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<div>Good afternoon,</div>
<div>Information Systems is pleased to announce support for MacZephyr
1.5.2, the latest version of the Macintosh client for the zephyr
protocol, a real-time messaging and notification system used by MIT
students, staff and faculty. MacZephyr can also be used to communicate
with users at other institutions with a zephyr infrastructure.</div>
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<div>New Features in MacZephyr 1.5.2</div>
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<div>- Runs natively on Mac OS X (10.2 or later)</div>
<div>- Can send a zephyr message to multiple recipients</div>
<div>- Open URL command for opening URLs received in zephyr
messages</div>
<div>- Can specify fonts for the list and messages windows</div>
<div>- Improved support for communicating with zephyr users in other
realms</div>
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<div>For more new features, see
http://web.mit.edu/is/help/maczephyr/features-osx.html<font size="+1"
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<div>Who Should Upgrade and Why</div>
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<div>Users who are using MacZephyr 1.3.4 (or earlier) in Mac OS X's
Classic environment should upgrade to MacZephyr 1.5.2, as it runs
natively on Mac OS X 10.2 or later. Users of Mac OS X 10.1 or Mac OS
9.2.2 (or earlier) should continue to use MacZephyr 1.3.4.</div>
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<div>For users that are upgrading from previous versions of MacZephyr,
I/S includes a program for converting subscription and anyone files
into the required format for MacZephyr 1.5.2. See
http://web.mit.edu/is/help/maczephyr/import-osx.html for more
information.</div>
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<div>If your department has a local computer administrator, then IS
recommends that you consult him or her first before downloading and
installing this new software. If your department does not have a local
computer administrator, then IS recommends that you carefully review
the list of new features and bug fixes and determine whether you would
benefit from upgrading to this newer version before downloading and
installing it.</div>
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<div>Where to get MacZephyr 1.5.2</div>
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<div>The installer is available from http://web.mit.edu/software/ as
MacZephyr 1.5.2.</div>
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<div>Please review the documentation at
http://web.mit.edu/is/help/maczephyr/.<br>
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If you have a question or need assistance, please contact the
Computing Helpdesk at computing-help@mit.edu or x3-1101.<br>
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<div>Al Willis for the MacZephyr Release Team</div>
<div> Deb Bowser</div>
<div> Phyllis Galt</div>
<div> Atticus Gifford</div>
<div> Ari Gnepp</div>
<div> Scott McGuire</div>
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DISCLAIMER:<br>
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<div>The Software Release Team does not distribute software releases,
updates or patches through e-mail. Please DISREGARD ANY MESSAGES
WITH ATTACHMENTS SENT BY THIS TEAM. Most likely, they will
contain viruses and/or unsolicited and potentially offensive
content.</div>
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