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Deactivation of the Feedback-Function

August 31st, 2022 | by

 

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As we already know, everything has an end at some point.

So does our ticket feedback. After more than a year of testing, it’s time to say goodbye to our feedback function.

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RWTHcontacts – Now Online!

August 24th, 2022 | by
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With RWTHcontacts, you get insight into the new organization directory at RWTH Aachen University. To support digitalized processes and in everyday work, we often need information about which employees work at RWTH, where exactly they work and, most importantly, how to reach them.

An organization directory helps us to get this information. It is an information system that contains important data about the mapped institutions. In addition to the master data record, this also includes contacts and addresses. Read the rest of this entry »

RWTHmoodle – Results of This Year’s User Survey

August 22nd, 2022 | by
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This summer semester, RWTHmoodle users once again had the chance to evaluate the system and its associated services.

The user survey started in June 2022. 37.300 people who actively used at least one course room in the summer semester 2022 were asked to participate in the RWTHmoodle user survey. 1.820 users complied with this request.

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Hooray, Hooray the New Backup System Is Here!

August 19th, 2022 | by
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Trust is good, backup is better! If you can rely on a good backup of data and systems, you are already on the safe side. We know that this time it took a little longer than planned, but we would like to take this opportunity to thank all at RWTH Aachen University backup admins for their patience and trust. Of course, we would also like to thank our Friendly User Group, which has accompanied us since February ’22. Therefore we are even more happy to announce: We are ready to go! To the clients, install, register and assign server plan! You can read more about it in this article.

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How to Use IT Center Help – a Guide for our Docuportal

August 12th, 2022 | by
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As the central IT service provider of RWTH Aachen University, the IT Center offers numerous services for RWTH members. Whether right at the beginning when redeeming the ConnectMe coupon or for using W-Lan, VPN, Software & Co. – sooner or later everyone who studies or works at RWTH Aachen University uses the services we provide and may need support or have questions. For this reason, we maintain a detailed documentation portal with practical step-by-step instructions and information about IT Center Services: IT Center Help. Today we introduce you to our portal and give you helpful tips & tricks on how to use it. Read the rest of this entry »

#GoodToKnow: How to create distribution groups?

August 5th, 2022 | by
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Recently, we told you about mailing lists and how to request them. In this blog post, we’ll introduce you to the difference with distribution groups and describe how to create and manage them.

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Email Security – The SMTP Protocol and Its Problems (Sending and Receiving)

July 27th, 2022 | by
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In our first article on the topic of e-mail security, we gave an insight into the historical development of email. We briefly explained how email exchange works and referred to the statistics of the email service at RWTH Aachen University.

Today we’ll tell you about the transmission protocol “Simple Mail Transfer Protocol” (SMTP) and its pitfalls.

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API in DNS-Admin

July 13th, 2022 | by
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From now on, Application Programming Interface-Tokens (API-Tokens) simplify and automate the processes in DNS. Changes can now be easily accessed via the DNS admin using API tokens from a script or other software. One advantage that results from this: Time and clicks will be saved.

We have summarized for you what exactly is behind this and how the whole thing works.

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Overleaf Pilot Project Goes into Extension

July 11th, 2022 | by
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We have great news to announce: The Overleaf service, which enables collaborative editing of LaTeX documents, is extending its pilot until February 2023!

What exactly the service is and what features it includes, we have summarized for you in this blog post.

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