Yes, it is true that barring any other affiliation with UVM, that a student's account is
removed one year after they graduate.

Frank

On 8/31/11 10:37 AM, Ernie Buford wrote:
> Is it true that UVM accounts get removed 1 year following graduation?
>
> Two reasons I ask:
>
> 1) Esri now has a digital download (authorization code) option for the Education Edition of
> their ArcGIS Desktop software.  An authorization code can be used with the same install media
> that is currently licensed via the ETS-supported license server arclm.uvm.edu (public
> knowledge) and used for faculty/staff installs on university-owned computers, as per our
> license agreement.  If we provide open access to the ArcGIS installer, then a student's
> ability to continue using the software after graduation is limited only by their ability to
> access the UVM network by using their UVM account to connect via VPN client.
>
> 2) I received a support request this morning from the UVM netID of a former student who no
> longer appears in the UVM directory but obviously still has a valid account.
>
> Thanks for any clarity...
>
> Ernie

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