Summary

•Warns that electronic mail not private

–Can be read during normal system administration

–Can be forged, altered, and forwarded

•Unusual because the policy alerts users to the threats

–Usually, policies say how to prevent problems, but do not define the threats

•What users should and should not do

–Think before you send

–Be courteous, respectful of others

–Don’t nterfere with others’ use of email

•Personal use okay, provided overhead minimal

•Who it applies to

–Problem is UC is quasi-governmental, so is bound by rules that private companies may not be

–Educational mission also affects application

Full Policy

•Context

–Does not apply to Dept. of Energy labs run by the university

–Does not apply to printed copies of email

•Other policies apply here

•E-mail, infrastructure are university property

–Principles of academic freedom, freedom of speech apply

–Access without user’s permission requires approval of vice chancellor of campus or vice president of UC

–If infeasible, must get permission retroactively