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Archive : November 6, 2006 |
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Security and
Internet Services
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SPAM AND VIRUS STATS
For the period between 2006-10-02 and 2006-10-30...
81,385,239 attempts were made to send a message to a recipient
16,685,607 were accepted from unblocked sources
294,018 were accepted from blocked sources (user allows all
mail)
10,075 were accepted from blocked sources (user permitted
them in)
33 were accepted from user-blocked sources
(user permitted them in)
26,260,491 were blocked (source was not well-behaved)
210,420 were blocked (user accepts local mail only, or explicity
blocked)
157,081 were rejected (the source was attempting to relay
through us)
8,124,361 were rejected (the user was unknown)
290,240 were rejected from non-U sources (mail not read for >=
125 days)
190,425 were rejected from non-U sources (user not initialized
yet)
29,081,417 were told to try again later (greylisted and/or rate-limited)
Of the accepted e-mail (approx. 17 million):
143,055 were
tagged as spam by SpamAssassin
19,640 were detected as viruses
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Network and Telecommunication
Services
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NEW SINGLE-LINE PHONES.
NTS is phasing in a new single-line telephone: the STE-SDB. The set
is black and has a built-in speaker phone, voice mail light,
and
programmable buttons. The new phones are line-powered and do not
need batteries or AC connections. NTS is changing from the STE-SD
to the new STE-SDB because the University contract with SciTech expired
recently. Both phones will be used for orders or repair during this
transition time as NTS inventory fluctuates. User guides will be
available soon. View a picture of the new phone:
http://www1.umn.edu/nts/images/phone/stesdb.gif
PHONE FEATURES ADDED!
Anonymous Call Rejection, Automatic Recall, and Caller ID Block
are now available to all University of Minnesota telephones on
the Twin Cities campus.
ANONYMOUS CALL REJECTION: callers with suppressed
information will hear a message that says "the number you
dialed does not accept blocked calls. Please unblock your number
and dial again." Anonymous call
rejection only works for calls coming in from off-campus numbers.
Callers with unpublished or unlisted phone numbers will be blocked
by this feature. Dial [*] [7] [7] to activate anonymous call rejection;
dial [*] [8] [7] to turn off anonymous call rejection.
AUTOMATIC RECALL: stores the number of the last
incoming call and will automatically dial that number for you.
Dial [*] [6] [9] and follow the voice prompts.
CALLER-ID BLOCK: on a per-call basis, this feature
temporarily blocks your Caller ID information from being sent when
dialing off-campus numbers. It will NOT block your Caller ID if
you dial a 5-digit extension on campus. Dial [*] [6] [7] to activate. |
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Academic and
Distributed
Computing
Services
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HOW OLD IS YOUR INTERNET PASSWORD?
Has your password passed the one-year mark? New Internet password
rules are coming that will require a password change at least once
per
year. To see when your Internet password was last changed and to
set a new password, log in to http://www.umn.edu/validate and click
on
"Change your Internet password."
NEW PROCEDURE FOR INTERNET PASSWORD RE-SETS!
As of October 16, 2006, the temporary password given to users by
helpline consultants or local technical support will not authenticate
the user to Web-based applications. Instead, the user will be informed
that the password has expired and immediately be directed to change
the password. Applications that use RADIUS (wireless, modem pool,
VPN) will authenticate using the temporary password so long as
it is valid.
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE FOR PERSONAL USE.
ADCS offers popular Microsoft software at discounted prices for
U of
MN Faculty and Staff for use on their own personal computers through
the Microsoft Academic Select Program. 175 Microsoft Office 2003,
2004 and Windows XP Pro orders have been placed through this program
since August, 2006. Other available software includes OneNote,
Project, FrontPage, and Visio. Orders must be placed through an
online order form, where a shipping option is available. More information
and the online order form is available at
http://www1.umn.edu/ucs/.
MINITAB FOR STUDENTS AVAILABLE.
ADCS now offers the Minitab 14 statistical software license option
to
currently enrolled U of M students. This release is available through
the Microsoft Software License program. More information and the
online order form is available at http://www1.umn.edu/ucs.
NEW COURSE! DREAMWEAVER 8: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are a simple method for adding style
to
web pages. Learn how to effectively use CSS to control text formatting
and page design for your web site. Go to http://uttc.umn.edu and
click on the link for "What's New."
NEW! UM WEB STATS ORIENTATION.
Want an overview of the new UM Web Stats service for tracking and
analyzing web site traffic? This new orientation is for University
web
developers interested in gathering information about their web
site
visitors to help make design choices. Search for "web stats" at
http://uttc.umn.edu.
NEW LEARNING BYTES COURSE! WEBCT VISTA 3: ASSESSMENT REPORTS.
As an instructor teaching with Vista, are you looking for a summary
of student responses to quiz questions? Or a statistical analysis
of
overall quiz results? This mini-course may be all you need to start
harvesting rich data from Vista's built-in assessment reports.
Search
for "vista" at http://uttc.umn.edu for more information.
MINI COURSES FOR WORKING MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH MS OFFICE.
Learn to better present and interpret Excel data by using charts.
Create more engaging PowerPoint presentations by incorporating
graphics. Save time formatting Word documents by using styles.
November is the month to learn and practice these new skills by
taking a Learning Bytes course live on the web. Check out "What's
New" at http://uttc.umn.edu. |
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Digital
Media
Center
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NOV 10 CLASS: FOSTERING ON-LINE
COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION.
In this three-hour seminar, participants explore strategies for
promoting on-line communication and collaboration in educational
technology environment using a variety of tools, including WebCT
Vista, Breeze, and the myU portal. Fees waived for eligible faculty
members. See:
http://uttc.umn.edu/training/courses/description.jsp?secName=TEL121
NOVEMBER TECH TALK EPISODES.
Host Susan McKinnell and guest experts will discuss Organizing
Your Computer, Digital Television, Photo Manipulation, and Learning
Technologies K-20: Sundays, 9 - 9:30 p.m., TPT Channel 17. See:
http://techtalk.umn.edu/schedule/.
DEC 6 TEL SEMINAR: USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION.
Panelists will discuss how technology can help build community
among distant learners, support existing communities in hybrid
or blended learning contexts, and foster collaboration between
individuals working at different institutions: Dec 6, noon - 1:30
p.m., 402 Walter Library. See: http://dmc.umn.edu/series/fall06.shtml#3.
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