Monthly Archives: April 2017

4/28 Gmail POP/IMAP available

While POP/IMAP is available, we will work with people who use these options to move to other tools. We are likely to turn off POP/IMAP in the future, to eliminate abuse by hackers. 4/27 2pm Due to some new, nasty phishing, we’re … Continue reading

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Phishing work offers too good to be true

A current phishing example offers $200 to usher an event at Collins. The email comes from a compromised Wellesley email accounts, but when you reply it is sent to an @gmail.com account. You can ensure the email address you’re replying to is … Continue reading

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May Banner downtimes: 5/4 & 5/19

Banner Test will be unavailable on Thurs, May 4, 8am-noon Banner Production will be unavailable on Fri, May 19, 5-8am These downtimes will affect Banner ERP and Self-Service, as well as applications that directly use Banner data, like NolijWeb and some … Continue reading

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4/27 Datamart data refreshed by 11am

The production Datamart is open and available for use and the data is expected to be refreshed by 11am today. To: Datamart users From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171 More info: Tony DiPesa, LTS, x3241

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4/26 Datamart data not refreshed

There was an error during the overnight production Datamart refresh. The Datamart is available, but the data is not refreshed. To: Datamart users From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171 More info: Tony DiPesa, LTS, x3241

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4/20 Clever phishing — update Chrome

In a previous service alert, we let you know about a particularly nasty phishing attack that masks URLs to make them look harmless. The alert links to a fix for Firefox, and there’s now a fix for Chrome — update … Continue reading

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4/18 Very clever new phishing

Have a cup of coffee before trying to digest this one…(sigh). There’s a new and particularly nasty type of phishing that uses a fake URL using unicode that looks identical to a safe URL. A full explanation is here: http://bit.ly/2pOsGNX It affects the … Continue reading

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4/17 Library swipe access until 2:15pm

Today, Patriots Day, carry your OneCard. Clapp Library will be open by swipe access until 2:30pm, when it will be open. To: Students, faculty, staff From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171

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4/12 7pm Papercut Cloud is available

It’s back! 5:30pm It’s being looked into. To: Papercut Cloud users From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171 More info: Computing Help Desk, helpdesk@wellesley.edu, 781-283-7777 (students), x3333 (faculty-staff)

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4/10 11am MFD printing is available

You should be able to print; please contact the Help Desk (info below) if you encounter any problems. 9:15am You may not be able to print to MFDs (multifunction devices — the large networked printers/copiers/scanners) in departments. We are looking … Continue reading

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