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How can I use email?
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Communicate with professors, classmates, family, and friends, using any e-mail client you choose. Popular choices at Penn State include:

  • Eudora and Mozilla Thunderbird : free on downloads
  • Penn State WebMail: check your mail from anywhere—all you need is a Web browser.
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See Electronic Mail for additional information.

Did you know?

  • You should never open any unsolicited email attachments; often they are viruses in disguise.
  • Professors may not accept email from Hotmail or other commercial e-mail sources, because of viruses.
  • Penn State handles over 4 million e-mail messages a day.
     
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