Vanderbilt University Gmail - Moving VUmail to Vanderbilt Gmail

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Moving VUmail to Vanderbilt Gmail

Gmail


Follow the instructions below to move all of your existing VUmail to your
Vanderbilt Gmail account. This is a one way process. Vanderbilt does
not provide instructions for moving Vanderbilt Gmail back to VUmail.

  1. After logging into your Vanderbilt Gmail account, go to your Inbox by clicking the link under the Email section.
    Gmail Inbox
  2. Click Settings in the top right area of the page.
    Settings
  3. Click Accounts.
    Accounts
  4. Click Add another mail account.
    Get Email
  5. Enter vumail.import@vanderbilt.edu as the email address and click Next Step. The process may fail if you enter your own email address in this step.
    Enter Email
  6. Enter your VUnetID in the Username field and your e-password in the Password field. Enter x.mail.vanderbilt.edu in the POP Server field, but replace "x" with the first letter of your VUnetID.
    Change the Port number to 995.
    Click to enable the Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail checkbox.
    Click Add Account.
    Email Settings

    All existing email in your VUmail account and future email to your
    VUmail account will now be delivered to your Vanderbilt Gmail account.
    ** Please note that this process will only import email that is in your
    inbox folder. If you want email in other folders within your VUmail
    account, you will need to move them to your VUmail inbox first.