A new student policy, formulated in January 1995, allowed each student to open his or her own account and keep it throughout University attendance. This resulted in an increase of student accounts from 5,000 to 7,800 in 1996 and the count is still growing. This traffic reflects not just an increase in the number of accounts, but also an increase in uses of E-mail by the University community. The WorldWide Web and the explosion of its use have impacted the FAU community as well. At the time of hurricane Fran, response time came to a standstill as users throughout the University accessed Web weather mapping information and downloaded hundreds of graphics to view the path of the hurricane.
Graphics slows response time down.
These are encountered when a Server is no longer available and the IP address for a specific node name cannot be resolved or a Server is temporarily out of service. A message will travel throughout the system, being routed through any available servers until the address is resolved and the message delivered. Equipment Outdated Sad but true, the reliability of our system is not what it should be. Only one Processor has been software upgraded and is capable of handling the new interactive speed standard environment. Matching the operating system versions and features poses a real challenge due to the architectural differences on the various machines.