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On Monday 12 October 2009 16:01:15 Al Puzzuoli wrote: > My director just forwarded the below message to me. > No idea what clicking the URL would do. I haven't ever seen this > particular approach before, so am passing it along with his permission. > > > --Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Hudson > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 3:38 PM > To: Al Puzzuoli > Subject: FW: Attention: Server Upgrade > > FYI > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: system-administrator [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 1:54 PM > To: Michael Hudson > Subject: Attention: Server Upgrade > > Attention! > > On October 16, 2009 server upgrade will take place. Due to this the > system may be offline for approximately half an hour. > The changes will concern security, reliability and performance of mail > service and the system as a whole. > For compatibility of your browsers and mail clients with upgraded server > software you should run SSl certificates update procedure. > This procedure is quite simple. All you have to do is just to click the > link provided, to save the patch file and then to run it from your > computer location. That's all. > > http://updates.rcpd.msu.edu.secure.ssl-datacontrol.com/core/id=757875110 > [log in to unmask] > > Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter and sorry for > possible inconveniences. > > System Administrator I keep on telling my people to not believe anything that tells them to do something. I also tell them to look at a url, from right to left, and think that most of them now understand that msu.edu.something.com isn't the msu domain at all. Teaching them this stuff prepares everyone for the future of this stuff. --STeve Andre'