http://help.allegheny.edu/news/news.php Allegheny College User Services group maintains this news site as service to keep the campus community informed of developments in Computing Services. en-us 2009-11-10T08:34:40-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006756.php The issue with the student ftp server (hercules) has been corrected. Users can now access their stored files.... Students helpnews 2009-11-10T08:34:40-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006752.php A raid drive failure is causing a problem with the student FTP server (hercules). FTP access is not available at this time. A resolution is being worked on to bring the server back on-line.... Students helpnews 2009-11-09T11:01:58-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006751.php There have been reports of a new software application called PhoneSnoop. This software allows an attacker to call a user's BlackBerry and listen to personal conversations. In order to install and setup the PhoneSnoop application, attackers must have physical access... All Users helpnews 2009-11-09T09:43:53-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006740.php Access to Allegheny's public wireless network has been restored across campus. Please contact the help desk at x2755 if you experience technical difficulties.... Top Stories amcmilli 2009-11-06T11:49:23-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006736.php The public wireless network is temporarily unavailable in select areas on campus due to some unscheduled maintenance.... Top Stories amcmilli 2009-11-05T16:11:46-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006724.php Yesterday, over two hundred Allegheny accounts were deactivated because the password had not been changed in the last six months. If your account was turned off please contact Computing Services by calling 814-332-2755 to learn how to reactivate your account.... Top Stories jfadden 2009-11-03T09:43:54-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006714.php AIS reports that Datatel is online and preforming without error following yesterday's maintenance. Should you experience problems with the system at this point please report them by creating a help ticket using Web Help Desk.... jfadden 2009-10-29T11:03:30-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006712.php The Datatel system will be shutdown tonight for some needed system updates. Everyone must be off of the Datatel system by 4:45 pm, the shutdown and restart should take only about 15 minutes. Once again, everyone must be off Datatel... dvaree 2009-10-28T14:12:38-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006710.php Some people are receiving an email with the following message, "Mailbox Quota Exceeded!!!" and asking you to click on a link to prevent this. This is not an email sent out by User Services, so please do not click on... dvaree 2009-10-28T09:10:01-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006708.php WebAdvisor is temporarily down for some unscheduled maintenance.... Top Stories amcmilli 2009-10-26T10:07:28-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006670.php In March 2009, a new password change policy was started that requires users to change their passwords at least twice a year. It has been almost six months since the college community was asked to change passwords for the first... Nudges and Reminders jfadden 2009-10-22T08:00:00-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006651.php We are all learning a great deal through the adoption of Google Apps as the suite is evolving providing use with ever increasing functionality thanks to the perpetual design cycle that Google is committed to. A common question we hear... MyAllegheny & Google Apps jfadden 2009-10-15T11:28:20-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006621.php A few updates regarding Fall Break * Coppola Enterprise will not be holding office hours today or Tuesday. They are available by phone at 814-332-6225 and will resume office hours on Wednesday. * User Services Staff is taking advantage of... Top Stories jfadden 2009-10-12T09:05:59-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006610.php There was a problem with some of the network connections in Caflisch mid-morning due to an rogue network device. The unconfigured device caused a network disruption for some users. The issue has been resolved. Users may have to reboot their... Students helpnews 2009-10-08T13:41:13-05:00 http://help.allegheny.edu/news/archives/006589.php It has been six months since the implementation of the password change policy. Thus, several users have received a message from the Systems Administrator saying: Your computer and network accounts are set to expire this month. To continue accessing college... Top Stories jfadden 2009-10-05T17:00:41-05:00