2. Ways to
Access
Note: For IMAP and POP3,
user must enable them in Gmail settings using the Web interface
before use. To enable IMAP and POP3, please refer to:
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=77695 (IMAP)
and http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=share&answer=13273 (POP3)
3. Change your language in Calendar,
Contacts and Document
Google will setup your
language in Calendar, Contacts and Docs based on your location.
If you are accessing the service in Hong Kong, the language
will
default to Traditional Chinese.
To change the language, please follow
the
following steps:
a) Change user language for
Calendar:
-
From the mail interface, click
Calendar at the top left of the page
- Click the
Gear icon 
at
the top right of the page, next to your username
- Then
choose the the first option
- Click
on the first dropdown and choose English
-
At the
top or bottom of the page, click the left-hand button to save
your
changes.
b) Change user language
for Contacts:
- From the mail interface, click
Contacts at the top left of the page
- Click the
Gear icon at
the top right, next to your username
- Then
choose the the first option
- Click on
the first dropdown and choose English
- At the bottom of the page, click the
left-hand button to save your changes.
c) Change user language for Documents:
- From the mail interface, click
Documents at the top left of the page
- Click the
Gear icon at
the top right, next to your username
- Then
choose the the first option
- Click on
the first dropdown and choose
English
-
At the bottom of the page, click the left-hand button to save
your changes.
4. Other
Related
Information
Mail storage quota |
25GB |
Maximum message size |
25MB |
Maximum no. of recipients per message |
500 |
Maximum send limit to internal recipients per day |
unlimited |
Maximum send limit to external recipients per day |
2000 |
Email Organization |
Labels |
Email priority settings |
Not available |
Email Recall |
Within 10 seconds after sending |
Read receipt |
Not available |
SPAM and Virus Filtering |
Yes |
Your mail quota usage is shown at the lower left hand
corner of the email page.
5. HKU
Connect Email Service for Graduates
Students using the HKU Connect email service can continue to
use it after graduation.
- The email address <Portal UID>@connect.hku.hk and
its PIN will remain unchanged.
- The simplified email address PortalUID@hku.hk
and the auto-forwarding rule
from PortalUID@hku.hk to PortalUID@connect.hku.hk will
become invalid after graduation.
- All
emails, contacts and data stored under the HKU Connect email account
will be retained after graduation.
6. Useful URLs on using HKU
Connect Email Service
