Good morning -
I know you'll be surprised, but message has nothing to do with the e-mail
project!

Attached are two announcements that will be posted to myMiami and the
eReport soon. Each describes a change in services that will be taking effect
within this calendar year. We'd appreciate your help in getting the word out
to any faculty, staff, or students who will be effected by these changes and
also welcome any feedback.

The first announces that Internet Relay Chat (IRC) traffic into and out of
campus will be discontinued as of July 15. Faculty and staff may request
that the service be enabled for them, if needed, by contacting the Support
Desk. We don't currently have plans for enabling students to use this
service - but please let us know if you are aware of any reasons why we
should.

The second announcement is about unauthenticated wireless access. What we
call "guest access" will change and require authentication as of the end of
this calendar year. Robert Howard is in charge of developing a path for
providing guest access that will keep us within current best practices and
legal requirements. There will be more information released as that process
gets underway.

If you have any questions or suggestions about either, please don't hesitate
to reply to me.