November 2009 - ISG-news - lists.phys.ethz.ch

[ISG News] Mail Server Migration Part 1: IMAP/POP3
by Axel Beckert 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

ISG News has posted a new item, 'Mail Server Migration Part 1: IMAP/POP3' On Monday, November 16th, starting at 6pm we will migrate the D-PHYS IMAP and POP3 server to new hardware. Since this also includes converting all 450 GB of mailboxes on that server, the migration will take several hours. During the migration it will not be possible to access any of the D-PHYS e-mail services (receiving, sending or accessing your mails, webmail). E-mails sent to D-PHYS during the migration will be held back on the sender's e-mail servers. After the migration you may need to resynchronise your e-mail client (e.g. Apple Mail or Mozilla Thunderbird) with the new IMAP server. Please read our mail server migration wiki page in case you use one of the e-mail clients mentioned above, use your own procmail filter rules or experience other problems after the migration. Over the next months we will move all mail services from our old mail server "wiggis" to the new mail server step by step. The upcoming migration of the IMAP and POP3 services is the first user-visible step in the whole migration process. To make sure you always connect to our current IMAP/POP3/SMTP/Webmail server please do not use the host name "wiggis" anymore. Use only the following hostnames, even when connecting to the IMAP server by SSH for instance: IMAP (incoming mail server): imap.phys.ethz.ch POP3 (incoming mail server): pop.phys.ethz.ch Webmail: https://webmail.phys.ethz.ch/ SMTP (outgoing mail server): mail.phys.ethz.ch Webmail, SMTP (outgoing mail server) and the mailing lists will be migrated to the new mail server in later steps which will be announced separately. Our virus and spam filters have already been running successfully on the new mail server for a few weeks. You may view the latest post at https://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/2009/11/12/mail-server-migration-part-1/ You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, Axel Beckert beckert(a)phys.ethz.ch

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[ISG News] Microsoft Security Bulletin for November 2009
by Patrick Frei 11 Nov '09

11 Nov '09

ISG News has posted a new item, 'Microsoft Security Bulletin for November 2009' Last night Microsoft has released the Security Bulletin Summary for November, 2009. If Automatic Update is not activated yet, then you must visit Microsoft Update to install the Security Updates. You may view the latest post at https://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/2009/11/11/microsoft-security-bulletin-for-no… You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, Patrick Frei frei(a)phys.ethz.ch

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[ISG News] Do not blindly trust mail
by Elmar Heeb 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

ISG News has posted a new item, 'Do not blindly trust mail' The current wave of password phishing mails seems to provoke an unusually high attention rate. People seem to think that mail allegedly coming from help(a)ethz.ch may be genuine. The german text itself is so bad that its spammy character is obvious to long time mail users. Remember: any part of a mail can be faked. This is in the design of the mail system and cannot be fixed without making mail usage a lot harder for everybody. And even if we used a better system (like cryptographic signatures) the rest of the world would not follow. Therefore, be sceptic about any mail until the complete impression including the writing style fits the picture. No IT support worth their salt will ask you to reveal your password. And if they do they deserve to be ignored! You may view the latest post at https://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/2009/11/03/do-not-blindly-trust-mail/ You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, Elmar Heeb heeb(a)phys.ethz.ch

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[ISG News] eGroupware upgrade
by Christian Herzog 02 Nov '09

02 Nov '09

ISG News has posted a new item, 'eGroupware upgrade' Tomorrow Tue Nov 3, starting from 0730 we will upgrade our eGroupware service to version EPL 9.1. Expected downtime: about one hour. You may view the latest post at https://nic.phys.ethz.ch/news/2009/11/02/egroupware-upgrade/ You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, Christian Herzog daduke(a)phys.ethz.ch

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