Barnard Residential Computing

Trojan.Qhosts is a virus that may interfere with your ability to connect with the network. If you're having problems connecting, please read Symantec's article and follow their removal instructions here.

Trojan.Qhosts is a Trojan Horse that will modify the TCP/IP settings to point to a different DNS server.

Trojan.Qhosts cannot spread by itself. For a computer to become infected, you would have to open an HTML page that contains code, which allows it to open a viral HTML file on the target computer, so that the script can create and run the malicious executable.
posted by Barnard Resnet on 10/02/2003 at 11:33 AM

Instructions on how to end email forwarding from Barnard to Columbia email accounts are here.
posted by Barnard Resnet on 9/26/2003 at 5:33 PM

Announcement from Information Services:

Recently, students who had been using their Columbia Email Accounts to
receive mail found that this mail was automatically being forwarded to
their Barnard email accounts. This was an unintended result of an effort
to address a technical issue with the Barnard data feed to Columbia. The
problem has been resolved and the next data feed from Barnard will restore the ability to receive mail at CU to those students who had previously been able to do so. We expect this to take effect by tomorrow morning (9/27/03).

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.
posted by Barnard Resnet on 9/26/2003 at 4:15 PM

Instructions on how to end email forwarding from Barnard to Columbia email accounts are here.
posted by Barnard Resnet on 9/26/2003 at 11:33 AM

Keep your computer as secure as possible! Don't leave yourself open to hackers. Visit our Top Ten Security Tips site for more information.

Remember, once you've activated your Columbia UNI, you can always download Norton AntiVirus through Columbia.
posted by Barnard Resnet on 3:15 PM

Welcome class of 2007! For information on how to set up your new Barnard email account, visit our New Student Information page.
posted by Barnard Resnet on 12:50 PM

Welcome new students!
posted by Barnard Resnet on 8:53 PM

If you are using Outlook, Outlook Express, or Eudora to check your email and you are having problems sending email, make sure that your "outgoing mail server" or "SMTP server" is set to smtp.barnard.edu.

The Barnard SMTP server only works on campus. Off campus, try using send.columbia.edu. More information on how to connect to columbia's outgoing server is here.

Don't forget to install your Columbia Digital Certificates.
posted by Barnard Resnet on 8:53 PM

Students can now fill out and submit online a report of problems that occur in the lab. This is received by the help desk right away via email. Click here to report a problem.
posted by Barnard Resnet on 8:52 PM

If you would like to take a workshop on how to keep your network connection running smoothly by preventing hacking, using file sharing programs correctly, and keeping your virus protection up to date, email the Residential Computing Program: resnet@barnard.edu
posted by Barnard Resnet on 8:43 PM