From websites-info at tamu-commerce.edu  Fri Jun 26 10:55:36 2009
From: websites-info at tamu-commerce.edu (websites-info@tamu-commerce.edu)
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:55:36 -0500
Subject: [Websites-info] FTP Access for Updating Web Pages
Message-ID: <7883A277E46C4B40B6E5D1B14A69B6580568916C@exchangeserver.tamu-commerce.edu>

	This message is being sent to individuals that are designated as
the owner of any departmental or faculty web site in an effort to
communicate a permanent change in procedures for using the FTP protocol
to update a web page.

	Because the FTP protocol sends username and password credentials
unencrypted across the network, there is an inherit risk that this
information could be captured and possibly used to deface web pages.  To
minimize this risk, A&M-Commerce will no longer provide direct FTP
access to its web sites via the Internet effective July 13, 2009.  FTP
access from the campus network including the Metroplex Center, UCD,
Navarro and Midlothian will still be enabled, but users needing to make
changes remotely will need to use the Cisco Virtual Private Network
(VPN) client to encrypt and tunnel their ftp connections into the
A&M-Commerce network.  For more information on getting the VPN software
and installing it, please contact the Technology Services Help Desk at
helpdesk at tamu-commerce.edu or 903-468-6000.

Jeffrey Faunce
Telecommunications Manager
Technology Services
Phone 903-886-5644
Texas A&M University-Commerce