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Downtime for mobile device e-mail synchronization
4-11-2013 12:55 pm We need to upgrade the mobile e-mail synchronization server to resolve an issue with calendar appointments on certain iPads not processing correctly.
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Network outage
4-2-2013 4:30 pm As you may have noticed, we had a network outage from roughly 3:40PM to 3:58PM this afternoon.
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Spring Break maintenance
3-1-2013 9:35 am We'll be tackling a number of maintenance issues during spring break:
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Phising and spam
2-11-2013 8:45 am Regular reminder about phishing attempts
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Internet outage last night
2-8-2013 8:25 am We had a series of internet outages last night, starting shortly after 9PM and occurring intermittently through the night until about 3:25AM.
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SAP upgrade e-mails
2-6-2013 12:25 pm Many of you have received e-mails requesting that you upgrade your SAP client software.
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Outbound mail restored
1-25-2013 2:00 pm We've restored outbound mail service.
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Outbound e-mail
1-25-2013 12:30 pm We're having some issues with the campus outbound e-mail server.
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NATS Staff Retreat
1-2-2013 8:50 am Once a year we try to have a professional development retreat for NATS staff and we always try to pick the least impact-ful time to have everyone out of the office.
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Sakai status
11-26-2012 4:00 pm Sakai is back up and running and appears to be solid and stable.
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online.wsc.edu (Sakai) downtime
11-26-2012 12:05 pm We are currently experiencing an unscheduled downtime in the sakai environment (online.wsc.edu).
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Network maintenance
11-20-2012 10:10 am We'll be doing some network maintenance on Friday, November 23rd, replacing two core switch chassis that distribute the network to all buildings on campus.
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Switch replacement
9-21-2012 12:30 am The switch replacement at the local carrier office appears to have gone well,
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Internet switch replacement status
9-20-2012 1:35 pm After conferring with the carrier, their preference would be to wait for switch replacement until midnight tonight.
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Internet outage status update
9-20-2012 1:00 pm We are up at the moment on the carrier's existing switch.
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Internet outage status
9-20-2012 11:00 am At this point it would appear that WSC is the victim of what is called a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDOS).
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Internet outage status
9-19-2012 11:15 pm Complicated scenario here but I'll try to explain briefly.
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Internet outage notice
9-19-2012 8:25 pm Starting at 5:50PM this evening, we started seeing internet connectivity problems, both for the Wayne campus and the College Center facility in South Sioux.
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Password creation hint #5
8-27-2012 9:15 pm This series of notes regarding passwords, while fun (for us at least) and humorous (for you hopefully), had at it's heart a serious intent.
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Password creation hint #4: Acrostics
8-23-2012 11:00 am For those of you who are fans of Will Shortz or the Sunday Puzzle on NPR, this password creation hint is for you!
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Password creation tip #3: Model numbers
8-22-2012 4:10 pm A wonderful source for secure passwords is model numbers.
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Mobiler server maintenance
8-22-2012 3:15 pm For those of you getting your e-mail on a mobile device (phone or tablet), we're going to need to do some maintenance on the mobile server to address some minor issues.
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Secure password creation tip #2
8-21-2012 2:45 pm Take a short common word that you can easily remember, such as
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Internet issues
8-21-2012 1:25 pm As I'm sure you noticed, we're having some internet connectivity issues on campus.
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Secure password creation strategies
8-20-2012 2:50 pm With the new password policies that went into place this spring, we've fielded a number of comments from folks who struggle to create compliant passwords.
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WildcatsOnline login issue fixed
8-15-2012 9:00 am We worked with the AMP team and resolved the WildcatsOnline login issue.
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Logins to WildcatsOnline
8-15-2012 7:15 am We're having some issues with logging in to WildcatsOnline this morning.
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Sakai issue
8-14-2012 1:50 pm We're aware of an issue in the new Sakai environment where you may have to reload a page if you've been "idle" in a module for 3 or more minutes.
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Network maintenance work this week
8-14-2012 10:45 am It's the time of year when we need to do some network maintenance prior to the fall term.
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Sakai training sessions
8-10-2012 3:50 pm Eddie Elfers will be holding Sakai training sessions this fall for those faculty members new to the system or for those who would like to brush up on their skills.
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Sakai maintenance on Monday (8/13)
8-10-2012 8:05 am We'll be doing a number of upgrades to prepare systems for the Fall term.
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Network maintenance tomorrow
7-3-2012 2:20 pm We'll be performing some network maintenance tomorrow to upgrade software on the core network switches.
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Internet outage
6-25-2012 4:20 pm WSC having a full internet outage tomorrow night, starting at 10PM
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Sakai issues resolved
5-6-2012 8:40 pm We just resolved an issue in the Sakai system (online.wsc.edu) in which student accounts were disabled and no longer showed up in class rosters.
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Internet access has been restored...
