July 2008 Archives

Jul
25
2008

DNS vulnerability »

There's a critical vulnerability which affects unpatched DNS (Domain Name System) implementations. As a result, if your computer is configured to use a DNS server which is vulnerable, when you access an Internet resource (website, email, IM, etc.) you could be connected to a service controlled by an attacker instead...
Past | Posted by Steve Werby in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
22
2008

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – July 25, 4pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, July 25, 2008 – 4pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team For...
Past | Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
20
2008

Email Servers Aspens Now Available - Work Continues Vram7c-12c »

Faculty Staff email servers Aspens are now available. Work continues on Vram7c - 12c. They should be available within the next hour. User can connect using their alternate vramimap7.vcu.edu - vramimap12.vcu.edu server via IMAP, or automatically via the web....
Past | Posted by Connie Lowery in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
20
2008

Email Servers Interrupted - Aspens and VRAM 7c - 12c »

Email Services is working with staff at the University Computer Center to resolve connectivity to email servers Aspens and VRAM 7c - 12c. Users can connect to their alternate servers, oak.vcu.edu, oak2.vcu.edu, oak3.vcu.edu, oak4.vcu.edu, or vramimap7c-12c.vcu.edu, or automatically via the internet. This alert will be updated regularly until resolution....
Past | Posted by Connie Lowery in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
20
2008

Student email servers Vram7c, Vram9c and Vram11c unavailable »

Email Services is working to resolve issues with Vram7c, Vram9c and Vram11c. Students may connect to imap via Vramimap7.vcu.edu, Vramimap9.vcu.edu and Vramimap11.vcu.edu. Please contact Help Desk at 828-2227 for further assistance....
Past | Posted by Joe Lichtenstein in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
20
2008

Blackboard down again for continued storage maintenance »

We apologize for this sudden inconvenience. Blackboard will be taken down again for continued maintenance of storage devices. We will post to Blackboard Alerts again once the Blackboard application is up. Thank you! Blackboard staff...
Past | Posted by Eric Harvey in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
20
2008

Blackboard is up - 10AM, Sunday, July 20th »

The application is back up on all Blackboard servers as of 10 AM, Sunday, July 20th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you! Blackboard Staff...
Past | Posted by Eric Harvey in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
17
2008

Phishing Scam - "UPGRADE YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT!!!" »

Members of the VCU community are reporting that they have received emails with a subject of "UPGRADE YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT!!!". These messages claim to be from the "vcu.edu web Team" and ask the recipient to email their "Email ID" and "Password". VCU's Technology Services staff will never ask you to...
Past | Posted by Steve Werby in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
17
2008

Storage System Maintenance Will Affect Online Services Availability »

The VCU Computer Center will be performing maintenance on the central server storage network on Sunday, July 20, from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. This will affect the availability of some systems such as Blackboard and ImageNow during this maintenance window. Please contact the Technology Services Help Desk should you...
Past | Posted by Sam Kennedy in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
16
2008

Scheduled Maintenance - E-mail Servers »

Scheduled maintenance will be performed on the E-mail system Saturday, July 19, between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. During this maintenance window, access to e-mail may be unavailable on your primary server. Access to your e-mail via your alternate server should be available automatically when accessing through VCU Mail Anywhere,...
Past | Posted by James Pociluyko in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
14
2008

Blackboard servers will be taken down Sunday, July 20th from 8am to 10am »

Blackboard servers will be taken down Sunday, July 20th from 8am to 10am. The Central storage server will be down for two hours for required maintenance. The system will be shutdown after Saturday backups complete, 8am Sunday morning....
Past | Posted by Eric Harvey in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
9
2008

myVCU portal downtime, 7/11/08, 6:30am - 7:30am »

The myVCU portal will be down for maintenance from 6:30am to 7:30am on Friday, July 11th, 2008....
Past | Posted by Hugh Eaves in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
9
2008

ImageNow Maintenance - Sunday, July 13, 2008, 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. »

On Sunday, July 13, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 10:30 a.m., the UCC will be performing maintenance on the ImageNow server. ImageNow will not be available during this scheduled maintenance window....
Past | Posted by Eric Doersch in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Jul
9
2008

July LANDesk Server Maintenance »

Server maintenance will occur on all LANDesk servers between 6 am and 7am on Sunday, July 13. All services should be restored by 7am....
Past | Posted by Mary Young in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.

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