General Administration
Moving? Don't Forget to Update your Listing in the GAL
The Global Address List or GAL is an email directory that many NCI staff rely on to correspond with, talk to, and find fellow NIHers. It is used by MSOutlook, but not Eudora or other mail programs. Your GAL information contains not only email information, but also address, phone, FAX, and organizational affiliation information. NCI Computer Services recommends that you update this information when moving from one office to another. Even if you haven't moved, it's still a good idea to check your GAL information once or twice a year and update it as needed.
The following steps take about five minutes and allow you to update your GAL entry right at your desktop.
- Point your internet browser to http://www.mail.nih.gov/.
- Activate the hyperlink titled "Email and NIH domain Account Management" in the upper left and corner of the webpage.
- Activate the hyperlink titled "Modify how your information appears in the Global Address List (GAL)."
- A "New Site Certificate" window may appear; you can push the "next" and "finish" buttons through these screens. This provides security for the information you send and receive.
- Enter your exchange email account following the example provided on the web page.
- Enter the User Name and password information associated with your email account (e.g., nci/smithj).
- If you have only one email account, click the button "Edit User Info." If you have two accounts select the account you wish to modify then click the "Edit User Info" button.
- Make the appropriate modifications to your information and click "Modify User Info" when you are done.
The changes you have made will be automatically updated in the GAL.
