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Given the nature of the project, it seems clear to me that it is not "appropriate for use in official MSU communications" as it isn't "official". There are way too many questions regarding security and trust like the license for google-analytics, the use of NetIDs on a beta site of untested security, etc. Personally, I would find it highly inappropriate for staff/faculty to ever enter their NetID/password into the site, as it is now. Brian Hoort -----Original Message----- From: Robert Kriegel [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 10:18 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Student developed front end to mail.msu.edu From what I have been able to discern so far state-mail.com is hosted by a local web hosting service named www.LiquidWeb.com. The html source indicates that the site is using google-analytics urchin software, presumabely to track site usage. Has anyone used State-Mail and then checked their AFS space to check on the permissions for the statemail folder that state-mail creates on your AFS space? The Opinion article in the State News today starts, "After endless complaints about the problems of the current MSU e-mail system, it appears the plight of students, faculty and staff could be over". This application is getting a lot of press quickly. I could see a many people, including faculty and staff with sensitive data, getting on board in a heartbeat. Is anyone from MSU's email system or LCT digging deeper into this system to determine whether it is appropriate for use in official MSU communications? Bob Kriegel systems analyst, Dept of Animal Science, MSU