Tips for managing your e-mail account if you plan to be away and not checking it regularly
1. Change your email password before you leave so that it does not expire before you return by visiting www.lsuagcenter.net, logging in and clicking the “click here to change your password” link at the top of the page.
2. Setup password recovery so you can easily recover your password if you forget it when you return.
3. Archive all email in your mailbox so it does not exceed size limits . Click here to learn more about manually archiving email in Outlook 2007. Click here to learn more about manually archiving email in Outlook 2003.
4. Set an out of office reply message (by clicking on the Tools menu, and choosing Out of Office Assistant) so that people who do send you email get an automatic response letting them know you are unavailable. Test it by having someone send you email before you leave.
5. If you will not be checking email for more than two weeks, send an email to itsupport@agcenter.lsu.edu letting them know how long you will be out so they can make sure your don’t miss any email because your mailbox is too full.
If you need assistance with any of these things, contact the IT Support desk at 225-578-8534 or your Regional Tech.
Written: Jay Keim