Do you keep exceeding your WiscMail email quota? WiscMail and WiscMail Plus users can now adjust their purge settings for Junk Mail from 1– 99 days (default is 15 days). This is helpful for those users whose junk mail folder size of is causing their email quota to be exceeded. (more…)
A letter has been sent to department chairs and selected center directors about a survey of information technology support and services in CALS departments and selected centers. Three teams of interviewers will be contacting units during the month of January. Their mission is to learn how each unit staffs and budgets for computer and networking support. (more…)
The UW-Madison Internal Audit Office recently sent an electronic survey on campus usage of social security numbers. A number of CALS administrative staff and others in the College were among the recipients. The survey deals with both physical and electronic storage of SSNs. Needless to say, how we use and store SSNs and other sensitive data is an important security issue. If you were one of the recipients, please complete and submit it. If you have questions, please contact Paul Jelle at 262-1875, pjelle@cals.wisc.edu or Charlene Krembs at 262-6108, ckrembs@cals.wisc.edu.
The ISIS authorization form has been revised and should be available shortly on the ISIS website (www.isis.wisc.edu). The form has been slightly reorganized and font size increased to make it easier to read and complete. (more…)
The UW-Madison has entered into a new three-year contract with Microsoft effective Nov. 1. This allows departments to install the latest versions of Office and Windows. (more…)
DoIT staff and others are in the process of testing campus applications with Internet Explorer 7. Please read the test results and check with your IT support person before installing this new version.
The WiscMail/WiscMail Plus web client upgrade was performed Oct. 31 to make it compatible with Internet Explorer 7. As a result, the automatic spell check feature on the web client no longer works. (more…)
Check with your local IT support person before downloading and installing the newly released Internet Explorer 7.
A group of CALS IT support personnel met on Oct 17 and have agreed to meet on a bi-monthly basis to discuss IT-related issues. Next meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 19. Charlene Rieck Krembs can provide details.
Starting the week of October 16, campus users began receiving an email notice if their netid password is not in compliance with the new Campus Password Policy. (more…)