Personalized Email Aliases

For Faculty & Staff ONLY

When your email account is created, three unique email aliases are created for your use.  All three will work and will deliver messages to the same inbox.  The three automatically generated unique email aliases are in the following forms:

• netid@nd.edu
• FirstName.MI.LastName.#@nd.edu
• LastName.#@nd.edu

Notre Dame faculty and staff have the ability to create a personalized email alias if they do not like the default three aliases automatically created by the system. 

A Few of the Guidelines for Creating a Personalized Email Alias

• The new alias must be 9 or more characters OR must use an underscore ( _ ) OR must use a period ( . )
• The new alias must end with @nd.edu
• The new alias must not contain a space
• The new alias must not match the patterns used for automatically generated email aliases

Instructions to Create a Personalized Email Alias

1. Using your NetID and password, login to the Enterprise Directory Service at:  http://eds.nd.edu/login
2. Your personal directory entry will be displayed.  Click the Personalized Email Aliases button near the top of the page.
3. The page will give you list of guidelines and rules, as well as examples, for selecting your personalized email alias.  Near the bottom of the page are fields to enter your personalized email alias selection(s). 
4. Once you've entered your selection(s), click the Save Changes button near the bottom right of the page.
5. If the personalized email aliases you selected are valid and unique, the screen will tell you that the updates were applied.  Otherwise, an error screen will appear letting you know that the choice was not valid.

If you have any further questions about personalized email aliases at Notre Dame, please contact your departmental IT support staff or the OIT Help Desk at 574-631-8111.