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Issue
39 - March 2004
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Features
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How
Can We Stop E-mail Viruses?
In
the early days, as long as computer viruses were transferred by
floppy disks, they spread slowly. However, e-mail has changed all
that. Now you can exchange files much more quickly and infecting
your PC is as easy as clicking on an icon - or easier. E-mail has
become the biggest source of viruses...
Network
Management System: What's It All About?
During
the recent CTNET upgrade, the CityU's campus network had expanded
in terms of capacity and supported features so as to provide a smooth
platform for deploying advanced network applications and services.
After the upgrade exercise, the CTNET now composes more than 200
networking devices, including switches, routers and network appliances...
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What's Up
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Enhancement
of PC Security Through Microsoft's Software Update Service
In August 2003,
the MS Blaster worm got through a known security loophole in Microsoft
Windows and attacked millions of computers around the world, resulting
in an enormous economic loss. Actually, this disaster could have
been avoided if users had applied the security patch MS03-026 released
a few months before the attack. However...
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Network
Connection Management System to Replace NAMS
The Network
Connection Management System (NCMS) is a Web-based system that provides
a single-stop for registration and maintenance of the network connection
database of the campus network. The database contains both data
(wired and wireless) and voice (PBX and VoIP) network connections
in the Main Campus and the Student Residences...
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Firewall in Place to Protect Our Network
Everyday,
when you are working with your PC in your office drawing up
important documents, and utilizing resources offered by the
campus network, have you ever wondered if your data is 100%
safe or whether there is protection of any sort to prevent
intrusion from outsiders? ...
Abuse
Curbed by Print Quota System
With
a view to resolving the laser printing problem in the Computing
Services Centre (CSC), the CSC has conducted a pilot run of
print monitoring system in the three large terminal rooms
and then the other teaching studios as well from mid December
2003 to mid January 2004 (i.e. the semester break)...
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User Education
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Tech
Terms: Do You Know What They Mean?
Within the CityU community, we often
come across some common computer terms in our daily work; sometimes
we do not have a clue what they mean or how important they are in
the community. This is very much reflected in the type of calls
placed through the CSC Help Desk...
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