If it’s that important to have after you don’t work here anymore then why use a Gmail account instead?

Jon Galbreath, MCSE

Systems Administrator

International Studies and Programs

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From: Richard Wiggins [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 2:36 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] MSU NetID expiration message.

Is there a clear statement, a permanent URL, a Techbase article, that one could read on this?

"Separated from the University" is ambiguous.  I have been retired from MSU for more than a year. Do you consider me "separated"? My MSU NetID of [log in to unmask] is mine as a matter of right.

In its various names, what is now called IT Services has been derelict in failing in due time to cull its list of what should be dead MSU NetIds.  When IT Services does this in a sudden lurch, it leads to confusion. Apparently this is now a belated effort to fix this, yet there are thousands of former MSU students who mistakenly believe they are entitled to an @msu.edu email box for life, a mistaken interpretation of the ancient "MSU Promise."  

Is whatever recent mailing from Katherine Ball posted somewhere where one can inspect it?

It is extremely important that a very clear statement be made as to who has an MSU NetID that is permanent.  As a retiree, I expect this.

On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 1:40 PM, David McFarlane <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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
> >