Re: Gmail for students and IMAP

[Zach Jansen <zjanse20 () CALVIN EDU>]

IIRC Google was working on a way for the account administrator to grab all of a mailbox in a wholesale manner, but I 
don't know what happened with that idea. If you do single sign on you can always change the password on your end and 
download the mailbox with a standard mail client. I expect you could do this through the administration page even 
without SSO. Of course you'll want to make sure your contract allows for this access, as well as following any AUP you 
may have at your institution. The advice of a good lawyer in this area seems like a pretty good idea. 


Zach
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Zach Jansen
Information Security Officer
Calvin College
Phone: 616.526.6776
Fax: 616.526.8550

> > > On 7/29/2009 at 10:17 AM, in message
<744862CB24C106081D94083A () secdesk columbia edu>, Joel Rosenblatt
<joel () columbia edu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a question - has anyone had to do a "data discovery subpoena" for a 
> student that has their email outsourced?  What was the process and how much 
> cooperation did you get from the vendor?
>
> Thanks,
> Joel Rosenblatt
>
> Joel Rosenblatt, Manager Network & Computer Security
> Columbia Information Security Office (CISO)
> Columbia University, 612 W 115th Street, NY, NY 10025 / 212 854 3033
> http://www.columbia.edu/~joel 
>
>
> --On Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:13 AM -0400 "James M. Dutcher - Assoc. VP IS/IT 
> & CIO" <james.dutcher () SUNYORANGE EDU> wrote:
>
> > Dennis,
> >
> > I believe that the same can be said for Microsoft or any other email hosting
> > provider.
> >
> > Our Gmail setup is as such there is no advertising, hence no snooping (but
> > can one really be sure regardless if its google, MS or someone other email
> > hosting provider?).
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Dennis Meharchand <dennis () valtx com>wrote:
> >
> > >  I'm very concerned about Google "Spying" and selling information it has
> > > access to.
> > >
> > > I've found that using Google Toolbar to search for people by using the
> > > person's name results in Facebook asking me whether that person is a friend
> > > and whether I'd like to connect to that person. I can only assume that
> > > Google is selling my searches to Suppliers such as Facebook.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dennis Meharchand
> > >
> > > CEO, Valt.X Technologies Inc.
> > >
> > > Cell: 416-618-4622
> > >
> > > Tel: 1-800-361-0067, 416-746-6669
> > >
> > > Fax: 416-746-2774
> > >
> > > Email: dennis () valtx com 
> > >
> > > Web: www.valtx.com 
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:
> > > SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Kamnab Keo/FS/VCU
> > > *Sent:* July 29, 2009 8:39 AM
> > > *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU 
> > > *Subject:* [SECURITY] Gmail for students and IMAP
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Can anybody share their experience with Gmail for student email accounts
> > > and IMAP access?  I am particularly interested in IMAP account configuration
> > > and authentication.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > >
> > > Kamnab Keo
> > > IT Risk Management Analyst
> > > Virginia Commonwealth University
> > >
> > > VCU Information Security - http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/ 
> > > Information Security News, Tips & More - http://www.twitter.com/vcuinfosec 
> > > Information Security Best Practices -
> > > http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/docs/information-security-best-practices.pdf 
> > >
> > > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will
> > > never use email to request that you reply with your password, Social
> > > Security number or confidential personal information.  For more details
> > > visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > James M. Dutcher - PMP, CISSP, SCP/Security+, CISA
> > SUNY Orange - Associate Vice President of Info. Tech. Services & CIO
> > http://www.sunyorange.edu/its 
> > 845-341-4651 (office)
> > 845-742-8954 (college cell)
> > 607-760-7455 (personal cell)
> > james.dutcher () sunyorange edu 
> > jim () dutcher net 
> > Yahoo IM: jmdutche
> > Google Talk: jmdutche
> >
> > "I will study and prepare myself, and someday my chance will come." -
> > Abraham Lincoln
>
>
>
> Joel Rosenblatt, Manager Network & Computer Security
> Columbia Information Security Office (CISO)
> Columbia University, 612 W 115th Street, NY, NY 10025 / 212 854 3033
> http://www.columbia.edu/~joel