Technical Coordinators Meeting Chris Bongaarts Steve Siirila November 9, 2005

Blocked Mail Reporting Blocked mail reports can now be sent via daily (previous 24 hours) or weekly (Mon 6am – Mon 6am) around 6am Blocked mail reports can now be sent via daily (previous 24 hours) or weekly (Mon 6am – Mon 6am) around 6am Formats: plain text (default), HTML, or CSV (comma-separated values) Formats: plain text (default), HTML, or CSV (comma-separated values) Sort by date/time (default), originator address, or IP address Sort by date/time (default), originator address, or IP address

Incoming Mail Controls (proposed) User-maintained exceptions (whitelist) User-maintained exceptions (whitelist) –Adding exceptions for an entire domain –Allowing arbitrary user input User-maintained blacklist User-maintained blacklist –Arbitrary address or domain –Useful for blocking free providers

Inbox Auto-Filing 17,799 eligible users notified 17,799 eligible users notified 11,447 users auto-filed total (i.e. mailbox scanned, possibly filed) 11,447 users auto-filed total (i.e. mailbox scanned, possibly filed) –4,538 remain > 20MB (395 remain > 100MB!) 1,175 users auto-filed on 11/8 1,175 users auto-filed on 11/8 –834 mailboxes contained eligible messages –62,421 (5GB) of 382,099 (56GB) messages filed

Phase-out of clear-text passwords 2,799 users remain insecure 2,799 users remain insecure –2309 TC client/server (aquamarine) –302 TC premium (garnet) –188 Morris client/server (cougar) Moving users at a rate of 250 per day to secure servers Moving users at a rate of 250 per day to secure servers

Outgoing SMTP Issues smtp.umn.edu services are now restricted to central users only smtp.umn.edu services are now restricted to central users only OIT Security continuing to look at scanning servers authorized to use relay.tc.umn.edu OIT Security continuing to look at scanning servers authorized to use relay.tc.umn.edu Timeline for smtp-gw.tc.umn.edu service phase-out approx. 1Q2006 Timeline for smtp-gw.tc.umn.edu service phase-out approx. 1Q2006

Sponsored Wireless Access Staff/faculty can sponsor wireless access for another person Staff/faculty can sponsor wireless access for another person Good for both TC & Duluth campuses Good for both TC & Duluth campuses Allows wirewall auth only (no ) Allows wirewall auth only (no ) Expires at midnight after two days Expires at midnight after two days wireless wireless

Wireless for Conferences Request up to 100 accounts/batch Request up to 100 accounts/batch Start and stop dates are required Start and stop dates are required IDs are recycled after expiration IDs are recycled after expiration TC campus only TC campus only Allows wirewall auth only (no ) Allows wirewall auth only (no ) confwireless confwireless

‘Till next month… Steve Siirila Steve Siirila Chris Bongaarts Chris Bongaarts