MTSU'S STUDENT COMPUTING ACCOUNT

Creation of a student account means that the student is aware of and accepts MTSU's published policies and procedures, including:

• Information Technology Resource Policy
• E-mail Acceptable Use Policy
• E-Mail Procedures and Guidelines

Your addresses:

• E-mail: username@mtsu.edu
• Website: http://www.mtsu.edu/~username

Save Time On Passwords (STOP)

When activating your computing account, you will be prompted to create a password. If the password you create fails the verification procedure, you will have to start over. The verification procedure is in place as a security measure.

STOP and check your password for the following:

• At least eight (8) characters
• At least one letter AND one number AND one uppercase letter (Note: Your password will be case-sensitive)
• Does not contain any pattern found in your username (Example: username itd5d can't use t5d12345 as a password)
• Does not contain any pattern found in the dictionary
• Does not contain any repeating characters or character groupings

How it works:

1. You have to be currently admitted or admitted on probation to MTSU to use a student computing account on the academic server, "frank."
2. You must activate your account before you can use either e-mail or web space services
3. "Using the Web at MTSU" tells you how to create and publish your web page
4. ITD's Information Technology Handbook for Students tells you how to use text-only e-mail clients ("Pine") and web browsers ("Lynx")

Activating your account:

To activate the account, go to https://mtsu20.mtsu.edu/itd/getcomputingaccount.htm and enter the requested information. The username and password you receive will be required to access frank, e-mail, and other computer-related tools.

Creation of a student account means that the student is aware of and accepts MTSU's published policies and procedures, including:

• Information Technology Resource Policy
• E-mail Acceptable Use Policy
• E-Mail Procedures and Guidelines

Check your email

There are several options available for checking your student e-mail.

PipelineMT & WebCT

1. Go to http://www.mtsu.edu/pipelinemt
2. Login to PipelineMT
3. Click the Email Envelope icon at the top of the page

Pine (text-only)

Pine is a text-only e-mail client available on frank, MTSU's academic server. Dorm residents with computers and modems can use Pine to check e-mail from their rooms.

• When they don't have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) account
• When they have a telnet client or HyperTerminal on their computer
• Go to the download page: http://www.mtsu.edu/~itd/services/ftp.html

For more information, contact the ITD Help Desk at (615) 898-5345.