http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/20/AR200601 2001799.html +-------------------------------------------+ | Michael Surato | | College of Arts and Letters | | Michigan State University | | 320 Linton Hall | | East Lansing, MI 48824 | | Voice: (517) 353-0778 Fax: (517) 355-0159 | +-------------------------------------------+ -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alec Warner Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:57 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] google wants msu.edu? What does data retention have to do with security? Are you afraid google will end up getting broken into and all the data about MSU staff and students stolen, because Google keeps it for 24 months? -Alec On 5/29/07, Linda Losik <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > And do we want to see our email provider defending its security??? > http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/05/25/google.eu.data.reut/index. > ht > ml > > I really don't want to be involved with these types of headlines on > any level > > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Lounds, Victor > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 4:36 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MSUNAG] google wants msu.edu? > > Is this horse dead yet? > > If not let me pull out my waffle bat... Ok let be realistic the > thought of them hosting our email scares everyone but we all like the > services that they provide including the Docs/Spread/Calendar. Its > kinda like Exchange (which we support) without the extra zero(s) > before the decimal point ;-) But would it be a far-fetched idea to > have several g-boxes hosted here with a MSU front-end with g-mail behind the scenes? > > (my arms are tired now...) >