The mail ID makes it easier for people to remember your e-mail address. The mail ID is the e-mail address you should print on business cards and give to your colleagues. Typically, a mail ID is composed of your first initial, your middle initial and your complete last name. Your mail ID is selected when you register for your computer account. A UNIX login account can be at most 8 characters long.
Many people end up with funny truncations or contractions in their login name.
The mail ID e-mail address is nice because there is no maximum character length. The address will be translated to the corresponding 'Login Name' e-mail address and the message will be delivered to the actual destination mailbox file. For more information on how to verify or register your mail ID, please continue with the other articles on this page. There are several I.T. POP servers. If you established your I.T. account after June 1997, you most likely receive your e-mail on the one of these POP servers.