University of Vermont News

Please ignore "Message from webmail.uvm.edu Database Centre"

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Synopsis: Late last week, some UVM community members received email messages from "Customer Services <customerserv.info@gmail.com>," with the subject "Message from webmail.uvm.edu Database Centre" (full text below). It tells the recipient to reply with his or her "Directory ID & PASSWORD". This solicitation, and others like it, are phishing scams. Do not reply, and do not click any links in the email.

Update: Temporary Internet Interruption Has Ended

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

UVM Network Services reports that there was a problem with UVM's border fire wall, disrupting network service to and from UVM. That problem has been resolved, and connectivity has returned to normal. Connections to and use of UVM servers from on-campus were not affected.Please check the IT Status Line, 802-656-1234, for updates.

www.uvm.edu upgraded to PHP 5

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

UVM's central webfarm, hosting www.uvm.edu and other sites, has been upgradedPHP5 is a significant conversion, and we expect some things not to work

"Update Alert" is a Phishing Scam

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Synopsis: Late last week, some UVM community members received email messages from "no-reply@uvm.edu," with the subject "Update Alert" (full text below). It tells the recipient to click on a link to a malicious web site that mimics UVM web pages, and solicits personal information, such as email username (Network ID) and password. This solicitation, and others like it, are phishing scams. Do not click the link in the email.

Advice on Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Apple released the latest version of the Macintoshend of August. Many pioneering individuals have upgraded theirMacintoshes to Snow Leopard, and new Macintoshes are shipping with Snow

JMP workshop on Oct. 14

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Representatives from JMP, a division of SAS Institute, Inc., will be on campus Wednesday, October 14 to give a workshop on the use of JMP, a statistical visualization package. UVM recently obtained a campus-wide site license for JMP (in both Windows and Mac OS X versions). The software is available to any UVM affiliate from the software archive (https://www.uvm.edu/software/).This workshop will be held in Terrill Hall, room 108 from 10:00 to 11:30. If there are topics you would like to see covered, please send suggestions to abh@uvm.edu and also please RSVP to abh@uvm.edu if you will attend.

Enhanced Student Services and New Fall Hours

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Synopsis: Enterprise Technology Services wishes all students, faculty, and staff a successful and productive academic year. There are several changes in information technology services we'd like to mention, and there are special service hours during move-in weekend.

PASW (SPSS) and Mac OS X 10.6

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

If you are considering upgrading your Macintosh to OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and currently run PASW (SPSS) Statistics 17 or earlier, SPSS Inc. has stated that only version 18 of PASW Statistics will run on OS X 10.6. No version of PASW or SPSS that is currently available for Macintoshes at UVM will run on Snow Leopard. We are awaiting the arrival of PASW Statistics 18 and will make it available for download on the UVM software archive when it is received.

Scam alert: Please re-configure your Microsoft Outlook again.

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A new email phishing scam targets various communities,Network IDs and passwords. Please ignore these requests.

Computer Freezing Appears Resolved

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The issue some Windows computers have experienced with freezingprotection software would consume 100% of a computer's processingresources, often leaving the system unresponsive. Monitoring