myUM Mail

myUM Mail is the University of Maryland campus-wide e-mail service.  myUM Mail addresses end with the @umaryland.edu domain.  myUM Mail accounts have 2 GB of storage space. 

myUM Mail uses UM Authentication.  For more information about UM Authentication, including information on how to customize your UMID, click here.

Get Started

Set up Your Account

Users must have an active UM Account in order to have a myUM Mail account created.  For more information about UM Authentication and how to set up a UMID and password, click here.

Click on a category for more information on how to set up your myUM Mail address.

• New Faculty, Staff, or Affiliates
• Returning Faculty, Staff, or Affiliates

Access Your Account

Users can access their myUM Mail account through the web, IMAP or POP3. 

Go to https://webmail.umaryland.edu to access your myUM Mail account through the web.  You will log into your account using your UMID and password.

When you log in for the first time, you will need to configure your myUM Mail account.  Click here for instructions on how to configure your myUM Mail account. 

For information on how to access myUM Mail through IMAP or POP3 click here.

Mail Forwarding

Users can configure their myUM Mail account to automatically forward messages.  There are 2 configurations for mail forwarding:

1) Forward messages and keep a copy in the myUM Mail System
With this configuration messages are forwarded to the designated address and a copy of the message is also kept and accessible from the myUM Mail system. 

Click here for instructions on how to configure your account to forward mail and keep a copy in the myUM Mail system.

2) Only Forward Messages (Absolute myUM Mail Forwarding)
With this configuration messages are immediately forwarded to the designated address.  Copies of the message are not stored or accessible from the myUM Mail system. 

Click here for instructions on how to set up Absolute myUM Mail Forwarding.

myUM Mail Frequently Asked Questions

Using myUM Mail

• What are the message limits, policies, actions, etc. for campus mail servers? 
• How do I access the myUM Mail system?
• What is my myUM Mail username and password?
• How do I reset my password for the myUM Mail system?
• How do I find out how much space my email account is using?
• I’m about to graduate or leave the University.  What do I need to do to prepare my myUM Mail account?

• I set up myUM Mail to forward and keep a copy, but a copy isn’t kept in myUM Mail!  
• People cannot reply to the messages I send from the myUM Mail website!  

myUM Mail Support Documentation

• myUM Mail Policies
• Setting up Absolute myUM Mail Forwarding - Emails are forwarded on, no copies left on the myUM Mail Server
• Setting up myUM Mail Forwarding to keep a copy - Emails set to forward to another email address, but a copy is kept on the myUM Mail Server
• Setting up a Vacation Message - Instructions on how to set up  or turn off a vacation or 'out of office' message in myUM Mail

Email Client Configurations

• What is the difference between IMAP and POP3?
• What are the basic server settings for myUM Mail?

Phishing Messages

Beware of messages asking for your username and password!  Click here for more information on Phishing Messages and Scams.