# What is required to continue using the Alumni Email Service?

**Source**: https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/faq/alumni-email-service/what-required-continue-using-alumni-email-service
**Parent**: https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/topics/alumni-email-changes

Alumni with active @berkeley.edu email accounts may continue full use of that account provided they complete the following:

1. Meet the activity requirement: [Log in to your Google account](https://mail.google.com/a/berkeley.edu) using your CalNet credentials at least once every 6 months
2. Keep your storage quota below 5GB.

If these requirements are not met, the email account will be deemed inactive and permanently disabled.

*Note: Sending mail through your Gmail or third party email app can only be tracked for 30 days. Other types of activity like forwarding email to another account or using auto-reply messages cannot be tracked and does not register as account activity.*

## Topics

- [Alumni Email Changes topic page](/topics/alumni-email-changes)