Getting Started

Minimum Requirements:

BroncoName and BroncoPassword - Cal Poly Pomona issued user name and password

New Users:

Quick start:

Outlook Web Access (OWA) - Most Exchange users will access the Exchange server via Outlook Web Access (OWA). OWA uses the proprietary Microsoft protocol to let you view emails and work with your calendar on the Exchange server.
Getting to your email: client setup guides - An email client is a front end computer program that allows you to read and send email. For a comparison of the different email clients, see the chart below.
Other email options: You can have your email delivered to the Exchange server or you may forward your email to any other email address. [More info. . .]

Comparison of Exchange Email Options:

Email Options	Advantages	Disadvantages	If your primary purpose is to. . .
Outlook Web Access (OWA)	Ability to check email off campus Most Exchange email features available; OWA uses the proprietary Microsoft protocol to let you view emails and work with your calendar on the Exchange server [more info. . .]	Most, but not all Exchange email features available [more info. . .]	. . . send and receive emails while accessing most of the hottest personal information manager features, then OWA is the best route for you.
Microsoft Outlook	Primary email client used to connect to Exchange The Exchange server supports Outlook with a proprietary protocol that makes available all the cool Exchange email features, including inbox navigation, calendaring and much more.	If you would like to check your email from off-campus, you can use Outlook, but it must be configured accordingly. [more info. . .]	. . . effectively manage email messages, contacts, schedules, notes, documents and more from one central Windows PC location, then Outlook is the best route for you.
Entourage	Exchange support for MacOS is better than ever. Entourage for MacOS supports all MAPI features of Outlook 2003 except for access to public folders. [more details from Mactopia. . .]	Entourage for MacOS supports all MAPI features of Outlook 2003 except for access to public folders.	. . . effectively manage email messages, contacts, schedules, notes, documents and more from one central Mac location, then Entourage is the best route for you.
Mac Mail	User-friendly	Exchange email features unavailable	. . . simply send and receive emails from your Mac without a need to effectively manage personal information or to incorporate Microsoft products, then Mac Mail is the best route for you.
Thunderbird	Free, cross-platform email client from Mozilla	Exchange email features unavailable	. . . simply send and receive emails without a need to effectively manage personal information, then Thunderbird is the route for you.

Other Email Options:

Email is the primary way in which Cal Poly Pomona communicates with students on virtually every topic, including registration, general information, fees and deadlines. If you are a student, you can't afford not to read your Cal Poly email. Cal Poly Pomona provides all employees and students (and some others, too) with an email address and 50 megabytes of storage. You might be thinking, "I'll get around to it," but think again. Remember those 50 megabytes of space? Once they fill up (because you didn't check your email), new messages "bounce", and you never see them.

By forwarding your Cal Poly Pomona email to an account you check, especially if it has more storage space, you can avoid bouncing official Cal Poly Pomona communications.

1. You can have your email delivered to the Exchange Server.

2. Or, you may forward your Cal Poly Pomona email to any other email address.

Next Steps:

This page was last updated on December 12, 2007.