Missouri S&T set to expire all umr.edu email, web addresses on July 31
Important information you need to know about
Missouri S&T email and departmental websites
Between now and July 31, the department of information technology at
Missouri S&T will continue to update all IT services to the mst.edu
domain.
On July 31, 2008, the umr.edu domain will be permanently
decommissioned.
For our customers, this means umr.edu web addresses, umr.edu email and saved
bookmarks will cease to function and the university will use mst.edu only.
Missouri S&T email and web services are currently accessible by using both
the umr.edu and the mst.edu domains.
Please take a few moments to review the following topics.
If you use an email footer, please update it to help us spread the word
regarding our new email and website domain.
Example:
Joe Miner
Title Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of
Missouri-Rolla)
Phone: 573-341-XXXX
Email: XXX@mst.edu
Visit Missouri S&T online: http://www.mst.edu
Mass rename of printers to mst.edu domain For most customers there will not be a noticeable change. Anyone who
has trouble printing after June 5 should restart their printer before calling
the IT Help Desk. Customers who use non IT managed systems* may need to
update their printer configuration.
Mass rename of non IT managed systems
Any machine or device registered as a ‘Desktop’ type registration in
theNetwork
Maintenance Toolstill using the umr.edu naming convention will
be renamed on this date.
Please note: All devices registered in the Network
Maintenance Tool as a ‘desktop’ are not necessarily desktop machines.
Other devices may include, but are not limited to, cell phones with wifi, game
consoles, laptops and some kinds of webcams.
Example:r01joeminer.physics.umr.edu will become r01joeminer.device.mst.edu.
June 12
Web: Delay and redirect
Customers who use a umr.edu web address will experience a delay before they are
redirected to mst.edu. During the delay, a friendly reminder will appear
to let them know that umr.edu will no longer work after July 31.
July 31
Umr.edu web addresses will be expired
Umr.edu email addresses will be expired
July 31 – December 31
IT will continue to monitor the umr.edu domain to identify any remaining
issues that need to be corrected.