Blogs at UMass Amherst http://blogs.umass.edu A service from the Office of Information Technologies Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:49:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Blogs at UMass Amherst Unavailable Fri., Nov. 11, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2011/11/10/blogs-at-umass-amherst-unavailable-fri-nov-11-8-a-m-to-2-p-m/ http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2011/11/10/blogs-at-umass-amherst-unavailable-fri-nov-11-8-a-m-to-2-p-m/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:49:34 +0000 kpshaw http://blogs.umass.edu/?p=277 Blogs at UMass Amherst will be unavailable on Friday, November 11, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. while the Office of Information Technologies (OIT) completes a major upgrade to our blogging software. more…

]]> http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2011/11/10/blogs-at-umass-amherst-unavailable-fri-nov-11-8-a-m-to-2-p-m/feed/ 0 New Anti-Spam Software for Blogs at UMass Amherst http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2011/10/12/new-anti-spam-software-for-blogs-at-umass-amherst/ http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2011/10/12/new-anti-spam-software-for-blogs-at-umass-amherst/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:46:41 +0000 kpshaw http://blogs.umass.edu/?p=249 Over the past several months, the Office of Information Technologies (OIT) has seen a sharp increase in the amount of ‘comment spam,’ random comments promoting commercial products and services, posted to our Blogs at UMass Amherst service.  This spam distracts from legitimate discussions on blogs and places a burden on our servers.

To address this problem, we have installed new anti-spam software, Akismet, and disabled our old anti-spam software, ReCaptcha.

Below are a few things to know about the new software:

  • Akismet filters out most comment spam before it reaches our server. You may still see a small amount of comment spam on your blog.
  • You do not need to activate Akismet. All blogs come with this software enabled automatically.
  • All comment spam filtering happens behind-the-scenes. Your blog’s readers will no longer need to read and enter distorted text before making a comment.

If you have any questions, please contact the OIT Help Desk at 413-545-9400.

]]> http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2011/10/12/new-anti-spam-software-for-blogs-at-umass-amherst/feed/ 0 Blogs at UMass Amherst Problems Resolved http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2011/09/14/blogs-at-umass-amherst-intermittent-outages/ http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2011/09/14/blogs-at-umass-amherst-intermittent-outages/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:05:17 +0000 kpshaw http://blogs.umass.edu/?p=159 The Office of Information Technologies (OIT) has resolved the problems that were causing Blogs at UMass Amherst outages earlier this week. Please contact the OIT Help Desk to report any problems with this service.

]]> http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2011/09/14/blogs-at-umass-amherst-intermittent-outages/feed/ 0 Blogs Upgrade Complete http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2010/08/05/blogs-upgrade-complete-3/ http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2010/08/05/blogs-upgrade-complete-3/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:45:29 +0000 kpshaw http://blogs.umass.edu/?p=101 The Blogs at UMass Amherst upgrade scheduled for August 5 is now complete. For information about what’s new and different in this new version (WordPress 3.0), see our Blogs Upgrade Highlights.

]]> http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2010/08/05/blogs-upgrade-complete-3/feed/ 0 Blogs at UMass Amherst Unavailable Thurs., Aug. 5, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2010/08/01/blogs-at-umass-amherst-unavailable-thurs-aug-5-7-a-m-to-1-p-m/ http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2010/08/01/blogs-at-umass-amherst-unavailable-thurs-aug-5-7-a-m-to-1-p-m/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:16:34 +0000 kpshaw http://blogs.umass.edu/?p=96 Blogs at UMass Amherst will be unavailable on Thursday, August 5, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. while the Office of Information Technologies (OIT) completes a major upgrade to our blogging software.

]]> http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2010/08/01/blogs-at-umass-amherst-unavailable-thurs-aug-5-7-a-m-to-1-p-m/feed/ 0 Blogs Quota Increased to 100 MB http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/11/09/blogs-quota-increased-to-100-mb/ http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/11/09/blogs-quota-increased-to-100-mb/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:32:31 +0000 kpshaw http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/11/09/blogs-quota-increased-to-100-mb/ As of October 30, 2009, you have 100 MB of space allotted to your blog. This increased quota, the previous quota was 50 MB, will allow you to store more images, videos, and other files with your blog. Enjoy!

]]> http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/11/09/blogs-quota-increased-to-100-mb/feed/ 0 Blogs at UMass Amherst Routine Maintenance Complete http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/08/04/blogs-at-umass-amherst-routine-maintenance-august-5-9-to-10-am/ http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/08/04/blogs-at-umass-amherst-routine-maintenance-august-5-9-to-10-am/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:26:34 +0000 kpshaw http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/08/04/blogs-at-umass-amherst-routine-maintenance-august-5-9-to-10-am/ The routine maintenance scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, from 9 to 10 am has been successfully completed. Please contact the OIT Help Desk (545-9400, M-F, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm) to report any problems.

]]> http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/08/04/blogs-at-umass-amherst-routine-maintenance-august-5-9-to-10-am/feed/ 0 Blogs Upgrade Complete http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/07/16/blogs-upgrade-complete-2/ http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/07/16/blogs-upgrade-complete-2/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:08:33 +0000 kpshaw http://blogs.umass.edu/?p=69 The Blogs at UMass Amherst upgrade scheduled for July 15-16 is now complete. For information about what’s new and different in this new version (WordPress MU 2.8.1), see our Blogs Upgrade Highlights.

]]> http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/07/16/blogs-upgrade-complete-2/feed/ 0 Blogs at UMass Amherst Upgrade Planned for Wednesday, July 15 http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/07/14/blogs-at-umass-amherst-upgrade-planned-for-wednesday-july-15/ http://blogs.umass.edu/blog/2009/07/14/blogs-at-umass-amherst-upgrade-planned-for-wednesday-july-15/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:02:25 +0000 kpshaw http://blogs.umass.edu/?p=66 A new, improved version of Blogs at UMass Amherst will be available on Thursday, July 16, 2009. To make the upgrade possible, you will not be able to access your blog from noon on July 15 to noon on July 16. More…

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