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Email - Choosing the right configuration for you

Wharton students receive an email account (username@wharton.upenn.edu), which can be easily forwarded to another account. How you want to use your email determines which email solution is best for you. The chart below will help you make an informed choice.

MBA Class of 2011(except Lauder) and UGR Class of 2013 - Outlook Live Configuration

Lauder 2011 - more info

Ways to read email

There are 3 main ways to read your email:

Exchange mode: This is a fully integrated service; you can read, manage and store email, use your calendar to schedule meetings with other students and staff, and manage your contacts.
IMAP mode: This service provides a quicker way to read your email, and is supported by more email readers than Exchange mode; it does not provide calendaring and contact management
Webmail: This service provides access to your email, calendar and contacts from most web browsers. It is nearly as full-featured as Exchange mode, but is not quite as easy to use.

Client Configuration for Your Wharton Account

Email Client	Mail	Calendaring	Contacts
Outlook (Exchange Mode) >>More Info Instructions: Outlook 2007 Class of 2011 and 2013- Outlook 2007 Outlook 2003	Integrated: email calendar contacts Email Management: searched sorted displayed automated 750 MB quota limit	Share Calendars Schedule Meetings Exports Easily	Customizable Integrated with Wharton Online Directory Can be integrated with Penn's directory as well
Outlook (IMAP Mode) >>More Info Instructions: Outlook 2007 in IMAP Outlook 2003 in IMAP	Quick access to email 750 MB quota limit	No integrated access to Wharton Exchange Calendar	Integrated with Wharton Online Directory Can be integrated with Penn's directory as well
Wharton Webmail (SPIKE's "Exchange Mail") >>More Info Instructions: Logging Onto Webmail Class of 2011 and 2013	Accessible from most Internet browsers	Access to Calendar	Access to Contacts, Wharton Online Directory

Forward Your Wharton Address to Another Email Account

If you choose to forward your Wharton Address to another account, any email sent to your Wharton email account or your Wharton lifelong email address will be forwarded to the address that you specify.

To forward your Wharton email to another email account:

Click the My Account tab in Spike

Select the forward/unforward your email link.

Follow the onscreen directions to change your forwarding.

Keep In Mind:

Forwarded email is not stored on the Wharton email servers.

It bypasses Wharton email server security measures and is not scanned for viruses or processed through the spam filters.

Forwarded email cannot be recovered.

Wharton Computing does not support external email programs. Contact the specific program's technical support team for help.
To send email to Wharton addresses from an external program, you must specify the reply-to address as your Wharton address. This is required by security measures in place on the Wharton email servers.