Accessible event email. Design an accessible email announcement following this
guide.
Address book updates. Directory information in the Outlook and ECU Directory is updated through PiratePort's Employee Self Service app. See these instructions. Also...
- Legal name change - contact HR
- Address book preferred or professional name - contact HR
- PirateID update - contact IT Service Desk
Alumni email. An ECU graduate's student.ecu.edu email account automatically converts to ecualumni.ecu.edu. alumni information page and setup/management tutorials.
Auto-archiving for faculty/staff/unpaid affiliates. COMING SOON. When a message turns 2 years, it automatically moves to a user's Exchange archive folder, available in desktop, on the web and mobile versions of Outlook. Archive is searchable and does not count against the 50GB mailbox quota.
Auto-forwarded account. Auto-forwarding your ECU email account to an external email account is disabled for faculty and staff. Forwarding individual messages to non-ECU accounts is available.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP). DLP automatically prevents the accidental breach of sensitive information through an unencrypted email sent outside ECU. Learn more.
Department email account. Departments create a team in Microsoft 365 Teams for department members that includes chat, file sharing, email and apps. Learn more about Teams.
Email encryption. A required security standard for email containing sensitive information sent to recipients outside the ECU network. See these instructions.
Email setup. Desktop app included with Microsoft Office download, just add your ECU account using these settings. Mobile app available - phone PIN required.
External sender banner. An external sender alert is added to the top of email sent from outside ECU. This warning may help determine whether an email is legitimate or a possible phishing scheme.
Microsoft Defender phishing/spam filter. Defender quarantines suspicious email before it reaches your inbox. You receive an emailed report in real time. Learn more.
Multifactor Account Authentication. MFA, also called two-step account authentication, is a security action to verify your identity during log in to ECU resources on or off campus. See these setup and management instructions.
Outlook desktop app, Outlook mobile. Outlook is the only ECU-supported email client for Mac, PC and mobile devices. Outlook is installed on university-owned computers and is also part of the MS Office software download available through a faculty, staff and student Microsoft 365 account.
Outlook on the web. Browser version of Outlook. Login is mymail.ecu.edu.
Phishing email. Most phishing email is quarantined by Microsoft Defender. Read this phishing email article for tips on spotting these scams, how to report and what to do if you fall victim.
Retiree email. Retirees can reactivate their ECU email within six months of their last work day by following these steps. The account must be used at least once a year. Accounts not reactivated are deleted.
URL Safe Links filter. Outside links are filtered to identify them as safe or malicious. Safe links work when clicked. Malicious links are blocked.