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Updated: 13 January 2003
An announcement to Chebucto Plus users
was sent out Friday, January 10th. Most Chebucto
Plus users will not need to change any settings to use the new
service. Windows 3.1 and 3.11 Chebucto
Plus users and some Macintosh users will need to make some
minor dialer setting changes. User support will be available through the
Chebucto office.
Unpatched versions of these Microsoft products are vulnerable to many
viruses, worms, trojan programs and exploits where hostile users can get
access to your computer and files. Users are advised to keep current with
Service Packs and Critical Updates for Microsoft products.
Chebucto Users still tops in *.NS.CA SETI processingSETI, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, has been processing their radio telescope data with home users' computers for years now. Using an innovative screensaver which runs whenever the user computer is not in use, SETI has had more than 1,289,000 years of high quality computer processor time donated to it.
Of all the computer domains ending in the letters NS.CA, denoting Nova
Scotia, chebucto.ns.ca now ranks
number one, beating out both the government of Nova Scotia and the vast
resources of EdNet, the schools network. Current stats here.
Chebucto users have sent in more than 17,400 results, representing more
than 37 years of CPU time that would otherwise have been wasted.
Outlook user email advisoryAfter the continuing wave of viruses specifically targetting users of Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express email programs, and the constant stream of user complaints about randomly altered program settings and difficulty using the program, the Chebucto Community Net Office and the Chebucto Technical Committee recommend our users do not use either Outlook or Outlook Express as their email program.Windows Users can find a selection of email programs available for download here and Macintosh users can find a selection of email programs here.
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The new Chebucto Plus 56 K dialup
service is ready to go and we are now waiting for the telephone company to
switch over the lines to the new service. This switchover is expected to
happen soon and is outside of Chebucto's control.