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Announcements

mail.ece.ubc.ca down (Oct 10, 2013)
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.
Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013; updated May 21, 2013)
Spear phishing attack
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. Learn more…
mirrors.ece.ubc.ca down (Aug 23, 2013)
The ECE mirror server was down due to a hardware failure.
Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013; updated May 21, 2013)
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.
End-of-Life for Matlab old license servers: fs6 and service (Jan 2013)
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).