This maintenance was completed and the new server appears to be functioning
as expected.

On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 8:37 AM Irelann Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> *What is happening?*
> Starting at 6AM Sunday morning we will be  replacing mail.maine.edu (
> mx-3.its.maine.edu) with a new machine (lv-o-mx-7.its.maine.edu) running
> an up to date operating system.
>
> This machine provides mail relay for many machines and mail forwarding for
> a number of domains and proxies links to some ID management functions.
>  During this maintenance these will be briefly unavailable.
>
> *How long will it take?*
> We expect the changeover to take about 20 minutes, but are reserving an
> hour in case there are issues.
>
> *Why is this work necessary?*
> For security and support reasons we need to keep our systems running on
> recent well supported operating systems.
>
> What happens if the work is not successful?
>
> We will switch back to using the old machine and try again at a later date.
>
> For Support of UMS software, services, or systems please contact IT
> Support Services at 800.696.4357 or by email: [log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]>.
>
>
> --
> Irelann Kerry Anderson          phone:    (207)581-3508
> Systems and Operations
> Information Technology Services
> University of Maine System
> 5752 Neville Hall
> Orono, Maine 04469-5752
>


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Irelann Kerry Anderson          phone:    (207)581-3508
Systems and Operations
Information Technology Services
University of Maine System
5752 Neville Hall
Orono, Maine 04469-5752