Stabilizing GroupWise for good

By Editorial

It has become increasingly annoying when the technology you depend on is inconsistentâ€"â€"sometimes working and never seeming to be fixed.

Such was the case for Novell's GroupWise, the campus' e-mail software, which was down Oct. 28, Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 for maintenance. (These, of course, don't include the countless attempts to log into clients, waiting to check precious messages, to no avail.)

According to Information Technology, the problem stemmed from bad computer hardware in GroupWise's disk storage. The hardware's vendor, Dell, was out to fix the problem this week, after the department had spent weeks trying to figure out exactly what kept breaking. We do question, however, why some of these repairs were made in the early evening hours, a time when many students could be exchanging messages after a day of classes.

It is inarguable that e-mail isn't a novelty anymore. Especially for academicâ€"â€"and businessâ€"â€"related affairs at Santa Clara, it is a necessity for messaging and scheduling.

We hope these recent upgrades provide the campus with some sense of relief â€" and a permanent one, without more disruptions.