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When you became registered in a credit program, we automatically created an email address for you. Email addresses at RRU are in the format: preferred-name.last-name@royalroads.ca and may contain a number, like “douglas.1brown@royalroads.ca”.
With few exceptions, you rarely use your email address to log in to RRU resources.
This looks similar to your RRU Login except that your name is spelled out. Many people confuse these two.
With few exceptions, you rarely use your email address to log in to RRU resources.
All RRU official correspondence is sent to your RRU email account. There are a few ways to access your RRU email account. (a couple methods some require a mobile device)
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Email forwarding (default) - All RRU email is forwarded directly to your the official personal email accountaddress on file for you in the student system. There is no copy anywhere else including in your RRU webmail account. You can manage your forwarding on the MyAdmin site. If you want to turn forwarding off, please make sure you can log into Webmail first (addressed below).
Webmail access - Once you have MFA setup, you can now log into RRU Webmail . We are in the process of migrating to a new email server. If you have not been migrate then you log into Webmail at at https://webmail.royalroads.ca. If you have been migrated then you log into Webmail at https://outlook.office.com/.
In either case you will also use your
Use the long format of your RRU Login (d1brown@royalroads.ca) to log in to this account, not your email address) (Forwarding must be turned off to see any email in webmail)
Mobile device - You can setup your email account on a mobile device using the default mail application or using your own email software. You can find instructions to setup this account here. (Forwarding must be turned off to get email on your mobile device)
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Please note that the max file size your RRU email account can send/receive is 20mb uncompressed regardless of you access your email. Also note that PDF/JPG/ZIP documents are compressed so anything over 12-15mb (total) of these file types will probably be too big.
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