As far as I know, retirees keep their MSU e-mail address. At 10:49 AM 6/23/2010, you wrote: >For many years now NetIDs have only been available for purchase by >departments using an MSU account number. >Lisa > >On 6/23/2010 10:40 AM, Kwiatkowski, Nicholas wrote: >>I don't think we allow non-students, non-employees to get accounts >>anymore, do we? Last I heard, that all went away a few years ago... >> >>Also, while I know it is technically possible to do university >>business on off-site servers, last I checked, it was against the >>university policy (and maybe the AUP) to do so... >> >>-Nick >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Alexander Hawley [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >>Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 10:33 AM >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Outgoing employee's email... >> >> >>>The University's e-mail services are not provided for private or >>>personal use >>> >>Orly? >> >>So when I purchase an email acct as a nonstudent nonemployee, what >>would I use it for? >> >>Shouldn't there be incentive to do the right thing? Otherwise >>students/emploe are going to not use MSU email. Oh wait, they >>already don't. Hello gmail consuming msu imap. >> >>Not to mention all the email and university business that takes >>place in Google et al. I use a external email accts to control >>university data in youtube, flickr, et al. services. >> >> >>-AH >> >> >> > > >-- >Lisa Hines Berg >Service Center - Computer Help& Repair >Academic Technology Services >Michigan State University >(517)-432-7368 Cheryl Cheryl Akers, MS, CNA - [log in to unmask] Microcomputer Support - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics 2228C Biomedical Physical Sciences Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 517-884-5298 "I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes, several days attack me at once." Jennifer Unlimited