4-29-2012 10:55 am Most of our internet connectivity was restored
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Internet outage
4-29-2012 9:15 am WSC is currently experiencing a full internet outage.
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Appler order confirmation e-mails
4-10-2012 4:00 pm Many of you have received a very legit looking e-mail appearing to be from Apple
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Server maintenance on the J: and G: drives
3-6-2012 3:20 pm We'll be working on the G: drive this evening and the J: drive for non academic offices from 7PM until roughly midnight
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Web server restarts
2-2-2012 2:15 pm A critical update was released early this week for one of the pieces of software that provides web services on campus.
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Requesting help from NATS
1-25-2012 10:25 am It might be a good time to send out a note to help guide you in requesting assistance from NATS.
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"Emergency Verification" phishing e-mail
1-19-2012 5:15 pm yet another phishing e-mail, designed to trick you into providing your WSC username and password to an outside organization
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Server downtimes
12-16-2011 1:35 pm Willy will be down for approximately 30 minutes, at 8:30AM on Monday
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Wireless Status
12-15-2011 8:35 am A bit of followup to our wireless issues from the other day.
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And we're back....
12-13-2011 11:55 pm We sincerely apologize for the very poorly timed service interruption on wireless today
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Campus Wireless
12-13-2011 2:05 pm We've been experiencing a couple of load related issues with wireless, particularly in the library, over the last few days.
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City connection to internet
10-31-2011 4:35 pm We lost power to the 8th floor Bowen closet on Saturday afternoon and, as a result, the city was without internet connection via wireless for about 18 hours
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Internet outage
10-20-2011 10:40 am As most of you (if not all) noticed, we had an internet outage this morning for a number of hours.
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True you password policy message
10-18-2011 10:25 am You may have received a message from trueyou notifying you of a password policy change.
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Groupwise system restart tonight
9-29-2011 12:35 pm There are a couple of important updates that were released today for the Groupwise system that we would like to get applied in a timely manner.
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Internet outage yesterday
9-15-2011 8:30 am We had a severe outage of internet service yesterday that interfered with access not only to the internet but also WildcatsOnline and SAP, among other systems.
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Brief internet WildcatsOnline outage
9-13-2011 1:40 pm Network Nebraska has announced a maintenance window on equipment that provides our connectivity to the Internet, WildcatsOnline and SAP.
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Windows update .... update
8-31-2011 11:00 am As some of you may have noticed, we haven't had Windows Updates applying to your machines and forcing a reboot for the last couple of weeks.
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Phishing requests
8-24-2011 3:55 pm As the school year starts we are being subjected to our typical first round of phishing e-mails.
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Network maintenance
8-16-2011 2:25 pm As many of you know, this "quiet" week between the Summer and Fall terms is one of our few opportunities to get system maintenance completed without major inconvenience to students.
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Office 2010 is now available
8-16-2011 2:20 pm In preparation for the fall term we are making available a new version of Microsoft Office, Office 2010, for use on campus.
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SAP update is ready
8-3-2011 1:55 pm The SAP update is ready for installation.
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Printing is fixed!!
8-3-2011 1:50 pm Printing is now working properly again.
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E-mail and printing issues
8-3-2011 9:26 am As many of you many have noticed, we're having some odd issues with logging into various systems, including e-mail earlier this morning and now printing.
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SAP update
8-3-2011 9:25 am This morning we were informed that a new SAP update has been released and we need to begin using it as soon as possible.
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Downtime for select systems
6-27-2011 2:15 pm As we work through some upgrade procedures for various systems we'll need to take a few systems down this week
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G: drive class naming change
5-24-2011 5:50 am As many of you know, classes are being handled a bit differently this summer. We've gone from three summer terms to one summer term with multiple sessions. As a result, we need to change the way classes are named on the G: drive and in other campus systems as well.
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Network downtime status
5-21-2011 12:00 pm The data copy from our original storage unit to the new storage unit finished up about 8:30AM and we were able to take down all of the servers and start working on the original storage unit.
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Network downtime
5-20-2011 7:40 am On Wednesday afternoon of this week we received a phone call from HP indicating that it was seeing some troublesome error messages being reported on our primary storage unit that holds software and data for a great number of servers on campus.
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Voice mail indicator lights
5-16-2011 1:40 pm It would seem that the voicemail indicator lights on the campus phone system are not quite up to speed in some cases with whether or not you actually have a voice mail.
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Inbound telephone call interruption
5-13-2011 1:35 pm As some of you may have noticed, we were without inbound telephone service for some campus extensions for part of the evening yesterday.
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Sakai maintenance and phishing
5-6-2011 10:30 am Just a couple of notes for the month of May that you may want to be aware of:
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Very brief internet outage tonight
3-2-2011 10:15 am We'll have a very brief internet outage this evening shortly after 10PM.
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Phone Dialing Changes
2-3-2011 2:25 pm Starting February 26th you will be required to include the 402 area code followed by the 7 digit phone number for all local calls placed from campus....
