Overview
RCS Accounts, Microsoft Office 365, E-Mail, Web Pages:
Whether you graduate, do not register for a semester or otherwise un-enroll from RPI, your account receives an end date. A pending expiration email should be received at least 14 days prior to your end date.
NOTE for Faculty/Staff: This information is for Students. Staff lose access to their accounts and can not forward email. Staff who need access to information in SIS should email HRmail@rpi.edu including your full name, RIN and information needed.
Details
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RCS account |
Access ends six weeks after end date. If you return after a gap in your account, your old password will not work and you will need to request a reset. Submit a Support Request with your full name and RIN. |
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Expires six weeks after end date. e-mail forwarding which should be setup while you still have access to your RCS account, remains in effect for an additional 120 days once you lose access to your RCS account. If you want to retain existing emails, configure an email client such as Outlook and export email to a local file. If you have any personal accounts that are utilizing your RPI email for login or communication, you need to change this information before the six weeks are up. Examples include job sites and social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram, etc. |
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Microsoft Office 365 |
Expires at end date -- your data should be moved to another source available to you. |
| Box |
Expires at end date. Please visit Taking Box @RPI with you for important information. |
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Web pages |
Pages requiring RCS login are no longer viewable after end date. |
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Github |
Access to github.rpi.edu expires at end date. Personal repositories should be moved to another source available to you. |
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Locker space |
Must be permitted to another user or users before the graduating student's account expires. |
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SIS |
Expires at end of 6 weeks from end date. After that time, to request information: Email Registrar@rpi.edu including your full name, RIN and information you require. |
How long will my RCS account be active?
Your RCS account will remain active for approximately six weeks after your end date. You will receive e-mail notification, sent to your RCS e-mail account, at least two weeks before your account's expiration. Please refer to the RCS Accounts section of this website for more information about account expiration.
How long will my e-mail address (rcsuserid@rpi.edu) be valid? If someone sends me e-mail using my current e-mail account, will that e-mail be forwarded?
You can continue to access e-mail sent to your rcsuserid@rpi.edu e-mail address until your RCS account expires. Once your account expires, you can no longer authenticate to receive e-mail at that address. However, if you set up e-mail forwarding while you still have access to your RCS account, new e-mail will be forwarded for an additional 120 days.
To save existing emails, configure an email client such as Outlook, Thunderbird and export to a local file. it is also a good idea to back up that file. If you need assistance with this, please submit a support request.
Spam filtering - Respite stops filtering e-mail after your RCS account expires. If you are having your e-mail forwarded, any spam will get forwarded rather than be blocked. If you would like the forwarding stopped, please submit a Support Request.
Please refer to the RCS Accounts section of this website for more e-mail related information.
I have web pages in my RCS account. How long will these pages be visible?
The web pages will no longer be viewable after your account expires.
I have locker space in which I have files and/or data to be shared by others. What should I do before I leave?
Before you leave Rensselaer, please give someone else in your group the appropriate file permissions to administer the /locker space. (If you need help setting file permissions, you can submit a Support Request for assistance.
Note: The locker does not expire, even when the userid to which it is assigned expires. Departments will continue to be billed for the locker disk space until ARC receives explicit notice to expire the locker.
References/Links
https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360008969891-RCS-UserID-E-mail-Expiring-
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