Are there any guidelines for naming special accounts?
For any special account, generic email account, alias, or other such accounts where the customer has the opportunity to choose a name for the account, some basic guidelines should be followed. The purpose of this policy is to eliminate confusion and to ensure that account names match functional purposes. Information Technology Account Naming Guidelines: • The name of any account should be related to its intended purpose. Examples provided below are not exhaustive for all account types that are available through Information Technology. The examples are provided to illustrate appropriate naming approaches only. Examples: • A special account for the College of Engineering’s IT Department Appropriate name: EngIT Naming restrictions: account names are limited to 8 alphanumeric characters or less; no special characters may be included in the name • An alias for an introductory COSC class Appropriate name: COSCINTROCLASS Naming restrictions: there are no character limitations; the name may co
