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No, you can check your email with Outlook just like you do when you are in school as long as you have access to the Internet.
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How do I check my e-mail from the web?
You can also check email from any computer with an Internet connection via the web. Full Time and Professional MBA and PMBA students will log into into http://exchange.rice.edu, while EMBA MBA for Executives students will log into into http://www.webmail.rice.edu.
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How much space do I have for my email account
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MBA and PMBA students have an Exchange mailbox with a quota of 250 MB. EMBA students have RiceMail mailbox with a quota of 2GB.
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