Mail Uses

This is to inform mail users of the government electronic mailing system of the basic facilities offered.    

 Logging into the SVG Government mail server

This stage assumes that the user have been approved an email account through his or her respective department and has therefore been informed by the Ministry of telecommunications that the there account has been created.  All new user accounts that are created will be given the default password trial.  EACH USER IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE THIS PASSWORD ON FIRST LOGIN.  Below are the steps required to log into the server. 

 

1.                  Open the browser, whether you are using Internet Explorer or Netscape or whatever browser of your choice.  This document will use Internet Explorer for demonstrations. 

 

2.                  Type the following URL into the browser URL window denoted with the keyword Address, https://mail.gov.vc:32003/mail. This URL ensures you the user a secure connection with the Mail server housed by the government.  If however you are logging onto the server from inside the government intranet the URL you use will be https://192.168.1.5:32003/mail.  

 The following page will be presented to you.

 

 

3.                  In the user name field enter your user name given to you from the Ministry of Telecommunications.  The user name convention used followed the configuration of the first letter in the persons first name concatenated with their surnames.  This is the given the extension of the government department you are associated with e.g. for the Ministry of Telecommunications, with extension “.telecom,” the user, “John Public,” will be given the user name jpublic.telecom@mail.gov.vc .  However, the user accessing his or her mail when typing the user name only needs to enter the name segment and the extension.  For example, the user above would enter jpublic.telecom.  Enter the password and select the “Encrypted login”, then click login.  The password used for all accounts at creation is “trial” please change your password as soon as you log on. 

Note - Do not use “fast logon” because another person other than yourself can use that feature to access your mail. 

 The following page should be returned.  This indicates you are successfully logged into your email account. 

 

  

Changing your password and setting your personal information

 

1.                  From the page presented above select the setting tab, you will be presented with drop down list.  From this drop down list select the key labeled Accounts. 

 

 2.                  From the Accounts screen you will be allowed to change your password as well as any personal information that might have been accidentally entered about you or that might have been omitted. 

 

3.                  Select the modify button and you will now be presented with the option to modify your password follow the instruction and change your password, then select the “Save Changes” button. when

  

The Global Address Book

 In the Global Address Book you will be able to search for and add emails of various people in the government service to your emails. 

 

1. From the main screen of the Mail Server select the option tab to the top labeled Address Book click on the arrow and then select the option Global Address Book.  

  

 

2. The Global Address Book will appear; from here you can now select a category to view the mail users for each department of the Government Service.  The user can also select the Private Address Book field to create their own private address book.