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Understanding UK Terminology

User ID

This ID is used in conjunction with a password to permit a user to log into an email system and access email in their mailbox.

Mailbox

Email system address to which email is stored and read by a user. Default format of this address is "'User ID or other'@'email system identifier'.uky.edu" for UK email systems. The 'email system identifier' is not included in all email accounts.

University Email Address

Email address appearing in any public paper or electronic directories. This address is used to protect the User ID from public view. The default format of this address is "first name'.'last name'@uky.edu". The portion of this address before the '@' may be modified by the owner.

Email messages sent to the University Email Address will be redirected to a mailbox specified by the user.