The easiest way to access your UMKC e-mail on a Macintosh is Outlook Web Access (OWA), which requires only a web browser such as Safari or Firefox. Alternately, Microsoft Entourage 2008 is UMKC's officially supported Macintosh e-mail client, and is recommended for users who need advanced features such as Public Folder support, calendar and message sharing, and delegate access. Other mail clients such as Outlook 2001, Apple Mail (built-in to OS X), and Eudora are not supported.

Outlook Web Access - This is by far the easiest way to check e-mail on a Macintosh. Open a web browser (we recommend Safari or Firefox) and go to www.umkc.edu/exchange.

Entourage 2008  - Entourage 2008 is an e-mail program specifically designed to interoperate with Microsoft's Exchange e-mail server. As Exchange has become the UM standard for e-mail, Entourage provides the best option for Exchange functionality and features on the Macintosh. Entourage is the Macintosh version of Outlook on the PC, and users of Outlook should have very little trouble adapting to Entourage. Entourage is included with Microsoft Office for Mac 2008, which can be purchased from The UMKC Bookstore.  Entourage 2004 is an older version , but is also fully supported.

For instructions on configuring Microsoft Entourage 2008 or Microsoft Entourage 2004, Click Here.

You can also access various UMKC network shares, including your personal profile space (the "Q: drive") and your personal web share. Right now the only supported way to do this on a Mac is via FTP. If you are off campus, you should create a VPN connection to UMKC's network, but keep in mind that FTP is still considered an un-secure protocol, and it is theoretically possible for your password and any data you transfer to be intercepted by a third party.

Personal Profile Space (the "Q drive")

1. If you are off campus, create a VPN connection to the campus network.
2. Open a web browser and type the following in the "Address" field:
   • If you are a student:
     ftp://<first_letter_of_your_username>.home.students.umkc.edu
   • If you are a staff member:
     ftp://<first_letter_of_your_username>.home.staff.umkc.edu
3. You will be prompted for your username and password, and after you have entered them and clicked "OK" your personal network storage data will be displayed.

Personal Web Space

1. If you are off campus, create a VPN connection to the campus network.
2. Open a web browser and type the following in the "Address" field:
   
   If you are a student:
   ftp://<first_letter_of_your_username>.students.umkc.edu
   If you are a staff member:
   ftp://<first_letter_of_your_username>.staff.umkc.edu