Both the nature of email and the public character of the University make email less private than users may anticipate. Do not use bConnected to store or transmit sensitive data (as outlined in Data Use Agreement). bMail is not encrypted and should not be used for sensitive communications.
Your bMail account is your responsibility: do not share access or account passwords with others, or you may be held responsible for any misuse of your account that occurrs as a result. Do not use your campus email for any commercial activity, including publishing your address in association with commercial activities.
Unless you are appropriately authorized to do so, please don't use email to give the impression your are representing, giving opinions, or making statements on behalf of the Campus.
Other practices to avoid:
- Sending unsolicited mass mailings without the consent of all addressees, unless authorized on behalf of the campus by an appropriate administrative official.
- Sending chain letters, spam, or harassing email.
- Knowingly forwarding or originating hoaxes, scams, viruses, or other types of fraudulent messages.
- Forging messages or masking the identity of an account.
- Intentionally engaging in practices such as "denial of service attacks" that impede the availability of electronic communications services to other users.
- Violations of copyright law.