MSU, as owner of MSUnetIDs, should investigate as they are asking for
MSUnetIDs and passwords. It will be very easy for the site to keep the
information.
John Resotko wrote:
> In case you didn't see the article in the State News this morning, you
> may want to check out:
>
> https://state-mail.com
>
> and
>
> http://www.state-mail.com/about.php
>
> which is apparently a student-constructed front end replacement for the
> current official web interface. The site is apparently using some kind
> of cookie to store an encrypted copy of your MSU NetID and password
> locally, in order to pass that info on to an applet which keeps you
> connected to your mail and your AFS space. There is no information on
> whether this is a sanctioned student project, or just a hobbiest
> project, so use with caution. I'd be curious to hear comments from the
> faculty/staff perspective, since many of the interface improvements are
> geared toward student use.
>
>
> Current Chairperson of the
> MSU Network Communications Committee
>
>
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