Monthly Archives: May 2010

Server rebooted

DEOSS community server was rebooted 2010-05-09 17:39 UTC following a series of software updates and completion of the new Postfix-based mail system. Web and mail services were unavailable for approximately 3 minutes. All services were restored successfully. Complete rsync backup … Continue reading

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WARNING! Beware of emails pretending to be from us!

A new form of particularly nasty spam is doing the rounds, pretending to be from service providers. The emails ask the recipient to download and/or open a zip file containing an alleged upgrade, needed to use their email service. Examples:- … Continue reading

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Server Weblog goes live

The new DEOSS community server weblog has gone live. Based on WordPress, this weblog is intended to keep all our users informed about changes and modifications to the server. It saves having to email everybody! Unfortunately this sort of information … Continue reading

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Full rsync & software update completed OK.

All the software and web/mail applications on the new DEOSS server have been updated and the entire server rsync’d to a remote backup server. Whilst we have automated backup procedures in place. I feel more comfortable if I personally perform … Continue reading

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New server ready sooner than expected

The new combined DEOSS & GarfNet server has gone on-line a little sooner than expected. The old GarfNet server was decommissioned 2010-05-03 and the old DEOSS server will be switched off within a day or two. The next few months … Continue reading

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