Microsoft Security update for IE now available
Microsoft has released the patch for the critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer. More information can be found on Microsoft’s site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-078.mspx We have applied the patch to our supported systems and highly recommend users patch their home systems. If your system isn’t configured to get Microsoft updates automatically, use Internet Explorer to get the updates [...]
Microsoft Office 2007 for personal use
DS-supported staff:Some of you have expressed an interest in installing Office 2007 (Windows) or Office 2008 (Mac) on your home computer, for personal use. If you have such an interest, read on; otherwise, there’s no need. The Microsoft Office Home Use Program (HUP), a benefit provided to Cornell staff through Cornell’s enrollment in the Microsoft [...]
Internet Explorer 7 Exploit
Update 12/17/2008 Microsoft has released the patch for the Internet Explorer vulnerability: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-078.mspx ——————————————————— Here is an update from CIT as of Tuesday afternoon 12/16/2008 Update 12/16/2008 All, Microsoft is planning to release an out of band patch tomorrow to address this vulnerability. [...] The details can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-dec.mspx I strongly suggest you [...]
Problem with Cornell email
Attention DS-supported staff – We’re hearing reports of people having trouble sending email. CIT has posted information on their status page: http://networkstatus.cit.cornell.edu/ Please check their site for updates. ================ Original Problem Description: On Thu, Dec 4, 2008, at 4:19 PM, UNPLANNED Outage: A service affecting issue with PostOffice mail servers is currently under investigation. Users [...]