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Announcements

ECE Email Service Disruption (Jan 5, 2024)

There was a technical issue on ECE incoming email service between Jan 4 17:40 and Jan 5 16:20. During the disruption some emails addressed to @ece.ubc.ca e-mail addresses were rejected; we expect that the sender's mail server would likely have retried and eventually delivered them. Emails from mail.ubc.ca and from RT system have been delivered with a delay.

MFA Rollout

On December 4th, 2023, UBC IT will enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for the ECE myVPN pool. If you use ECE myVPN to get access to software for your studies, work, or research, you will need to use a modified procedure to log in. This additional security will prevent coordinated attacks against UBC systems.

Replacement of McAfee Encryption Management Service

Until recently, UBCIT has been using the McAfee Encryption Management Service to help keep track of the keys used to encrypt the storage devices of many computers at ECE running Windows. UBCIT has retired this service and is now using new tools for key management. In some cases, implementation of the change will require IT staff to briefly access your computer and make some changes to its configuration. IT staff will be contacting affected users to arrange a convenient time for this.

Kaiser power outage (February 20, 2021)

There is a power outage planned for the Kaiser building on Saturday, February 20, from 10 am to 2 pm. This outage is necessary as part of the MacLeod construction project.

File and mail migration (2020)

In October and November 2020, ECE IT will be performing migrations of two major systems that will affect ECE users. A file migration involves some disruption during each user's cutover period. The ECE e-mail migration will happen seamlessly and with negligible disruption for the majority of users.

File Migration (2021)

Throughout April, May, and June 2021, ECE IT is replacing our file server, which is used to store the home directories of ECE accounts as well as some other files.