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So, let me see if I have this correct: According to the new directive "The Universities e-mail services are not for private or personal use", but "Incidental personal uses of the e-mail system are permitted", and "the Universities e-mail services are not intended as a forum for the expression of personal opinions". Hmmm, I wonder how that works in practice? If a parent spends $50,000 to send their child to MSU and wants to congratulate them via their MSU email account, is that "incidental" or "personal" and would it be allowed to include any personal opinions? If a student chooses to spend four years of their life attending MSU can they use MSU's email services to communicate with their friends provided that they do not express any personal opinions, or is that still insufficiently incidental to be permitted? In my opinion ... (item deleted due to current constraints). -----Original Message----- From: Dave Gift, Vice Provost, Libraries, Computing and Technology [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 5:59 PM To: MSU Community Subject: Appropriate use of MSU e-mail services This message is sent to notify everyone with a MSU NetID of a revision of the Administrative Ruling regarding appropriate use of MSU e-mail services. This revision replaces and further clarifies an earlier Administrative Ruling originally posted in November 2004 and updated in September 2007. The Administrative Ruling is posted at: http://lct.msu.edu/guidelines-policies/appropriate-use-of-msu-email.html It is accompanied there by a related FAQ.