dialup.mit.edu server maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance Report for MIT

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Posted Jan 28, 2026 - 17:00 EST

Scheduled

The Athena dialup.mit.edu servers will be taken out of service and rebooted, in two groups, in order to receive software and security updates.
Most users will not need to take any action, but users with persistent sessions will need to be mindful of the following schedule and migrate their session accordingly:

Wednesday evening, January 28:
- all-night-tool
- barber-pole
- castle-on-a-cloud
- hack-to-the-future

Thursday evening, January 29:
- csail-squared
- hackapult
- senior-house-tombstone
- snowhenge

Posted Jan 27, 2026 - 16:43 EST

This scheduled maintenance affects: Academic Services.