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GroupWise update this evening
1-31-2011 1:55 pm We need to apply an update to the GroupWise mail system this evening to deal with a software flaw.
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Internet outage last night
1-20-2011 11:00 am As some of you may have noticed, we experienced an internet outage last night beginning at 6:47PM and lasting until 8:03PM.
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Network maintenance
1-5-2011 2:55 pm In preparation for the spring term we will be doing standard maintenance on a variety of systems tomorrow evening beginning at 5:30PM
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November-December Training Schedule
11-12-2010 9:45 am Attached you will find the software training schedule for the months of November and December. The training is focused on advanced use of Sakai.
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campus webservers
10-7-2010 4:20 pm We are in the process of upgrading our campus web servers to new hardware.
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New Faculty and Staff Campus ID's.
8-25-2010 10:45 am The new SIS and copier systems provided the college with the additional challenge of upgrading from the faculty and student ID concept to the concept of a more usable campus card concept.
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August-September Technology Training Schedule
8-20-2010 4:40 pm Attached you will find the August-September technology training schedule.
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"phishing" again...
8-17-2010 11:45 am Yes, "Phishing" has started again. Well, not really. It has not really ever stopped.
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GroupWise upgrade issue
8-5-2010 10:00 am I wish to apologize for the problem we all experienced with the GroupWise upgrade last night.
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E-mail system upgrade (GroupWise)
8-4-2010 9:20 am We need to upgrade our campus e-mail system so that it can better handle the new cell devices that are now available.
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Another phishing attempt
7-19-2010 10:05 am Just wanted to provide a reminder about the dangers of phishing attempts via email.
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GroupWise upgrade schedule
7-14-2010 2:00 pm We need to upgrade our campus e-mail system so that it can better handle the new cell devices that are now available.
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Virus protection issues
4-22-2010 10:30 am Virus protection for our campus technology is a very critical part of what we do and how NATS is able to reliably deliver services.
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e-mail spoofing
4-20-2010 3:10 pm Yes, another e-mail on yet another e-mail tactic.
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Bogus IRS e-mails
4-6-2010 11:40 am Please be aware that another unique form of "phishing" has been announced nationally and is spreading across the country.
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More system upgrades
3-10-2010 1:00 pm This afternoon, starting at 5:15 PM and concluding by 9:00 PM we will be upgrading the following:
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System Maintenance tonight
3-9-2010 2:45 pm This evening we will be conducting required system maintenance starting at 5:15 PM and finishing by 9:00 PM.
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phishing
3-1-2010 9:45 am The "phishing" saga continues. I have received two interesting examples of "phishing" from faculty members on campus since my last e-mail message regarding "phishing".
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"Phishing" continues and continues
2-23-2010 12:15 am "Phishing" for information continues to happen and it seems to as active today as it has been in the past.
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e-campus password changing mechanism modifications
2-3-2010 12:15 am We are, in the interest of security, modifying the "I forgot my password" functionality of eCampus.
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Network downtime tonight
10-23-2009 2:20 pm We will be taking parts of the network offline this evening for upgrade starting at 10:00 PM and lasting till midnight.
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Network downtime tomorrow | 10-16-09
10-16-2009 12:20 am As you are aware, Fall Break is upon us and with it comes one of our most advantageous windows to make significant system improvements that require downtime...
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Service disruptions this morning | 10-9-09
10-12-2009 12:15 am Early this morning one of our server storage systems partially stopped responding to some of the systems that use it.
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"phishing" and the potential end result" | 10-5-09
10-5-2009 12:15 am "Phishing" has not gone away. It will not go away until people quit responding to junk e-mail that makes requests for user accounts and passwords.
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Network Issues | 9-16-09
9-16-2009 12:10 am Late last evening we had severe unplanned network issues.
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Trouble Ticket Downtime | 9-8-09
9-10-2009 12:05 am This evening we will be upgrading Trouble Ticket. We will start at 5:30 PM and will be complete before 7:30 PM.
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G:drive data migration this evening | 8-12-09
8-12-2009 10:57 am This evening we will be migrating the g:drive data to a new system.
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Secure wireless access documentation | 7-7-09
7-7-2009 3:24 pm You can find the documentation for our newly implemented secure wireless system here.
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Secure wireless access on campus | 6-30-09
6-30-2009 11:04 am A few weeks ago I sent out a notice indicating that we would be turning the "gocats" wireless network off on July 1, 2009. We will be doing that as mentioned tomorrow morning, July 1, 2009 by 8:00 AM.
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Planned Internet Downtime | 6-12-09
6-12-2009 7:45 am Tomorrow morning, Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 8:00 AM we will be moving our fiber interface in Hahn from the old computer center location to it's new data closet location.
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Webserver Downtime | 5-11-09
6-12-2009 7:42 am Tonight (June 11, 2009) we will be taking our campus web services offline for 45 minutes starting at midnight.
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