| OPINION
| OCTOBER 26, 2005
Editorial/Our View
Embrace the Change
New e-mail policies are for the
benefit and safety of students
With the adoption of the new e-mail system,
MavMail, students are trying to adjust to the address changes and
the restriction against automatic mail redirection from university
accounts.
Instead of being bitter about the forwarding restriction, students
should bookmark the university e-mail login and check it like their
other e-mail addresses. Those who have never logged on or used MavMail
should do so. What’s one more e-mail address to check?
The system that went into effect Oct. 17 requires students to change
their e-mail addresses, removing the last four digits of their Social
Security number.
The option to automatically forward e-mail to other addresses will
be unavailable beginning Nov. 1. Some students were not receiving
important messages from the university because they were identified
as spam in their other accounts, which prompted the removal of this
option.
The address changes will help protect against identity theft. Just
by looking at a student’s university e-mail address, identity
thieves could get the student’s initials and almost half of
their Social Security number.
While some may be upset about the forwarding restriction, it will
prevent lost messages and encourage students to use their e-mail
accounts.
Some students only use their university account for Facebook, an
online database connecting students, or have never used it at all.
The recent changes are intended to keep students’ personal
information secure, and MavMail will send messages from the president
and keep students informed about important deadlines and events.
Using your university e-mail account doesn’t take too much
extra effort, and it will keep you in the know. Get the heads up
on what’s happening on campus by checking it periodically.
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Editorial
round-up
The issue:
Students are concerned about changes in the university
e-mail system.
We suggest:
Don’t sweat these changes, and check your university
e-mail account periodically.
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