I still love you TenaciousC, even though you're riding the short bus on this one.




[Edited on August 12, 2010 at 8:21 AM. Reason : hey hey page 2]

8/12/2010 8:21:15 AM

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"i'm assuming that gmail is actually saving the school money, since they can provide an email server cheaper than ncsu can. shit they're probably doing it for free just so long as they get to read some data."

the state never does anything like this to save money. even if it will save them money in theory, they will find a way to fuck it up. the state always does.

8/12/2010 8:25:36 AM

Wow, I am flabbergasted by the sheer amount of fail coming from TenaciousC on this one.

8/12/2010 8:31:40 AM

8/12/2010 12:45:59 PM

Is it, uh, down for anyone?

8/12/2010 1:41:06 PM

^keeps telling me that my password is wrong or username is wrong

but they arent, and I've already changed my password once.

im about to help desk it?

8/12/2010 1:43:20 PM

I think they're just screwing around with some things because the login method seems to have changed.

Help desk it if you want.

Expect brick-walling.

8/12/2010 1:46:13 PM

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"the state never does anything like this to save money. even if it will save them money in theory, they will find a way to fuck it up. the state always does."

Why did they do it?

http://oit.ncsu.edu/news-releases/oit-launches-google-apps-nc-state-beta-service-today-april-1

Quote :

"NC State announced in January that it would deploy Google Apps Education Edition as its official university e-mail service for students. The switch was recommended by the Student E-mail Task Force in its March 2009 report, which stated the move would help the university improve technology services for students while reducing costs."

Here's a pretty detailed report of what the costs would have been to stick with the old system vs. the newer systems:
http://oit.ncsu.edu/sites/oit.ncsu.edu/files/content/Student%20Email%20Initiative/NCSU%20Only/appx_g_costs_savings_pdf_19704.pdf

8/12/2010 1:53:45 PM

Gmail is also only like 10x better.

So I don't know why this digging for truth is required.

8/12/2010 1:59:35 PM

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"I think they're just screwing around with some things because the login method seems to have changed."

http://google.ncsu.edu/google-apps-login-links

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"OIT decided to replace the Shibboleth log-in process with the native Google log-in process to avoid further inconvenience to students while we enhance the Shibboleth environment. The new log-in process will be very familiar to students who have used a personal Gmail or Google account. Changing or synchronizing your password will allow you to authenticate through the Google log-in page. OIT's office of Security and Compliance has certified that all passwords are kept secure during this process, making it completely safe for users to log in using this new method. "

[Edited on August 12, 2010 at 2:01 PM. Reason : ]

8/12/2010 2:01:36 PM

Quote :

"they will find a way to fuck it up"

8/12/2010 2:05:02 PM

^^yeah I already changed my password tho. Still dont work. This is just my usual luck, Im just gonna try again in a little while.

[Edited on August 12, 2010 at 2:05 PM. Reason : CARATS . . . . and peas]

8/12/2010 2:05:10 PM

How long did you wait? Its taking on average an hr before gmail works after a password change/resync due to everyone doing it.

Also the helpdesk is swamped with calls about it. I think they broke it more than they say they did or people just cant read directions. Expect a wait getting help if you put a case in.

8/12/2010 4:48:30 PM

it was instant for me... guess I'm still on the VIP list.

8/12/2010 5:07:40 PM

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"The material located at this site is not endorsed, sponsored or provided by or on behalf of North Carolina State University."

thank god

8/12/2010 5:18:36 PM

fuck them, i'm not changing my password



no email problems for me

8/12/2010 5:37:10 PM

can we not schoolers get some screen shots?

i wanna see what you kids are dealing with these days

is it still called squirrelmail?

[Edited on August 12, 2010 at 6:22 PM. Reason : alksdfj]

8/12/2010 6:21:49 PM

yeah windows 7 doesn't support bookmarks have to get the ultimate edition

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

8/12/2010 6:23:09 PM

I'm just pissed that I graduated before I could get in on the forever address by gmail.

8/13/2010 12:06:19 AM

^

all the contacts I held and all the people who knew me from ONLY that address ....I might be making a much better living now to be honest

[Edited on August 13, 2010 at 12:35 AM. Reason : greenman]

8/13/2010 12:33:35 AM

can't get it to work with my iphone

8/13/2010 3:18:22 AM

Let's screw with the system right before all the undergrads move into their dorms and flip out when they can't print off their bookstore receipt that's in their NCSU gmail account thinking they actually need it. I can't imagine these consequences will ever be the same.

8/13/2010 3:21:00 AM

^^^^ It's not "forever" yet.

http://ncsu.edu/it/rulesregs/caccounts/student-maint-sop.html

message_topic.aspx?topic=586548&page=3

8/13/2010 3:55:03 AM

hooksaw is such a hack

8/13/2010 4:33:57 AM

^^

8/13/2010 11:25:24 AM

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"How long did you wait? Its taking on average an hr before gmail works after a password change/resync due to everyone doing it. "

Yea it started working that same day after a few hours. All is good on my front.

8/13/2010 11:30:04 AM

dude, i can't get it to work!!!

8/13/2010 12:20:33 PM

works fiine for me now, don't have to go to that shibboleth site anymore either. Try accessing it through the ncsu website, itll take you to a more reliable login screen

8/13/2010 12:39:26 PM

^wat

it's the same login screen no matter how you go...

just gmail.ncsu.edu

8/13/2010 1:16:48 PM

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"I believe Shibboleth was something in the Cthulhu Mythos."

It was originally a Hebrew word for where a grain-plant keeps its grains and was used to differentiate one tribe from another in the Bible, because one of the tribes couldn't say it correctly.

8/24/2010 10:52:35 PM