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I won’t lie. This is confusing, and we’re going to spend the next day making things right. We hit far too many roadblocks, and I learned a lot of lessons on how not to do this, but here’s the short story. I’ll be sending out something more compreh…
Many accounts are able to read their mail now. We’re still working on the documentation, and some mail is still waiting to be delivered, but here’s a quick cheat until the docs are sent out: visit https://zimbra.anl.gov Login using the username “F…
Last night’s data transfer went quite well. The last bits are being put in place now. Most users will have their mail accessible early Sunday afternoon, and all users by end of day. [Edit: Let’s say most users by mid-afternoon.]
It’s been a long day, and I’m quite punch drunk, so this notice will be brief and scant on details. More info coming tomorrow. The data transfer is in its final throes. At some point on Sunday afternoon, your mail will be accessible again. Mail is…
For those who are checking in on the blog: Most things are back. Mail and Zimbra accounts are still offline. We’ll send an announcement (and post here) when they’re ready. ETA is still up in the air, as the data transfer is (obviously) taking long…
I’m going to keep this brief and to the point, since we’re all going a bit nuts getting things in place for tomorrow. MCS is going offline tomorrow from 6:00 AM until 6:30 PM due to a building-wide power outage. Any and all malfunctions and outage…
Another semi-regular update on the mail server upgrade and migration. This is happening on Saturday, April 26th. Please see http://www.mcs.anl.gov/systems/blog?cat=1 for past updates and details. Throughout the week I’ll be sending notes on change…
As announced on Wednesday, we’re going to be completing the migration to the new mail server on Saturday, April 26th during the building-wide power outage. It’s my intention over the next week to send out the occasional update on important issues …
Hi, folks. There’s a lot to cover here, so let’s just get down to it. Topics: Building 221 Power Outage, April 26 2008 Mail server update Printing update Web update Power Outage: April 26 2008 Yes, you read that correctly. We’re going to have a fu…
Today I bring you tales of… Intrigue! Romance! Espionage! Barbecue! Asparagus farming! Pants mending! Well, no, not really. I just thought after yesterday’s play writing adventure I’d deliver today’s update in the form of a 50’s movie trailer. Y…
