Andrew, May we schedule Madawaska Middle/High's Joebox to be upgraded after school (3pm) on Thursday? Vincent Vanier, Technology Coordinator Madawaska School Department [log in to unmask] (207)728-3371x408 On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Andrew Henry <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > A few people have asked for details on what the new upgrade contains. I > had thought there was a post on this list in the past covering that, > however looking back I didn't find one so I'll cover it here. The > majority of changes center around MECguard, the web filtering component. > This is a significant overhaul of that software, and the way HTTPS > filtering is handled is vastly improved, among other changes. Details of > the changes to that component are available here: > http://www.networkmaine.net/msln/joebox/MECguard_SSL-15.0.pdf. In > addition to the MECguard improvements, there are some kernel-level changes > to improve performance for high-bandwidth and high-user-count sites. > Finally, there are a few minor changes to the function of the user > interface to prevent firewall problems that some people were running into. > > Overall these changes will primarily benefit sites who use MECguard for > filtering (which is the vast majority of Joebox users), however even sites > not making use of MECguard will see stability and performance > improvements, especially sites with a large number of hosts behind the > Joebox. Moreover, all Joebox users will benefit from the modest UI > changes to improve stability. If you have any additional questions > regarding this update, please contact the helpdesk and we'd be happy to > answer them. > > Thanks. > > -- > **************************************** > Andrew W. Henry > NOC Coordinator > [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------- > University of Maine System > ITS, Communications and Network Services > Networkmaine > Voice (207) 561-3587 > Fax (207) 561-3531 > ---------------------------------------- > Maine School and Library Network > 1-888-FOR-MSLN (1-888-367-6756) > (888 number in-state only) > **************************************** >