IET provides and supports Microsoft Office 365/Outlook email for faculty and staff. In addition to email, Microsoft Office 365/Outlook offers calendaring, personal contacts, a global address book, shared calendaring, and tasks.
With Microsoft Office 365 webmail, you can use a web browser to access your mailbox from any computer with an Internet connection.
Your username and password for your email is the same as your VWCC network username (vwlastf) and password. Outlook is provided to all employees that do not share a VWCC workstation.
Information about d-lists and shared email accounts can be found here.
Outlook Help
- Help Topics (Microsoft Support)
- Clearing the Auto-Complete Email Address Cache in Outlook
- Importing Calendar Date Files into Outlook
- Overview of the Junk Email Filter (Microsoft Support)
- Set Up Automatic Replies/Out of Office Email (Microsoft Support)
- Secure transmission of information using Outlook Email (PDF)
Office 365 (Webmail) Help
In addition to the site below, you can click the question mark in the upper right corner of your webmail to search Office 365 help topics.
- Getting Started with Office 365 Webmail (Microsoft Support)
- Set Up Automatic Replies/Out of Office Email (Microsoft Support)
Phishing Prevention
The IET Help Desk would like to share a few reminders to help you recognize and avoid phishing attempts, which are a constant security threat. Cybercriminals often use convincing emails, login prompts, and file-sharing requests, often emphasizing urgency to trick users into giving away access. Taking a moment to pause and review unexpected messages can help protect your account and college systems. Below are some simple precautions to follow to ensure you are not a victim.
- Only approve sign-ins you initiated. Never enter a code on a Microsoft sign-in page or approve a login request just because an email, text, or message tells you to. Only do this if you initiated the sign-in yourself on your own device.
- Remember: IET Help Desk will never send you emails asking to verify your account!
- Slow down and read prompts carefully. Phishing attempts often rely on urgency and distraction. Taking a few extra seconds to review a login request or approval prompt can prevent costly mistakes.
- Be cautious with unexpected messages and invitations. Treat unplanned document shares, Teams invitations, password reset notices, and login requests with caution–even if they appear to come from a trusted Microsoft service.
- Review your account activity regularly. Check the devices connected to your Microsoft account and watch for unfamiliar sign-ins. If something does not look right, remove the device, change your password, and review your account security settings right away.
Barracuda Archive Tools
Searching for Emails Using Barracuda Archive Tools
Spam Protection
IET monitors and attempts to manage the amount of spam or junk email received by our users.
There is also an individual filter that works based on your preferences. Emails are quarantined (or held in a queue) if they are suspected to be spam. You will periodically receive an email if you have quarantined messages, allowing you to decide what you wish to classify as junk and what you wish to receive.
VWCC is now using the Microsoft email filter for Spam protection. For more information, please visit this link.
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