Information Technology Services

Migrate your UNCG Student Email with Mail Fetcher

Gmail's Mail Fetcher can be used to move messages from your UNCG Student Email account to your new iSpartan Email account.

Note: Your mail labels will not be moved over with this process. All mail will be moved into your Inbox and will not be sorted using the labels you may have set up in your UNCG Student Email account.

1. Login to your UNCG Student Email account.
   
   
2. Click on the Email link to open your mailbox.
   
   
3. Click on the Settings link in the top-right corner.
   
   
4. In the Settings section, click on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
   
   
5. In the POP Download section, select Enable POP for all mail.
   Also set "When messages are accessed with POP" to keep Student Email, UNCG Mail's copy in the Inbox.
   
   
   
   
6. Click the Save Changes button.
   
   
7. Go to the POP password reset page and reset your UNCG Student Email POP password.
   
   
8. Login to your new iSpartan Email account.
   
   
9. Click on the Email link to open your mailbox.
   
   
10. Click on the Settings link in the top-right corner.
    
    
11. Click on the Accounts tab.
    
    
12. In the Get mail from other accounts section, click on Add another mail account. A separate window will open.
    
    
13. In the Email address text box, enter your UNCG Student Email address and click Next Step.
    
    
14. Configure the Add a mail account window like this:
    • Username: enter your full UNCG Student Email address
    • Password: enter the POP password that you reset in Step 7 (above)
    • POP Server: pop.gmail.com
    • Port: 995
    • Select "Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail" and "Label incoming messages"
      
      
      
      
15. Click the Add Account button to save your changes.
    
    
16. In the Your mail account has been added window, select No and click the Finish button.
    
    
    
    
17. While your UNCG Student Email is being retrieved, you will see Checking mail... in the "Get mail from other accounts" section under Settings.
    
    
    
    Note: This step may take a long time.
    
    
18. When your mail has been retrieved, you will see the messages in your iSpartan Email inbox.
    
    
19. Now you must login to your UNCG Student Email account and go back to your Email and Settings.
    
    
20. Go to the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
    
    
21. In the Forwarding section, select Forward a copy of incoming mail to [your iSpartan Email address] and keep Student Email, UNCG Mail's copy in the Inbox.
    
    OR
    
    In the POP Download section, you may select Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on.
    
    
    
    
22. Click the Save Changes button.
    

For more information, go to the Mail Fetcher web page by Google.