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Hmm, yeah, digging through accounts, turns out the account our department has that we register all our computers under got that message. Guess I better deal with that before they deactivate it, otherwise it could become a big headache :). On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:46 AM, John Resotko <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > OK, I have some more details, > > This message was sent out to Affiliate accounts, apparently. I eventually > had to dig into the headers to figure this out. This message was sent out > to what are called Affiliate IDs, or IDs associated with a department or > college, but not an individual person. I had to display the full MIME > headers of the message to determine that this was being sent to an MSU > NetID we have set up for our Technology Services office. In most cases, > those affiliate NetIDs are forwarded to one or more people responsible for > managing or maintaining those general accounts. > > So, if you got one of these, go back to the original message and have your > email system display the full headers, then dig into the header info to > locate the actual MSU Email / Net ID it was directed at. FYI. > > > > > 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 > >>> > > I personally received one, as have others in the building that are current > staff. I’m not sure if there was a glitch with the automated email, or the > Dean’s office has just been slow to get me a box for my crap.**** > > *Jon Galbreath, *MCSE**** > > Systems Administrator**** > > International Studies and Programs**** > > Helpdesk: 517-884-2148**** > > Ph: 517-884-2144**** > > [log in to unmask]**** > > ** ** > > *From:* John Resotko [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > *Sent:* Monday, February 11, 2013 11:33 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [MSUNAG] MSU NetID expiration message.**** > > ** ** > > 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**** > > ** ** >