Exchange Email: How to set up Automatic Replies (out of office)?
Viewed 50106 times since Thu, Dec 22, 2011
You can set up Automatic Replies using the following steps: Logon to http://owa.exchange.ust.hk Select the Settings button on upper right corner Select Set automatic replies In general, you will need to set up both auto reply messages for ...
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How to set up automatic cleanup on the Junk-Email folder?
Viewed 24360 times since Tue, May 8, 2012
In order to save your email quota, you will need to cleanup the Junk-Email folder periodically with your email application. Below are the steps for Thunderbird and Microsoft Outlook. Thunderbird Right click the Junk-Email folder and click...
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Exchange Email: How to block senders that you don’t want to receive email from them?
Viewed 24321 times since Wed, Jan 11, 2012
You can block senders by adjusting the Junk Email Filter settings. OWA Click on the Options link at the top right of the window and then click See All Options... Click Block or Allow on the left pane. Add email address under Blocked Senders....
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Exchange Email: How to adjust the spam detection level?
Viewed 16993 times since Thu, Dec 22, 2011
ITSC has setup a filter rule based on the message header X-Perlmx-Spam, which is tagged by a heuristics-based spam detection engine. Any message that is caught by these filters is moved to the Junk E-Mail folder. The default and recommended detection...
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Exchange Email: How to check your mailbox quota usage?
Viewed 16701 times since Thu, Dec 22, 2011
You can check most recent quota usage of your Exchange account by using Outlook Web App (OWA) or Microsoft Outlook: Microsoft Outlook Outlook Web App 2013 (OWA) Outlook Web App 2010 (OWA) Microsoft Outlook To determine your mailbox usage in...
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Exchange Email: How to forward your HKUST email to another address?
Viewed 12042 times since Thu, Dec 22, 2011
Setting forwarding address will forward a copy of all new email to the designated address while leaving a copy of the email in your Inbox. You will need to clean up your mailbox periodically (delete any items you don't need and empty your...
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Exchange Email: How to get back deleted items?
Viewed 8160 times since Thu, Dec 22, 2011
When you delete items (i.e., messages, folders, tasks, appointments, or contacts) using Microsoft Outlook or OWA, they move to the Deleted Items folder. You may retrieve them by opening the Deleted Items folder, locating the items, and then moving...
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Exchange Email: How to set up full name email alias?
Viewed 4185 times since Thu, Dec 22, 2011
The Full Name Email Alias is a facility provided by HKUST to users who wish to have a more meaningful email address for presenting to outside correspondents, such as publishing your email address in personal name card, research papers, etc. The...
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Exchange Email: Archive items manually
Viewed 3335 times since Tue, Nov 20, 2012
An efficient way to reduce the size of your Outlook Data File (.pst) or Exchange mailbox is to regularly archive older items. Unlike a traditional backup in which a copy of Outlook items is made, archived items are moved to a separate Outlook Data...
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