京都大学東南アジア地域研究研究所　情報処理室 > Announcements

(Local) Internet Explorer 8 support will be discontinued in Google Apps

Users. The CSEAS e-mail system has been used  Gmail (Google Apps), so the CSEAS will be influenced. This is the important issue due to the support deadline for WindowsXP.  According to Google Apps team, Internet Explorer 8 support will be discontinued in Google Apps since November 15, 2012. Please keep in mind that WindowsXP cannot upgrade Internet Explorer 9 or later, so I think that the decision includes the process toward the support deadline for this OS (WindowsXP will be discontinued since April, 2014 by Microsoft co.) If you use WindowsXP, you will be able to avoid the issue by using the other web browsers, such as Firefox, Opera, Google...Read More

Firefox 16.0.1 / Thunderbird 16.0.1 Released

Version 16.0.1 was released on October 11, 2012. About the detail information, please check the release note.    The feature of this version is “Fix of Critical Security Vulnerability”.   Release Note Firefox 16.0.1 Release Note Thunderbird 16.0.1 Release Note 15th October, 2012  Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.

(Done) Announcement of temporary suspension of network services due to the routine power inspection

Users. The following operation was finished and I confirmed that there are no troubles of the network services, including servers.If you cannot use the CSEAS network, please contact us. 15th October, 2012  Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.  In Kyoto University, the regular check related to the electric power supply has been being carried out every year. In this year, according to the announcement of the administrative office, the electric power supply will be tentatively suspended in the following time. [Date]: October 14th, 2012  13:00 — 16:00 (Sunday) [Area]: Inamori Center , Library, and Common and East building. [Summary]: The electric power supply in all buildings in the area will...Read More

(KUINS) Tentative Unstable Network due to DNS server maintenance

Users. According to the notice (in Japanese) of Management Committee of Kyoto University Integrated Network Services (KUINS),  the network will be unstable at the following periods. [Date]: October 16, 2012 and October 18, 2012  <12:00 — 13:00> [Influence]: During these period, you may not be able to use the network services, such as the browsing of web sites,  the e-mail, and so on. [Operation]: Maintenance of DNS servers in Kyoto University. 11th October, 2012 Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.

Firefox 16 / Thunderbird 16 Released

Firefox 16 was released on October 9, 2012. About the detail information, please check the release note.   The feature of this version is “VoiceOver support for Firefox”, “Web application support for Firefox”, and “Implementation of Silent Update for Thunderbird “. When new version comes, Thunderbird will automatically update itself. After it updated, new version  automatically enables when it is restarted. New Features (Firefox) Support of VoiceOver  function in MacOSX. (Firefox) Initial Web application support. (Firefox) Support of some languages. (Thunderbird) Implementation of Silent Update (Thunderbird) Added FileLink” function with the external online storage (box.com) for sending  an attached document of large size. Release Note Firefox 16 Release Note Thunderbird 16 Release...Read More

Notice of Server Maintenance

Dear Users. The following maintenance was finished at the following period.I am sorry that my operation was overdue.  [Operation Time]: October 19, 2012 (Friday) 12:00 — 17:00 19th October, 2012:  Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani. Dear Users. The server maintenance will be scheduled at the following period. [Date]: October 19, 2012 (Friday) 12:00 — 16:00 [Influence]: Almost HP regarding CSEAS HP will be tentatively suspended. [Operation]: Maintenance for HP. Please cooperate with us. 9th October, 2012:  Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.

(Local) Notice of Tentative Network Suspension (DONE)

Users. The following operation was finished without a trouble. If you have a trouble regarding the network at the following building, please contact us. The network will be suspended at the following area during the following period. [Date]: October 9, 2012 (Tuesday)  12:00 — 13:00 [Area]: Library, East and Common Building. [Influence]: During this period, the network will be suspended. [Purpose]: Countermeasure of the breakdown of the building network machine due to the instantaneous power  interruption . [Operation]: Installation of UPS to the core network machine in the building.  This aims to cope with the breakdown issue of the building network machine due to .*About the issue in  last fiscal year, please see...Read More

Renewal of Education poster for Information Security in Kyoto University

Dear all. IT Security Office of Kyoto University renewed the education poster for the information security. Please look over the following poster and respect the rule. Especially, please be careful about the prohibited matters.   Related Information Handling of P2P File Sharing Software in the network of Kyoto University (KUINS)  * This information is provided in only Japanese, but you may be understand the name of “P2P” file sharing software. 24th September, 2012 Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.

Firefox 15.0.1 Released

Firefox 15.0.1 was released on September 6, 2012. About the detail information, please check the release note.  The future of this version is only for the security fix regarding the private browsing mode. New Features Nothing particular. Release Note Firefox 15.0.1 Release Note 11th September, 2012  Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.

Improvement of View system for the manual documents

Manuals have been posted to  Column or Frequent Inquiries. However, it becomes hard to search the manuals because their articles have been increased. Therefore, the Office added new category called “Manual – Article” in the “Link” of global navigation menu. 30th August, 2012 Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.