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==Announcements==
 
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<dt>[[mail.ece.ubc.ca down (Oct 10, 2013)]]
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<dt>[[Kaiser power outage (February 20, 2021)]]
<dd>The ECE mail server is down due to a hardware failure.  Users will not be able to send or receive mail until it is repaired (hopefully this afternoon).  Mail retrieval via IMAP should still be possible, though.
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<dd>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.
<dt>[[Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 2013)|Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013; updated May 21, 2013)]]
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<dt>[[Spear phishing attack]]
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<dt>[[File and mail migration (2020)]]
<dd>Fraudsters have been launching a spear-phishing attack against ECE 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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<dd>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 periodThe ECE e-mail migration will happen seamlessly and with negligible disruption for the majority of users.
<dt>[[mirrors.ece.ubc.ca down (Aug 23, 2013)]]
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<dd>The [http://mirrors.ece.ubc.ca ECE mirror] server was down due to a hardware failure.
 
<dt>[[Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 2013)|Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013; updated May 21, 2013)]]
 
<dd>One ECE user's account was compromised after divulging his/her password in a phishing attack, and was used to send spamAs a result of this incident, mail from ECE is currently being rejected by some e-mail providers, including GMail, Hotmail, and Comcast.
 
<dt>[[End-of-Life for Matlab old license servers: fs6 and service (Jan 2013)]]
 
<dd>Please note that the license servers on fs6 (for research) and on service (for classroom use) are going to retire soon. Please point your software to the following aliases: matlabr-lm  (for research) and matlabt-lm (for teaching).
 
 
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Announcements

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.