Release 3.6 of Merit AAA RADIUS Server

[Scott Gerstenberger]

I am pleased to announce that release 3.6 of the Merit AAA
(RADIUS) server is available for all Merit members and
affiliates that use MichNet shared dial-in services.

If your organization does not use MichNet dial-in, you don't
need to read the remainder of this email. Also, even if
your organization does use MichNet dial-in, you need only
be concerned with this announcement if you run a Local
Authorization Server (LAS).

If you have questions about this announcement, please
contact your Network Consultant at Merit for help.

Detailed technical information pertaining to this release has
already been emailed to current LAS administrators.

Unlike releases over the last 18 months, this is a mandatory 
release for all sites that participate in the MichNet shared
dial-in.  We would like all sites to have installed release 3.6
by November 1, 1998. Many, many changes have been made to the
AAA server since we last required all sites to upgrade and it
is no longer feasible to support old releases.

Your organization must sign a license to use this release of 
the Merit AAA Server even though you may have signed a previous 
license. There is no fee for the use of this licensed software 
as long as its sole use is in conjuntion with the MichNet Shared 
Dial-in Service. (Refer to the license for details.)

There are two licenses: one for Merit Members (Central Michigan 
University, Eastern Michigan University, Grand Valley State 
University, Lake Superior State University, Michigan State 
University, Michigan Technology University, Northern Michigan 
University, Oakland University, Saginaw Valley State University, 
University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Western
Michigan University) and one for MichNet affiliates.  These
licenses are available on-line as printable Adobe PDF files at:

   http://www.merit.edu/aaa/michnet.license.html

After the license is executed, it should be returned by postal 
mail or fax to your Internet Consultant at Merit.  A user name 
and password then will be assigned to you which will give you 
access to the release 3.6 distribution. 

Your LAS administrator has been sent information about the 
location of the distribution files and how to get technical 
assistance.

Scott Gerstenberger
Merit Associate Director for Dial-in Services