Faculty & Staff Email Accounts

Getting an Account

Three email systems serve the Jefferson community. All systems offer Web access from off-campus sites, as well as client access from your office desktop. Information below pertains to the existing systems.

• TJU Hospital staff, residents and fellows receive either OpenMail or JeffNet accounts from the Information Systems (IS) department. The OpenMail service is being phased out in favor of JeffNet.
  • OpenMail accounts use mail.tju.edu. JeffNet accounts use jeffersonhospital.org
  • Apply for an OpenMail account
  • Learn more about the OpenMail system
  • OpenMail accounts use your name as both address and login (example: Samuel.Gross@mail.tju.edu)
    
    
• University faculty and staff receive JeffMail accounts from the Jefferson Information Technologies (Jeff-IT) department.
  • JeffMail accounts use jefferson.edu
  • JeffMail accounts are set up automatically at the time you are hired
  • Access your account with your Campus Key
  • Find your Campus Key
  • Test your access now
  • JeffMail accounts use your Campus Key as login (example: sdg001), and your name as address (Samuel.Gross@jefferson.edu)

All Jefferson faculty and staff must abide by the electronic communications and information policy.

Email Client Software

Use any of these email client programs to access your OpenMail or JeffMail account:

Recommended & Supported

• HP OpenMail Client (supported by TJUH IS)
• Microsoft Outlook for JeffMail (supported by Jeff-IT). A configuraton tutorials is available.

• Netscape Email Client -- if you are running Netscape, you already have a built-in email client.
• Eudora Light -- look here for help in configuring Eudora for OpenMail.
• Microsoft Outlook Express -- no longer supported by Jeff-IT, but configuration tutorials still available.

Support

Help for using Jefferson email accounts is available from several sources:

• Online tips, FAQs, and setup information is available for the OpenMail system and for JeffMail.
• Call the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 215-503-7975 for assistance with getting an account, access problems, or quota problems.
• Contact the Learning Resources Center in 306 Scott Library (215-503-8407, or send email to LRC@lists.jefferson.edu) for help with attachments, deleting & purging, and other application functions.