Stupid IT decisions

09.02.2004

As of a some days ago, my wmich.edu account no longer forwards email to my personal POP3 account. I think it's the most ridiculous thing ever. Now I've all these old emails piled up, going ignored until just now. The argument was that it was meant to reduce spam (how, I've no idea). Well, I've still got several (about 80%) spam messages in my wmich.edu account. And I routinely get email — from "myself" sent to my centellas.org account?! So. It's not working. It's just become a stupid inconvenience. Who thought of this?

Also, I've to (yet again!) prove I'm a US citizen before the university can process me. I do this every single Fall since 1993. So, time to dust off my passport, birth certificate, consulate letters, and other miscellanea.

Posted by Miguel at 01:27 PM

Comments

in my seven years of school... i managed one year slide by with them believing i am an american. needless to say it was a good year.

Posted by: sam at September 2, 2004 09:38 PM

Yeah, what's up w/ that? I mean, it is a stupid bureaucratic things, since I prove my citizenship every year. It's not like suddenly I'd change to something else. Who'd ever give up a US passport?! I know a great deal when I see it.

Posted by: Miguel at September 2, 2004 11:28 PM

Well .. that passport thing ... I would not wanna give up mine, not even for a US one. ;) So it all depends what you could trade a US passport for, right?

Posted by: Melli at September 3, 2004 12:28 AM

Point taken. You EU passports are pretty handy, too. But I'd rather live in the US than in Europe. No offense. I can instantly pass as an American here, regardless of my ethnicity. Don't think I'd ever have that luxury in most European countries, even Spain (my accent gives me away).

Posted by: Miguel at September 3, 2004 12:33 AM

Not sure you'd have any problems in Europe.

Posted by: Melli at September 3, 2004 09:01 AM