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Custom From-Address:

Gmail's custom 'From' feature lets you send messages with another address in place of your Gmail address, making it easier to manage multiple accounts from the Gmail interface.

To add a custom 'From:' address:

  1. Make sure you can sign in with the address you'd like to add. You'll need to access the other address before Gmail will let you send from it. Please note: If you'd like to send from another Gmail username, be sure to sign up for the account first.
  2. Sign in to Gmail.
  3. Click Settings along the top of any page, and open the Accounts tab.
  4. Under Send mail as, click Add another email address.
  5. In the Name field, enter your full name.
  6. In the Email address field, enter the email address you'd like to send from.
  7. (Optional) When someone replies to a message you sent using a custom 'From:' address, the reply will be delivered to the 'From:' address rather than your Gmail address. If you'd like replies to be delivered to Gmail or a third account, you'll need to enter a 'reply-to' address. To do this, click Specify a different reply-to address and enter the email address you'd like.
  8. Click Next Step >> and then click Send Verification. Gmail will send a verification message to your other email address to confirm that you own it.
  9. Open your other account and either click the link in the message Gmail sent or enter the confirmation code in the Accounts section of your Gmail settings.
  10. To use a verified custom 'From:' address when composing a new message, pick your desired address from the drop-down menu in the 'From:' field. If you're replying or forwarding, click change next to the 'From:' field first. You can also choose to automatically use the address to which a message was sent.

POP Server Set-Up:

This will allow you to pull e-mails off of your student account into a non-pepperdine e-mail account.

Gmail Accounts:
  1. Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page, and open the Accounts tab.
  2. In the Get mail from other accounts section, click Add another mail account.
  3. Enter the full email address of the account you'd like to access, then click Next Step.
  4. Gmail will populate sample settings. Check to ensure your username is correct (not your first and last name) and the server is pop.pepperdine.edu. Enter your Password.
  5. Decide whether to:
  6. Do not check: Leave a copy of retrieved messages on the server
  7. Check: Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail
  8. If you want to label your Pepperdine messages so that you can keep track of different e-mail going to your gmail, check: Label incoming messages
  9. Do not check: Archive incoming messages
  10. Click Add Account.
  11. Once your account has been added successfully, you'll have the option of setting it as a custom From address. This allows you to compose messages in Gmail, but have them appear to be sent from your other email account. Click Yes to set up a custom From address.
Yahoo Accounts:

To retrieve your e-mail from your Pepperdine account to your Yahoo! account, please do the following:

  1. Login to your Yahoo! Account
  2. Locate "Options" located on the top right corner
  3. Click on "Mail Options"
  4. From the left-hand column, select "Accounts"
  5. Select "Add or edit an account"
  6. Click on "add" and follow the steps listed
  7. Make sure that you use the alumni email address when it asks to input email addresss
  8. To transfer your e-mail, you will need to complete step 3, which will extract your e-mails from your old Pepperdine account
  9. The mail server is pop.pepperdine.edu
  10. Use the password for your wavenet login
  11. Under Options: Do not check "Override default POP port"
  12. Do not check "Leave mail on POP server
  13. Do not check "Retrieve new messages only"
  14. Check "Use filters" (this will allow your messages to be checked for SPAM)
  15. Check "Use SSL"
  16. Click on "Setup Mail Server"
  17. Go back to your "Accounts" section, select the Pepperdine mail account and click on "get mail"
  18. At this point, you will begin to see your Pepperdine mail in your Yahoo! account and you will be able to choose to send and reply to messages using your Pepperdine alumni address
  19. The mail server is pop.pepperdine.edu