Access to America Online, and use of the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) service, have been restored for UVM network users. (If you experience trouble using AIM, you may need to make a change to your setup; please see instructions below.) The load on UVM's Internet connection has increased dramatically this fall. A number of measures, including restricting some types of traffic, have been necessary in order to preserve everyone's ability to make effective use of Internet-based services. Additional network capacity has been scheduled for December, and emergency capacity is planned to be installed as soon as next week. Nonetheless, UVM's Internet link is shared by roughly 7,000 people, and we will probably always have to be mindful of our individual impact this limited and expensive resource. For additional information, please see: http://www.uvm.edu/~sjc/network-growth-at-uvm.html Computing and Information Technology did not intend to cut off communications with colleagues, family, and friends, and regrets the inconvenience users of AOL and AIM experienced during the hours those services were unavailable. If you have trouble using AOL Instant Messenger: If AIM is unable to sign you on, follow these steps (there may be some variation between different versions of AIM): 1. Start AIM, and from the sign-on window, click "Setup". You'll see a Preferences dialog. 2. Click on the Connection category or tab. 3. If you see a button, click it; the Port setting should change to 5190. Otherwise, next to "Host port," fill in 5190 4. Click and sign on as usual. -Dean Williams, Computing & Information Technology,