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Your e-mail address will identify you to any institution that you belong to the Air Force.
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Information will reach personnel working out of station, overseas and on leave, within and across all formations, in “real-time”.
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E-mail will improve information integirty because messages are encrypted from the sender to the receiver.
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Communicate to multiple personnel at once in sections, units or formations.
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E-mail will reduce the cost of communication. E-mail is paperless and does not need a physical messenger.
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E-mails make referencing easy and can store information digitally and forever.
1. Whether you are using a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone, You can access your airforce.mil.zm mailbox by opening your favourite web browser.
2. Click or type the link https://zafmail.airforce.mil.zm in your address bar and enter the e-mail address and password created for you by the IT Directorate to login.
4. When a message is selected in the Message pane, its contents are displayed in the reading pane as shown below.
6.The Contacts App will display:
| a. | Second pane - Air Force Contact Group. A directory for ALL Air Force employees (Service Personnel and Civilians). |
| b. | Third pane - Search Contacts at the top of this pane and view contacts. |
| c. | Fourth pane - Contact details (Service Number, Rank, Name, Appointment, Branch, Unit, Department, E-mail Address, Phone Number, Physical Address, Date Of Birth, Gender and Picture).
Only the IT System Administrators can alter information in this directory. |
8.The Calendar App stores upcoming events and sends you an e-mail to remind you when an event is about to take place.
9. The Storage Metre will show how much space has been allocated to you on the server.
10. Dark Mode is a display setting where light coloured text is presented against a dark background. All webmail functions remain the same.
1. Zambia Air Force Webmail is a responsive websites, designed to automatically adjust and fit any screen size. You can access the Smartphone version of this site by opening your favourite web browser on your Smartphone.
2. Click or type the link https://zafmail.airforce.mil.zm in your address bar and enter the e-mail address and password created for you by the IT Directorate to login.
3. You will arrive in the inbox. Click the desired message and its content will be displayed in full. Click < Back at the top left of the message page to go back to the Inbox folder.
4. To move to other mail box folders such as Inbox, Drafts, Sent, Junk and Trash, click the folder icon at the top of the Webmail site. You will also view the Storage Metre.
5. To compose a message, click Apps (the three (3) lines) at the top left of the webmail site. Then click Compose at the top of the Apps pane.
6. To view Air Force contacts, click Apps (the three (3) lines) at the top left of the webmail site. Then click Contacts, option 3 in the Apps pane.
7. When a contact is clicked, the details of that contact are displayed in full.
8. To view the Calendar, click Apps (the three (3) lines) at the top left of the webmail site. Then click Calendar, option 4 in the Apps pane.
9. To switch to Dark Mode, click Apps (the three (3) lines) at the top left of the webmail site. Then click Dark Mode, option 5 in the Apps pane.
Change Your
Password
1. You can change your airforce.mil.zm e-mail password by opening your favourite web browser and when promted, enter your Svc#/Man#@airforce.mil.zm and your current e-mail password.
2. Click or type the link https://zafmail.airforce.mil.zm/password in your address bar and enter the following in the form:
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Svc# / Man#@airforce.mil.zm |
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Your existing e-mail address password. |
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Your new password. |
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Your new password again. |
3. Your new password MUST have the following:
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A CAPITAL letter |
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A special character (.,/;'!@#$%) |
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Minimum eight (8) characters long. |
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4. Civilians must enter the Man Number without the preceding zero(s).
5. If you can not remember your password, contact the IT Directorate for further assistance.
Configure E-mail
Client Software
1. An e-mail client is a software application that is used to access and manage e-mails.
Examples of e-mail client software are
and
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The following settings are needed to configure e-mail client software:
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IMAP & SMTP Server: zafmail.airforce.mil.zm |
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Security Type: SSL |
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IMAP Port: 993 |
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SMTP Port: 465 |
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Account and Username: Your @airforce.mil.zm e-mail address. |
1. Microsoft Outlook is the e-mail client included in the Microsoft Office suite. To configure your Air Force e-mail address on Microsoft Outlook, follow the steps below.
2. At the top of the Outlook ribbon, select File. This is what the ribbon looks like in Outlook 2016.
2. Click Add Account
3. Select Manual setup or additional server types and click Next > .
4. Select POP or IMAP and click Next >.
6. Click More Settings...
7. Switch to the Outgoing Server tab and check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
9. Outlook should tell you that “All tests completed successfully”. Click close and finish.
1. Gmail is an e-mail client that can be installed across various mobile platforms such as Android, Apple and Windows.
To configure your Air Force e-mail address on the Gmail app, follow the steps below.
2. Click the three (3) lines at the the left corner of the search bar at the top of the Gmail App for more options.
4. Select Add account.
6. Enter your airforce.mil.zm e-mail address.
7. Select Personal (IMAP).
9. On the last row (Server), enter zafmail.airforce.mil.zm and click Next.
10. On the last row (SMTP Server), enter zafmail.airforce.mil.zm and click Next.
13. You have successfully added you Air Force e-mail account to your Gmail App. Click < Back to go back to your mail.
14. To focus on your Air Force e-mail, click the image on the right corner of the search bar at the top of the Gmail App.
15. Select your Air Force mailbox.
16. Now only your Air Force e-mail will be displayed.