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University email addresses

Dissipate

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Jan 17, 2004
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After you graduate from your university do you get to keep your university email address or do they close your account?
 

Koing

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Oct 11, 2000
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I got to keep mine for a few months after but then they got rid of it :(

Koing
 

loup garou

Lifer
Feb 17, 2000
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It probably depends. Mine was closed and they offered an alumni account that's just a forwarder.
 

IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
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Some universities give you email for life as a cheap way to keep track of alumni. Others cut you for dead as soon as you're no longer paying tuition.
 

IrocZman223

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Dec 6, 2001
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Yea I graduated about 2 years ago and mine still works. I can still even get into the system with my old username and password. Its great.
 

jumpr

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Jan 2, 2006
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Mine acts as a forwarding address forever. But my email storage space gets shut down one semester after I graduate.
 

brtspears2

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Nov 16, 2000
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Mine is suppose to be shut off 6 months after graduation, but it is still working a year later.
 

Slew Foot

Lifer
Sep 22, 2005
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Mine still works almost a year after I graduated. i dont use the email anymore, but I use the FTP space.
 

ghostman

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Jul 12, 2000
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They say it's only valid for about a year after graduating, but it has been active for over 3 years after graduating now.
 

vegetation

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Feb 21, 2001
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Depends entirely upon the policy of the school. Most places will delete your account but may not do it until they schedule a cleanup as it's typically a PITA to clear out the accounts, so it could take years.
 

GhettoFob

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The one we actually used when we were there stopped working a few months after graduation. They did give us an alumni address that forwards to any email you want.