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The following message will be sent to MSU Dean, Directors, and Chairs this afternoon. Katherine Ball ACNS Communications Manager Michigan State University 324 Computer Center East Lansing, MI 48824-1042 (517) 353-3295 phone (517) 432-8059 fax Celebrating 50 years of Computing at MSU http://computing.msu.edu/50years ======================================================================= On Thursday, December 21, 2006, the Computer Center will be closed to the public in order for routine maintenance to be performed on the building's main electrical vaults. Accordingly, all walk-in services in the building will be unavailable for the day, including: - ACNS Business Office - ACNS Walk-in Help Desk - Artificial Language Laboratory - Client Advocacy Office - Computer Store - Computer Repair - Libraries, Computing and Technology Office - Scoring Office Most core computing services and basic network access (both on-campus and Internet connectivity) should be uninterrupted by this maintenance. However, there will be brief outages between 6:30 A.M. and 7:30 A.M. and between 5:30 P.M. and 6:30 P.M. for the following core services: - afs.msu.edu - mail.msu.edu - netid.msu.edu The majority of ACNS staff will convene in another location on campus with only essential personnel remaining in the Computer Center machine room (which will be powered by a portable generator). The ACNS Phone-in Help Desk will be available. This power shutdown is a continuation of work performed in July, August, and October 2006. Maintenance of the Computer Center electrical systems is required to insure that our computing services continue to reliably serve the MSU community. For more information, see http://techbase.msu.edu/viewpathfinder.asp?id=7704 Please pass this information on to staff in your unit. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Tom Davis, Director Academic Computing and Network Services