MIT Google Apps

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What is it?

Google Apps for a domain, in this case mit.edu, is a service provided by Google that allows members of an educational institution or business to collaborate with each other, separate from their personal Google accounts. Google Apps for a domain offers a subset of Google services to registered users. In the case of Google Apps for MIT.EDU, currently available services are Google Docs, Calendar, and Sites.

Note: Please note that MIT Google Apps is not currently supported or recommended for critical document and calendar use. While we can help you with basic administration tasks such as forgotten passwords, MIT is still developing full integration and account management, as well as support.

Common questions and resources

• [How can I sign up for Google Apps for MIT.EDU?]
• [How can I reset my password for Google Apps for MIT.EDU?]
• [mitcontrib:My iCal setup with MIT Google Apps stopped working on Sep. 4th]
• [Why did my Google Groups membership get renamed to username-google@mit.edu?]
• Why did I get an error when sending mail to a Google Group from my mit.edu address?
• [Google Chrome with multiple Google Accounts and MIT Google Apps]
• [How can I move data from my MIT Google Apps account to my personal Google account or vice versa?]
• [How does Google Apps for MIT.EDU relate to my personal Google account?]

Known issues with MIT Google Apps

1. A shared Google Doc links me to the MIT.EDU login page
   If Google Apps for a particular domain exists, Google will include a login and share link to Google Apps for that domain regardless of whether you have and use and account at that Google Apps domain, unless it knows that your address is associated with another Google account. There are several workarounds if you would prefer to share the document with your personal Google account. Check How can I use a Google sharing link with my personal Google account?
   
   
2. Self-service sign-up is no longer available for Google Apps for mit.edu
   In current versions of Google Apps for domains, self-service account signup is not available from Google. (It was only available in their un-administered "Teams Edition," now discontinued.) Please see [istcontrib:How can I sign up for Google Apps for MIT.EDU?]
   
   
3. My MIT email address was removed from my personal Google account!
   To prevent this from happening existing MIT Google Apps accounts were renamed. However, you can still encounter it if you sign up for MIT Google Apps and request a nickname that's the same as your MIT username. The reason behind this is that in Google's upgraded Apps infrastructure an account email address can only exist in one place. You cannot use it for both Google Apps and a personal Google account. If a conflict is found Google will give precedence to your Google Apps account and remove the address from your personal Google account.