gmail on campus
As a CSU, Chico student, I can safely say that I really hate our on-campus email (Wildcat mail?) Every teacher says it’s the “official” method of communication on campus; if a test date is changed, they expect us to check our email to find out. Our email, which is constantly bombarded by spam that is rarely ever caught by the spam filter, is available to us via POP3 and through the web by – you guessed it – a mostly-default install of squrrelmail.
Don’t get me wrong, I love squrrelmail, but for 14,000 users on campus, it’s just not cutting it like it should.
I saw a post on the google blog about putting gmail (by way of google apps) on campus. I encourage you to Take The Survey for your school (especailly if you attent CSUC as I do!) so we can compile some statistics about how many students are dissatisfied with our current system. Spread the word!