The School of Arts and Sciences Information Security and Unix Systems regularly audits Drupal modules to ensure security and stability.

Some people using Comcast for their internet connections are experiencing problems sending email through Facstaff. It appears that Comcast disabled some ports recently.

If you're experiencing this problem, here are instructions for configuring Thunderbird.

Iif you're trying to use the most recent version of Internet Explorer (version 10) to get to Courses inTouch, you'll get an error message that you're using an "invalid browser."  Use Firefox,

As of 9:40AM all services are restored.

As of 8:15AM on 4/24, Facstaff Account Services is offline.  We hope to have this service restored by 10AM today.

As of 10:50AM all facstaff issues are now resolved.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

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1/7/13, 5:15pm: The following services have now been restored.

* Facstaff web account services and fixpass

* Student configuration of mail forwarding

The Weigel Information Commons (WIC) is hosting their annual symposium on Engaging Students Through Technology this Friday, October 26. The theme of this year's symposium is “Inside Out: Using Technology to Enhance Classroom Interactions.”

Apple's OS X includes two firewalls, but only one, the application firewall, if often utilized by end users.  When you examine the firewall settings though the Settings panel, what you see is

SSH, or the Secure SHell, is an important tool for remote access and administration on a Mac computer.  Unfortunately, SSH is a common target for malicious attackers.  Examination of netw

Update 7AM: As of 7am all SAS services have been restored. If you notice any remaining issues, please contact your LSP.