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30th November 2001
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SPSS courses are scheduled for
December...more information.
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23rd November 2001
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The CSC is implementing a new
e-mail address format for members of staff registered with the CSC. The new
e-mail address format will include the person's first and last names separated
by a period e.g. norman.zammit@um.edu.mt
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Members of staff with an existing
CSC e-mail address are being requested to obtain their new e-mail address
online...more information.
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23rd October 2001
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ECDL courses and tests are scheduled for
November...more information.
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7th October 2001
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The CSC is
an authorised SMGB outlet. University students are now able to use their
SMGB (Stipends) card to pay for printing credits and software at CSC
Reception Desk.
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5th October 2001
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The CSC has extended its document
binding service to include plastic spiral binding. This service is available to
members of staff and students for university-related work ...more information.
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3rd October 2001
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The first ECDL Test Centre Forum
in Malta was held today at University. During this forum representatives of local
accredited ECDL Test Centres discussed the development of the ECDL qualification
in Malta. The CSC shared its ECDL training/testing experience at University. The event
was organised by the British Computer Society (Malta Section) in
conjunction with the CSC.
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1st October 2001
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SPSS courses are scheduled for October
...more information.
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21st September 2001
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A new virus called 'Nimda' is
circulating across the Internet. Besides spreading via e-mail, end-user
computers can also get infected with this virus by browsing an infected website.
For more information please read this article by
Data Fellows.
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Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer
are encouraged to apply a security patch which can be downloaded from the
Microsoft site.
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The CSC also encourages all users to
update their F-Secure antivirus software. Information about updating F-Secure is
available here.
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5th September 2001
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Presentation of certificates to members of staff
who have successfully completed the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
programme ...more information.
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30th July 2001
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All incoming and
outgoing e-mail to/from CSC mail servers is now being scanned for viruses.
Any e-mails containing known viruses are automatically stopped and both
sender and mail recipients are informed by e-mail about any quarantined
messages.
- It is important to note
that the CSC anti-virus gateway is not intended to be a replacement for
anti-virus software on the users personal computer. Its purpose is to provide
an added protection to users against viruses. Viruses can still be spread by
sharing infected files on disks; by downloading files from the Internet or by
opening file attachments received through other mail services.
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19th July 2001
- Academic members of staff
may now apply with the CSC for ADSL Internet and campus network access from home.
ADSL provides much faster access than normal dial-up and Websave connections.
Another advantage over dial-up is that the telephone line used for ADSL can still
be used for normal (voice) calls, even while computer is connected to CSC. The
service is being provided as a University work resource and is available to
eligible members of staff through the
AWRF ...more information.
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5th April 2001
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The CSC has extended
its e-mail services to include an Auto-Reply Facility. Users can
now set up their own reply message to be automatically generated when e-mail
is received in their CSC mailbox.
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Users will typically utilise
this facility when they will be away from their e-mail for a period of time
(e.g. on Easter vacation or attending a conference). This facility enables
users to notify people that they may not be able to answer mail during
that period...more
information.
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5th April 2001
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The CSC has compiled
a set of guidelines intended to promote effective, efficient and responsible
e-mail communication. All University e-mail users are strongly encouraged
to follow these guidelines ...more
information.
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23rd February 2001
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The CSC has launched the CSC Mailing
Lists service. This facility enables posting of messages to a group of
users (staff and/or students) with a CSC User Id. University departments
(faculties, departments, institutes, committees etc.) may apply to set
up and administer their own CSC mailing list/s. Administration and subscriptions
to CSC Mailing Lists are done via the web...more
information.
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16th February 2001
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The CSC has extended its computing
and printing facilities to the University Library - 3rd Floor. Members
of staff and students having a CSC Labs Account, can make use of these
facilities during the Library opening hours. Other computers will
shortly be made available in other sections of the Library...more
information.
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13th February 2001
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A new virus called 'Onthefly' is
being circulated by e-mails with the subject line 'Here you have, ;o)'.
For more information please read this article by Data
Fellows.
The Computing Services Centre has
updated its F-Secure anti-virus software site to detect and remove the
'Onthefly' virus. The update is available in a folder, called 'fsupdate.exe',
that can be downloaded from CSC anti-virus
download site.
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26th January 2001
- The first ECDL courses and tests
for members of staff and university students are scheduled for February...more
information.
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