Michael: This sounds very heavy handed at best. Most places issue strong warnings about giving your passwords out to anyone. I think the advice to give her the info, then change it is a pottibility. At the very least I'd give it with the indication that is is given under strong protest. dave michael wathen wrote: > My supervisor an assistant dean for our school has formally requested > that everyone in her charge deliver to her by a certain date their > respective email usernames and passwords. She says they will be kept in > a secure place and used only in the event of an emergency. I responded > in email saying that I was uncomfortable giving this information to > anyone. I stated that I use email for work, family, and an education > degree. If an emergency came about then I suggested that she contact > the administrator of email services for the university with a request > for the information. She is insisting that I must comply with her > wishes and says that everything that comes through the server at the > university is univeristy property. > > I have to admit I am stunned! What do you guys think. -- ______________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 ______________________________
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