Let's see: Inconsistent use of HTTP and Http, displayed links are different from the actual links, no validation from a verifiable source (CalMessages, HR web site), unexpected content (how many UCRS members knew an election was pending?).
Nothing confusing about that at all, especially since we had a phishing test last week. 8-) On the other hand, ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu is (or should be) a recognized UC site, and drilling down to the candidate statements did not take long, using the email as a guide. Graham On 5/19/15 1:38 PM, Nils Ohlson wrote: > Hi Micronetters, > > This morning I received an email, in English and Spanish, ostensibly > from UCRS (the Retirement folks) about an upcoming advisory board > ballot. The email came from the non-Berkeley.edu domain > "ucrs_election_ad...@vres.us <mailto:ucrs_election_ad...@vres.us>" > and it landed in my Spam folder. > > Consult@berkeley assures me that this is NOT spam. But it does tick me > off. Not only does this sort of unannounced non-berkeley.edu > <http://non-berkeley.edu> or ucop.edu <http://ucop.edu> email encourage > deviation from best practices by the readers, it could have gone > unnoticed or been deleted, leading to the disenfranchisement of many > UCRS members. > > Am I just grumpy, or is this yet another in a long string of > questionable UC-generated emails farmed out in a clumsy way to 3rd party > mailers (this time in Texas)? It's one or the other, folks! > > Thanks in advance for your wisdom. > > -Nils > > -- > Nils Ohlson > Administrative Analyst > U.C. Berkeley College of Chemistry > Business Office > 410 Latimer Hall #1460 > Berkeley, CA 94720-1460 > > (510) 642-1325 phone > (510) 642-4313 fax > > nilso...@berkeley.edu <mailto:nilso...@berkeley.edu> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the > list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means > these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective > employers, and people who have known you in the past. > > ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the > micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list. > -- Graham Patterson, Systems Administrator Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley 510-643-1984 "...past the iguana, the tyrannosaurus, the mastodon, the mathematical puzzles, and the meteorite..." - used to be the directions to my office. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
