<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Hi All, Interschool pen pal projects through ePals have been going for quite some time. But, they require a certified teacher to set up the accounts. For non-classroom groups there has not been a source of protected email contact. Now Google has stepped in and filled the gap, not only with email but also with Google Apps. Here are the details: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/google-gives-schools-organizations-walled-garden-approach-to-email/4440">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/google-gives-schools-organizations-walled-garden-approach-to-email/4440</a> If you are working with a deployment that wants to do a pen pal project, this may be just what you have been looking for. Caryl </body> </html>