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On the 13th of January, Information Technology will begin the process of moving the entire Tygerberg Campus over to plug into the SANREN metropolitan fibreoptic network. (South African National Research Network) during this move there will be some instability on the network and timeouts might occur. Currently the Tygerberg Campus is connected to the Main [...]
Posted on 12 January, 2012 in New Posts
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ISPA names and shames South Africa’s biggest spammers and email address resellers in their Hall of Shame.
The South African Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) updated their “Spam Hall of Shame” recently, naming and shaming the country’s spammers and e-mail address resellers.
Until recently it was mainly the embarrassment of appearing on this list which made it [...]
Posted on 23 November, 2011 in New Posts
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The problem with USB flashdisks is that they are easily infected with virusses and spyware! USB Flashdisks are popular with almost every student and personnel out there because they offer a compact storage solution for carting around work projects, personal documents and files
Because these drives are so popular and generally get used to move data [...]
Posted on 8 November, 2011 in New Posts
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I am amazed at the ingenuity and slyness of the criminal mind.
The mail below is NOT from Stellenbosch University’s Information Technology and is a direct phishing attack by criminals who know a lot about the university, and have disguised their attack very cleverly, and are attacking the university network directly.
Please do not respond to the [...]
Posted on 8 June, 2011 in New Posts
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GERGA’s mailing lists are online. Please take note of the appropriate addresses: (There are some guidelines to abide by.)
Although there are thousands of computer viruses discovered each year, there are still some that only exist in the imaginations of the public and the press.
A virus hoax is a false warning about a computer virus. Typically, the warning arrives in an e-mail that comes from a colleague or a friend or associate. These notes are usually forwarded to many people at a time and they will typically suggest that the recipient forward the “warming” to as many people as possible. If you get a message about a new virus, you can check it out by asking the Information Technology HelpLine or a skilled computer user that keeps up with viruses and virus hoaxes. If someone sends you a note about a virus that you learn is a virus hoax, reply to the sender that the virus warning is a hoax.
Below is a link to a comprehensive list of viruses that DO NOT EXIST, despite rumor of their creation and distribution. You will need your NXInetkey to be open to access the page.
F-Secure’s Virus Hoax ListPlease ignore any messages received regarding the supposed “viruses” or “promotional gimmicks” listed above and do not pass on any messages about them. They all contain bogus information, and are intended only to frighten or confuse users. Do not forward or pass these messages on as it only serves to further propagate them. There are better things to do with your time than forward on hoax messages.
No this is not a romantic tiff between a boy and a girl, but an obscure problem with the university network and the way the GERGA computers log in and get access to the network space (your student drive) and the Safecom printing system.
So your password is not the problem!
This error comes and goes, and there is little that we can do at the moment to fix it becuase it isn’t caused by the GERGA computers but the network domian that all students login to. If you encounter a machine that gives you such an error, physically switch off the computer (the power button is on the side of the computer box, behind the screen) and power the machine on again. If that doesn’t work move to another computer.
The old GERGA website, in its current incarnation, has been with us for close to 6 years now. It is time to move on and do something different. Keeping a traditional website up to date and working is a full time job and we simply do not have the time to maintain the website as we would like to. We decided to look at a more dynamic blog-based website that would be able to “look after itself”, and built a calendar into it that would show our bookings, when GERGA is closed for exams, maintenance etc. The site is very new and very prone to errors and mistakes! I hope you will be patient as we develop it.
The use of cellphones in CUAs (Computer User Areas – RGAs in Afrikaans) is strictly prohibited! Information Technology after lengthy consideration and debate with all roleplayers have decided to ban the use of cellphones within CUAs and other high-risk areas.
In a nutshell this means that although you may bring the cellphone itself into the area, it must be switched off. It may not be on Silent, Discrete or Vibrate-only mode, but physically switched off!
Any student or personnel member caught using a cellphone within GERGA (especially during exams) will be given an immediate spot fine of R50. Repeat offenders will be banned from using GERGA.
The only people permitted to have or use active cellphones are designated IT personnel and the CUA manager and his/her staff. They might require the use of cellphones for troubleshooting, networking and PC problems with outside technicians and are often on 24-hour standby needing the use of cellphones. GERGA personnel now have digital cordless telephones which do not interfere with the network communications.
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Tygerberg Campus joining the SANREN network
SA’s biggest spammers named and shamed
USB Flashdisks and virusses
Phishing Scam: “Stellenbosch University Service Center”