Rumors are flying that DCS wants to outsource email. Back in 2000, they outsourced our local Usenet groups, which was less than successful. James reminded me of my shenanigans back then:
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 10:23:08 -0400 To: "Myles, Joshua A." <jamyles@mtu.edu> From: Ann West <awest@mtu.edu> Subject: Your e-mail service post Cc: cjmacdon@mtu.edu Mr. Myles, It has come to my attention that you posted the following notice on mtu.announce regarding the outsourcing of e-mail. Joshua Myles wrote: > > Starting September 11, MTU's email system will undergo > changes intended to reduce the load on MTU's local mail > server. After September 11, all MTU mail will be handled > by Hotmail, part of the Microsoft Network. > > Since a very small amount of students actually use MTU's > email system, it was determined that email could be more > efficiently handled by a commercial provider. > > Any users who wish to continue receiving MTU email must > register at http://www.hotmail.com/. Many desirable > usernames are available, such as > fastredcar53982@hotmail.com. > > This change in service is likely to cause a massive > slowdown in service, and occasional service failures. > MTU is not responsible for these service issues, and all > technical problems should be directed to > support@hotmail.com. > > Thank you for your support. While we all appreciate a bit of satire, do not post service-spoofing messages in mtu.announce. A number of readers mistook your note for an official announcement of IT. This creates additional work on our part to address rumors resulting from the satirical posting. Let me know if you have questions or would like to discuss this further. Ann West
