Re: Address harvesting of EDUCAUSE?

[Joan Couse <jcouse () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

Dear Security Discussion Group Subscribers,

As the staff coordinator of the EDUCAUSE Constituent Group program, I am
writing to address concerns regarding offline solicitation and
association policy on email list distribution.

The Security Discussion Group list is part of the Constituent Group
program. The program description
<http://www.educause.edu/ConstituentandDiscussionGroupProgram/890> and
participation guidelines
<http://www.educause.edu/ConstituentGroupParticipationGuidlines/892>
have been established to support member interest in educational and
collegial communications forums, operating on an open subscription
basis. Over the years, the question of the appropriateness of offline
contact by commercial representatives has come up periodically.
Subscribers have weighed in with a range of opinions, and group leaders
regularly review and consider this policy. The general consensus has
been continued support for maintaining an open community environment.

All subscribers are expected to participate with the group in a
collegial and informative manner, and online solicitations are
unacceptable. While some may view an offline solicitation "spam" another
may be delighted to learn of a possible solution.

Let me assure you that the Constituent Group program group subscriber
lists are not available to the public and they are wholly separate from
the EDUCAUSE membership directory.

EDUCAUSE is committed to protecting the privacy of its members. In this
connection, directory information on our Web site is covered by the
following policy, which is clearly stated on our directory pages:

"EDUCAUSE membership information is provided as a service for our
members. It gives members the opportunity to share information about
common problems and solutions and a chance to network with their peers.
Neither members nor nonmembers are to use it for commercial gain or for
research that is not explicitly sponsored by EDUCAUSE." 

One benefit of EDUCAUSE corporate membership is being able to request
mailing labels for different selections and sorts of EDUCAUSE member
representatives. As part of the process, corporate members must submit a
copy of the mailing piece. Only mailings that are consistent with the
EDUCAUSE mission will be approved. Files or lists with e-mail contact
information are never provided or sold.

EDUCAUSE members can set privacy parameters removing them from directory
listing and mailing label lists through the Manage Profile feature of
the Web site <http://www.educause.edu/profile>.

We understand that higher education decision makers represented by the
association absolutely detest unsolicited email. EDUCAUSE policy has
been written as much to protect our corporate members and exhibitors
from inadvertently creating bad will as to protect our institutional
members from unsolicited mailings.

That said, there is nothing to prevent unscrupulous vendors, whether or
not they are corporate members, from harvesting contact information from
our publicly accessible directory. They can do that just as well from
institutional directories.

I hope this message clarifies the program and answers your questions.
If, however, you have further questions, or if I can be of any
assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me directly
(jcouse () educause edu). (Please remember using the reply function will
direct your message to the group.)

Best wishes,
Joan Couse
Member Programs Associate

EDUCAUSE
4772 Walnut Street, Suite 206
Boulder, CO   80301-2538
303/544-5668; fax 303/440-0461
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Transforming Education Through Information Technologies 
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-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Discussion Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Theresa Semmens
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 1:44 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Address harvesting of EDUCAUSE?

Suggestion:  Perhaps a message should be sent out by the moderator or
administrator of the listserv reminding those on the list that it is for
educational purposes only and commercial solicitation is not
appropriate.
Those who are using for that venue will be removed from the list.

If you can't play nice, then you don't belong on the team. :-)

Theresa Semmens, CISA
IT Security Officer
North Dakota State University
IACC 210C
Ph: 701-231-5870
E-mail: theresa.semmens () ndsu edu

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls
and looks like work."  Thomas Edison


-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Discussion Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of David Bendtsen
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 2:20 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Address harvesting of EDUCAUSE?

This must be a targeted message.  I am a vendor, and haven't received
them.

David Bendtsen


-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Discussion Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU]On Behalf Of Joel Rosenblatt
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 1:08 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Address harvesting of EDUCAUSE?


I received them also .. it might be interesting to know if everyone got
it, or were they selective in some way.

--On Friday, February 25, 2005 12:28 PM -0600 Dick Jacobson
<Dick.Jacobson () NDSU NODAK EDU> wrote:

> I also received these and assumed they were merely SPAM.
>
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> Dick Jacobson                   e-mail : Dick.Jacobson () ndsu NoDak edu


Joel Rosenblatt, Senior Security Officer & Windows Specialist, AcIS
Columbia University, 612 W 115th Street, NY, NY 10025 / 212 854 3033
http://www.columbia.edu/~joel

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