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Instead of using Exchange, we use a program called Zimbra. It is linux based and has all the features of Exchange. Chris Kwiatkowski, Nicholas wrote: > I cringe at the thought that Google would be hosting our email. While > they have a great interface (and a pretty well defined spam-catcher), > they are an off-site corporation with no responsibility to our > university. Their privacy policy differs SIGNIFICANTLY from our privacy > statement and AUP. > > We have very talented staff here, whom can either create their own > solution, or procure one that is run and owned by the university. > Personally, I find the current solution very hard to use, but I realize > that it was a huge step forward from the elm solution we were using at > the time. > > There are lots of new technologies that can be explored to create a new > front-end to our email solution: AJAX, Flex, etc. There are lots of > varieties of front-end solutions that exist out there that can be > modeled after: GMail, Yahoo, Outlook Web Access, MailEnable, and > SmarterMail come to mind. > > As far as your last question of allowing some students to use gMail, > while others keep the existing system, that is possible today. All > students / staff need to do is do a mail-forward to their gmail account. > I know lots of people whom are doing it today with good results. > > -Nick Kwiatkowski > MSU Telecom Systems > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Peter J Murray > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:03 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MSUNAG] google wants msu.edu? > > Did anyone else see the half page ad in the State News today (bottom > half, page 7A)? Google is asking students to take a survey at > http://www.google.com/studentsurvey > > In the interest of science, I'm posting the questions asked below. > > How satisfied are you with your school's current email system, compared > to other systems you've used (like your personal mail)? > What would you like to change about your school's current email system? > (choose up to three) > I would prefer to use Gmail, Google Talk and Google Calendar instead of > my school's current systems? > What's the primary way that Gmail, Google Talk and Google Calendar could > > be better than your school's current systems? > Do you have a Gmail account? > How satisfied are you with Gmail? > > Once you've completed the short survey, it says you can click through to > > see how the other students voted. > > Is this something the university asked Google to do, or is Google trying > > to do an end run around the University? > > Also, is there any plans to increase quota/space and speed with MSU, or > is this the first step into having Google host MSU email? > > What do other NAGers think of the prospect of Google hosting MSU email? > > Would MSU consider letting students migrate their accounts over (but > maintain the current system for those who want to stay with MSU run > equipment?) > >