Received this via email this morning…
Dear Friend of Case:
Our records indicate that you hold a Case Network ID from a past association with Case Western Reserve University. Your association might have been as a student, staff, or faculty member.
In recent years, along with many other educational institutions, Case has experienced a proliferation of network IDs. Currently, over 37,000 network IDs are associated with persons who no longer work, study, or teach at Case. To alleviate and manage the significant storage and maintenance issues associated with these IDs, it is necessary to disable these accounts. In line with this university policy, your network account will be de-activated on December 17, 2004.
If you are a Case Western Reserve University alum, please note that you are entitled to a Case Online Services account which provides access to an email forwarding identity (i.e, username@alumni.case.edu), the alumni directory, on-campus newsgroups, as well as discounts on goods and services. To learn more about this alumni package, and to establish an alumni account, please go to the Case Alumni website at www.case.edu/alumni/services/online.html .
If you believe this notice has been sent to you in error, please contact the Case Help Desk at 216-368-HELP (4357).
Thank you for your attention and understanding on this matter.
Network Account Management System
Case Western Reserve University
So much for the umpteen million promises that alumni could keep their email addresses for life (for forwarding purposes, etc.). Thanks, Case, I’ll remember this the next time you come sucking up to me for money. Biatches.
- Mood:pissed off
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This is a BAD thing?? I’ve been (unsuccessfully) trying to un-forward my old CWRU ID for the last 3 years. The 1 legit message I get per year, isn’t anywhere close to outweighing the dozens of SPAM messages I get daily from that ID.
Since I was a student, then an employee, then a graduate student, then a consultant, nobody over there can seem to figure out how or what or where my ID is classified, I can’t access it online, and all attempts at changing it have met with failure.
I’d KILL to have my CWRU ID zapped!
I get more legitimate traffic than spam to that address, so, yes, for me it’s a bad thing. (Thus my reason for complaint.)
I don’t think you’d have to kill to get it zapped; you could try contacting them now that they’re instituting this policy and use it as leverage to get your CWRU ID deactivated. Heck, you could probably even ask![[info]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
reasie and get at least a good start.
I’ve been using the same email address since 1992. I’m gonna miss it.
Maybe I’m the only one, but the way I read this is, “You can still have your case e-mail address, but you have to forward it by Dec. 17.” It says you’re entitled to an email forwarding identity. I set up forwarding for my account a long time ago, and e-mail to @case.edu, @cwru.edu, @po.cwru.edu, and @alumni.case.edu all goes to the same place.
I did file a help desk ticket since a link to set up forwarding on the alumni page doesn’t work for me.
wait…feel…weird…must…conform…to…all…the…anger
DIE CASE IT DEPARTMENT RAY NEFF BLAHASDPOIFAHYSDPFOIAHSE;FLKH;FOEJF;ALSKDJF *head explodes*
It certainly looked to me that the only forwarding address still allowed for alumni is the @alumni.case.edu one.
Tex is right. I have had an @alumni address for quite some time, and they all go the same place.