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                          Monday! I should have known!
                                        
First day back on the job at The Corporation, and I am unable to log in and
check my email. Hilarity ensues, and over the course of a few hours it gets
worked out, and I find the following email:

> From: The Corporate Overload Corporation <XXXXXXXXXXXX>
> To: Sean Conner <XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
> Subject: Your WIN2K Password is Expiring in 13 days
> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 10:20:03 -0500
> 
> Your password is expiring soon. If you’re in the office, you can set a new
> password by pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE and selecting "Change a password…" If
> you’re working remotely you can change your password by logging into
> Outlook Web Access (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) the selecting "Options" (on
> the top-right) -> "Change Password" (on the left menu).
> 
> If you use ActiveSync on any mobile device, be sure to update your password
> there as well to prevent account lockouts.
> 
> Accounts that have expired passwords will be automatically disabled. If
> your account is disabled, you’ll need to contact XXXXXXXXXXXX
> (XXXXXXXXXXXX) for support.
> 
> Thank you,
>  Enterprise Services
> 

Niiiiiiice! My password expired right when I started my vacation, and of
course, I missed the entire two week nagging process [1] to change my
password …

But now, I can't log onto the VPN (Virtual Private Network) because the email
password is somehow tied into the network password …

[1] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2015/04/22.1

Email author at sean@conman.org