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I think that the primary problem here is not the state-mail site, although that clearly has its problems, but the fact that the State News ran an article that appears to indicate that state-mail is sanctioned by MSU - i.e. "its an MSU e-mail system". This gives the inappropriate impression that the system has been vetted by MSU staff and that ids and passwords entered there are adequately protected. I think that the administration will need to develop and communicate a clear position with respect to both state-mail and its possibly deceptive propagation by the State News. -----Original Message----- From: John Resotko [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 9:42 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] Student developed front end to mail.msu.edu 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