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<dd>The ECE database server was down from 7 am.  Multiple services, including the RT ticket system and some websites, were unavailable as a result.
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<dt>[[ICICS X-wing power outage (Mar 1, 2025)]]
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<dt>[[SMB server down (Jan 2014)|SMB server down (Jan 22, 2014)]]
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<dd>There is a full-building electrical shutdown scheduled for the ICICS X-wing on Saturday March 1 2025, from 06:30 am to 10:30 am.  This outage also affects for Hugh Dempster Pavilion, but not the ICICS main building.  Computers should be shut down in advance of this outage to prevent damage and heat buildup.
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<dd>The SMB server, which acts as the authentication and file server for the <tt>UBC_ECE</tt> domain, was unavailable from noon to 12:40 due to a disk failure.  Apologies for any inconvenience.
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<dt>[[mail.ece.ubc.ca down (Oct 10, 2013)]]
 
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<dd>The ECE mail server was down from 4 am to 11:50.  Apologies for any inconvenience.
 
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<dt>[[Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 2013)|Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013; updated May 21, 2013)]]
 
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<dd>Fraudsters have been launching a spear-phishing attack against ECE and FAS e-mail users.  Please disregard messages asking you to log in on non-ECE and unencrypted websites.  If you have fallen for the scam, change your password immediately. [[Spear phishing attack|Learn more…]]
 
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<dt>[[Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 2013)|Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013; updated May 21, 2013)]]
 
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<dd>One ECE user's account was compromised after divulging his/her password in a phishing attack, and was used to send spam.  As a result of this incident, mail from ECE is currently being rejected by some e-mail providers, including GMail, Hotmail, and Comcast.
 
 
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ICICS X-wing power outage (Mar 1, 2025)
There is a full-building electrical shutdown scheduled for the ICICS X-wing on Saturday March 1 2025, from 06:30 am to 10:30 am. This outage also affects for Hugh Dempster Pavilion, but not the ICICS main building. Computers should be shut down in advance of this outage to prevent damage and heat buildup.
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