Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Access to McGill website From: Stuart Rosen <uclytsr@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 07:34:07 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY><html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf= -8"> </head> <body text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"> <p><font face=3D"Calibri">This seems a minor inconvenience, and thank= s for all you do, Dan, in keeping this important resource going!</f= ont></p> <p><font face=3D"Calibri">Yours - Stuart</font><br> </p> <br> <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 16/05/2018 22:09, Dan Ellis wrote:<= br> </div> <blockquote type=3D"cite" cite=3D"mid:32171_1526530086_5AFD0026_32171_6_31_CAH+6nYz2tVGkDw0cDkX34_7= xVh0jMoUCRyn7uyjKOV+Zn6hxrA@xxxxxxxx"> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Du= tf-8"> <div dir=3D"ltr">Dear AUDITORY list -=C2=A0 <div><br> </div> <div>As you may know, since its creation in 1992, the AUDITORY list has been run via a "listserv" server running at McGill University.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Unfortunately, McGill experienced a cyber attack a few weeks back, and as a result have blocked web access to the listserv (<a href=3D"http://lists.mcgill.ca" moz-do-not-send=3D"true">lists.mcgill.ca</a>).=C2=A0 I don't = know if this will be permanent or not.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>This doesn't prevent the email list from working, but it does have some impact on AUDITORY:</div> <div><br> </div> <div>(1) The archive of past list messages at McGill is no longer externally accessible. The mirror of the list archive at=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.auditory.org/postings.html" moz-do-not-send=3D"true">http://www.auditory.org/postings.htm= l</a> is unaffected, but it is updated only sporadically. I will work to get the mirror updating automatically and promptly again.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>(2) When you post to the list, you get an email response from the listserv requiring confirmation of your post (an anti-spam measure).=C2=A0 You used to be able to confirm by clicking a link in that message (which was convenient, but has fallen foul of the site blocking).=C2=A0 Now, the only working = way to confirm your post is to "reply" to the confirmation email with a message containing OK. =C2=A0</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Sorry for the inconvenience, but I hope this won't seriously impact the usefulness of the list.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Best,</div> <div><br> </div> <div>=C2=A0 DAn.</div> <div><br> </div> </div> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html>