Mail

Although Blackboard has an internal Mail tool available, most Instructors will choose not to use it. Instead, they will elect to use an email package of their choice to send their correspondence to your Official UI Email Address (Typically: name@vandals.uidaho.edu).

If your instructor chooses to use the internal Blackboard Mail tool, it is important to understand how email sent through this tool works to avoid miscommunication and confusion. The Blackboard Mail tool works as follows:

• All email sent using the Mail tool goes to an internal Blackboard mail box rather than your Official UI Email Address by default. You may access Blackboard's internal email ONLY when you are logged into Blackboard.
• You may forward the Blackboard internal email to your Official UI Email Address, but ONLY if your instructor changes a setting within the Mail tool to allow forwarding. If forwarding is allowed by your instructor, you MUST also change a setting within your Tools Options to activate forwarding for you.
• You cannot reply directly to the email you receive from Blackboard. When email forwarded by blackboard@uidaho.edu is replied to, the following error message comes back:

You have sent email to the Blackboard server administrators. If you intended to send mail to an instructor or student, please re-send your message to the appropriate University of Idaho email address.