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