OWA). Exchange also offers other tools such as:

• calendar
• meeting organizer
• task management
• contact information storage
• access to shared mailboxes, public folders, and address books.

Some of these components have features that will only function when accessed with the Outlook program.

All employees are eligible to obtain MSO Exchange email accounts. Some departments use their own departmental platforms for email, such as those in Forestry or Business Administration. Employees should check with their departmental technical support staff to determine which email system best fits their needs.

MSO Exchange email accounts for employees have account names in the following form: employeename@mso.umt.edu (i.e. john.smith@mso.umt.edu; smithj@mso.umt.edu).

In order to obtain an MSO Exchange email account, employees need to complete an Individual Computer Account Request Form. This form is in MS Word and PDF format (for completing/downloading/printing). Hard copies are available at IT Central in Social Science 120, 243-HELP (x4357).

In addition to obtaining an email account, employees must obtain a University email alias. Please go to the Umontana alias web page for further information.