E-mail Technical Coordinators Meeting Chris Bongaarts Steve
Siirila October 13, 2004
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E-mail Hardware Two servers not yet on SAN Two servers not yet
on SAN One is not in use, ready for SAN install Other has fewer and
less-intensive users Occasional load problems, fixed by
redistributing heavy users Occasional load problems, fixed by
redistributing heavy users
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Spam/Virus Blocking All inbound and outbound mail is being
virus-scanned (including LISTSERV) All inbound and outbound mail is
being virus-scanned (including LISTSERV) New hardware is keeping up
nicely New hardware is keeping up nicely Outbound viruses reported
to OITSEC Outbound viruses reported to OITSEC Inbound viruses
logged to recipients block lists Inbound viruses logged to
recipients block lists
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Phase-out of non-SSL services Protocols: Protocols: IMAP POP
SMTP FTP telnet (currently umn.edu only) Statistics Statistics
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relay.tc.umn.edu changes Relay-by-IP services is changing
addresses due to hardware upgrades Relay-by-IP services is changing
addresses due to hardware upgrades New IP: 160.94.160.49 (was.10)
New IP: 160.94.160.49 (was.10) Old address stops working Nov. 1 Old
address stops working Nov. 1
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relay.tc.umn.edu changes Registration will be required for
email servers using the relay.tc.umn.edu service when
unauthenticated gateway goes away (July 1, 2005) Registration will
be required for email servers using the relay.tc.umn.edu service
when unauthenticated gateway goes away (July 1, 2005) Current
legitimate email servers will be automatically preregistered
Current legitimate email servers will be automatically
preregistered New servers must request access to use relay service
New servers must request access to use relay service Will eliminate
vulnerability to compromised PCs within University Will eliminate
vulnerability to compromised PCs within University
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X.500 changes GDS 2003 upgrade delayed (again) due to
additional problems discovered during testing GDS 2003 upgrade
delayed (again) due to additional problems discovered during
testing Three patches received, in testing Three patches received,
in testing Backend DB upgrade delayed due to faulty hardware
Backend DB upgrade delayed due to faulty hardware
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X.500 password changes Long Internet passwords are coming! Long
Internet passwords are coming! Requires backend DB upgrade Requires
backend DB upgrade Must identify and test all affected
systems/software (about a dozen) Must identify and test all
affected systems/software (about a dozen)
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X.500 password changes passwd/chsh commands going away on
premium/interactive server next Monday, October 18 passwd/chsh
commands going away on premium/interactive server next Monday,
October 18 ALL password/shell changes must be done via web
directory update ALL password/shell changes must be done via web
directory update
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Central Active Directory Phase-out Only two departments left in
umn.edu forest Only two departments left in umn.edu forest Plan:
get rid of centrally-managed forest Plan: get rid of
centrally-managed forest Recommendation for departments: run your
own forest Recommendation for departments: run your own forest Will
work with remaining departments to transition off Will work with
remaining departments to transition off
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Lyris Lyris ListManager is a system for sending out e-mail
marketing campaigns Lyris ListManager is a system for sending out
e-mail marketing campaigns OIT/IS will manage the hardware OIT/IS
will manage the hardware U Relations will manage the application
(assigning user roles, etc.) U Relations will manage the
application (assigning user roles, etc.) Will use Central Auth Hub
for authentication Will use Central Auth Hub for
authentication
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Lyris Can access external databases to generate recipient lists
Can access external databases to generate recipient lists Will NOT
replace LISTSERV Will NOT replace LISTSERV Interested departments
should contact U Relations for access Interested departments should
contact U Relations for access Mass-mailing policies still in force
(VP or U Relations approval required) Mass-mailing policies still
in force (VP or U Relations approval required)
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PKI Currently in internal testing phase Currently in internal
testing phase Pilot phase begins in the next couple weeks Pilot
phase begins in the next couple weeks We will be contacting key
people to enlist volunteers We will be contacting key people to
enlist volunteers