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I second this.

-- dkm


At 2/11/2013 01:22 PM Monday, Jerry McAllister wrote:
>On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:43:25AM -0500, Gary Schrock wrote:
>
> > Katherine Ball did send out an email last week about them moving forward
> > with the deactivating netids, and that this time they'd also be including
> > staff and faculty who have been separated from the university for at least
> > a year.  Interesting though if people are getting these if they shouldn't
> > be though.
> >
> > And I have to admit, the email that you forwarded on that they sent out is
> > pretty bad form, since it indeed looks similar to the phishing emails that
> > go out.
>
>
>In fact it looks a lot like the very type of thing they repeatedly
>warn people not to respond to and that the University will never send.
>
>They should have sent a warning and then told people to contact
>the help desk or some other IT S office directly and not given
>a link to a web page to solicit information.
>
>So, you are right to be very suspicious.
>
>////jerry
>
>
>
>
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:33 AM, John Resotko <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > >  I've gotten messages from several users who infrequently use their MSU
> > > email account, asking if this is a legitimate message or a phishing
> > > attempt.  Has anyone else seen this, and are these official messages from
> > > MSU IT Services?  They don't normally send links to forms asking for
> > > personal information and IDs, yet the contact form listed below does ask
> > > for a person's name and MSU NetID.  Several people who received this were
> > > afraid to use the form or fill it out.
> > >
> > > Any additional information?
> > >
> > >
> > >  John A. Resotko
> > > Assistant Director, Systems Administration and Support
> > > Michigan State University College of Law
> > > 648 N. Shaw Lane, Room 208 Law College
> > > East Lansing, MI  48824-1300
> > > email: [log in to unmask]
> > > Phone: 517-432-6836
> > > Fax: 517-432-6861
> > > >>>
> > >   You are receiving this message because your NetID is not currently
> > > sponsored by a Michigan State University department and does 
> not appear to
> > > belong to an MSU-affiliated individual.
> > >
> > > MSU IT Services no longer provides MSU NetIDs to departments or
> > > unaffiliated individuals free of charge. If you are still 
> affiliated with a
> > > department, or this NetID is in use by a department, the department can
> > > sponsor the NetID by paying $1/month for this NetID to remain active.
> > >
> > > Starting on April 30, this NetID is among those scheduled to be
> > > deactivated. For no interruption in service, an MSU account 
> number must be
> > > provided before April 30 on this form
> > > https://contact.cl.msu.edu/request.php?service=netidrequestgroup.
> > >
> > > If you are no longer affiliated with a department, or are no longer using
> > > this NetID for a department, we encourage you to go through your accounts
> > > between now and April 30 and save or migrate any files you wish to keep.
> > >
> > > DIRECTIONS
> > > Directions for migrating a mail.msu.edu inbox and folders are available
> > > at http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=11524 and at
> > > http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=212.
> > >
> > > Directions for accessing AFS space are available at
> > > http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=2468&service.
> > >
> > > MORE DETAILS
> > > For further information about the deactivation process, please visit
> > > http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=15436.
> > >
> > > If you think this NetID should not be deactivated, or if you need
> > > additional help in migrating or saving your files, please contact MSU IT
> > > Services Support at (517) 432-6200 or through the online contact form at
> > > https://contact.cl.msu.edu/contactMAIL.php?service=mail.
> > >
> > > Visit http://www.msu.edu/stayconnected for ways to remain connected with
> > > Michigan State University and to update any contact information.
> > >
> > > IT Services Support Desk
> > > Information Technology Services
> > > Michigan State University
> > >