Department of Mathematics

Information for new account holders


Introduction and Changing Your Password

Your Department of Mathematics account allows you to access servers and websites within the department.

Upon receiving your new account, immediately change your password from the temporary password given to you. To do this you:

  1. log into MathNet with your username and temporary password
  2. select Password Change from the directory on the left hand side
  3. enter in a new password for your account that is both secure and memorable

If you need help selecting a secure password, ITaP's password guidelines website (intended for Purdue Career Accounts) has some information on how to create a secure, memorable password.

Along with your departmental account you also have a Purdue Career Account through ITaP.   This account allows you to access several university-wide systems including computers in ITaP labs, MyPurdue, and Purdue Libraries resources, to name a few. You may have already activated this account through ITaP Account Setup before reaching campus.   If you haven't yet activated this account you can do so through several methods which are detailed on ITAP's Purdue Career Account website.

E-mail

Both your Department of Mathematics account and your Purdue Career Account have e-mail capabilities and you now have two new e-mail addresses, username@math.purdue.edu and username@purdue.edu, where username is your login alias.

Important note: E-mail sent to your @math.purdue.edu account may contain vital and time-sensitive information it is important that you read your e-mail regularly. If you want to read your @math.purdue.edu e-mail from any other address then you need to follow the directions below on creating a .forward file.

In most cases your login alias is the same for both your @math.purdue.edu and @purdue.edu accounts. However, occasionally your Purdue Career Account alias is different. To verify your Purdue Career Account alias you can visit ITaP's alias lookup and password reset page.

You can choose to receive mail at both accounts, forward one account into another, or forward mail from both accounts into a third party account. Your @purdue.edu account (Purdue Career Account) can also reject e-mail, however we do not recommend you choose this option as you may fail to receive important mailings with this setting.

A note about forwarding your mail

You must be careful to only forward your mail one way to avoid creating a loop. Either forward your MATH mail to your @purdue account OR your @purdue mail to your MATH account. Alternatively, you can forward both accounts to a third account from which you read and send e-mail.

Forwarding your MATH mail to your @purdue.edu account

Shell Method

Login to a MATH server. In your home directory you are going to create a file called .forward with the e-mail address you want your MATH mail forwarded to in the body. You can do this with an editor program or by using the following command (where user is your login alias):

echo 'user@purdue.edu' > .forward

Web Method

You need to be in the Purdue network to be able to access this webpage. If you are not on campus, you can use VPN to obtain access to to this resource. See the ITAP VPN webpage for details

Once you are in the Purdue network you can go to http://www.math.purdue.edu/emailforwarding, logging in with your Mathematics Department username and password, and follow the directions on that page.

For assistance with creating a .forward file please contact the Helpdesk.

Forwarding you MATH mail to an account outside Purdue

You can use the same command to forward to an outside account too. Login to a MATH server. In your home directory you are going to create a file called .forward with the e-mail address you want your MATH mail forwarded to in the body. If your e-mail address was user@gmail.com you would enter the following command at the prompt:

echo 'user@gmail.com' > .forward

Just replace user@gmail.com with your e-mail address to forward your MATH mail to your private account.

For assistance with creating a .forward file contact contact the Helpdesk.

Forwarding your @purdue account

Mail preferences for your @purdue.edu e-mail is set through the mailhub. You can set your mailhub preferences through the Directory Update Tool.

  1. click change service (near the end of the table)
  2. set your options to forward
  3. enter the complete address of the account where you will be reading e-mail

Refer to ITaP's documentation on changing your account settings to forward for further assistance. You can also look at ITaP's mailhub information page.

If you still have questions you can either contact ITaP's customer service directly or the Department of Mathematics tech support for assistance.

Computer Labs and Departmental Printers

Computer labs are located in MATH 737 and MATH 635.

There is a printer, 3 Sunrays, a MAC and an IT@P Windows PC in each lab

Copyright Policy

Purdue University promotes compliance with copyright law and understanding of the appropriate use of copyrighted works. For more information about copyright policy please visit the Purdue University Copyright Office webpage.

Helpful links

Antivirus Software

Departmental services

ITaP Services

Phone services

UNIX Assistance

Wireless connectivity

Questions?

Contact the Helpdesk with any questions you might have about your MATH Department account and @math.purdue.edu e-mail.

Questions about ITaP resources can be sent directly to ITaP's customer service.