What Is My Email Address?

This article applies to: Cornell G Suite for Students, Email for Faculty and Staff, NetIDs, Students

Once you have a NetID, people can email you using the form NetID@cornell.edu. For example, if your NetID is dxl404, people can email you at dxl404@cornell.edu. This is how your electronic mail address is listed in the Cornell Electronic Directory.

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From Merriam-Webster online: unsolicited, usually commercial email sent to a large number of addresses noun etymology: from a skit on "Monty Python's Flying...

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Once you have a NetID, people can email you using the form NetID@cornell.edu. For example, if your NetID is dxl404, people can email you at dxl404@cornell.edu. This is how your electronic mail...

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