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University reinstates Napster with plan to cap use, but network still not up to speed

Tufts Computer and Communications Services (TCCS), the department that regulates access to the Internet at Tufts, has redesigned the University's network in order to handle the increased Internet traffic caused by Napster, a popular file-sharing program. But the changes, which come as the University lifts a 10-month ban against the program, have had little effect, and web browsing on campus has slowed to a crawl.