It sounds like a hobby as opposed to a sanctioned project with staff
oversight.
I agree with others who have said that it should not be used for
official communication. Even though this application is interacting
with MSU's mail server, it has similar drawbacks to GMail (and
potentially a few more).
There's a very fine line between encouraging innovation like this and
stifling it. I think it's alright for students to use at their own
risk (like they would with any other alternative email solution), but
it would be nice if this was addressed in a techbase FAQ somewhere (is
it?).
While it's an interesting concept, I have no intention of using it.
On Nov 28, 2007, at 9:42 AM, 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.
>
> John A. Resotko
> Head of Systems Administration
> Michigan State University College of Law
> 208 Law College Building
> East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
> email: [log in to unmask]
> Phone: 517-432-6836
> Fax: 517-432-6861
>
> Current Chairperson of the
> MSU Network Communications Committee
>
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