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Sept/Oct, 1994 The Computing Center University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 97403 Vol. 10 #1 LADSTONE Gives Students a Passport to the Internet During Durin¢the thesummer, summer, If you youdid did not nothav e have anan accoun ot account on DuckMai l GComputing Center staff replaced DuckMail, th e GLADSTONE, n and wish to open one on you'll need student e-mail server, with a newer and more to request it by running a program called powerful computer called GLADSTONE_ An AUTHORIZE . If you're using a networked account on GLADSTONE gives students full acces s computer on campus, telnet to authorize. If Dial-in- services , to a variety of Internet resources, includin g you're using a terminal that's physicall y connected to a terminal server on UOnet, typ e World Wide We b • electronic mail (the pine program and others) authors page • global information servers, like World Wide UOnet> c authorize Web and Gopher (gopher, lynx, and Mosaic) Fall Workshop In both situations, you'll see a "Usemame " Schedules :. 3-4 • USENET News and other popular discussion prompt. Respond to it by typing the word AUTHORIZE again (it appears in capitals) : Hardware requirements groups (tin and other programs) Username: AUTHORIZE for new software . : 5 • JANUS, the Knight Library's card catalo g If you're dialing in over a modem, you'll se e Hardware requirements • remote file transfers (ftp) . Respond by for Mac System 7 UOnet's "Username :" prompt .5 .. 5 typing authorize: These and other GLADSTONE services are Software available on described in the free handout, "Basic UNI X User Access Verificatio n 1)ARKWING . 3tld. for GLADSTONE Users," which is available in th e Username: authorize OREGON Computing Center Documents Room (205 ) e r and at the Help Desk (south entry lobby) . Then, follow the online instructions to complet Microcompute your account request . The procedure is outlined Purchase Plan Students who had an account on DuckMai l in more detail in the free handout titled, "Ho w last year have been automatically assigned an E-.mail consulting to Get a Computing Account," which i s addresses account on GLADSTONE, and will not have to available from both the Center Document s apply for one. GLADSTONE e-mail addresse s Room and the Help Desk . Antiviral software have the form GLADSTONE [email protected] .edu Use Policies Modem Upgrades 8 GLADSTONE is primarily intended to provide Mail sent to old DuckMail addresses wil l Internet access to students. It is not designed for Microsoft be forwarded to GLADSTONE through the end of resource-intensive applications, software develop- volume licenses fall term. Students are urged to inform their . This means it i s purchase plan ment, or recreational use correspondents of their GLADSTONE address and inappropriate to install or use IRC, MUDs/MOOs , Computing News change any references to DuckMail addresses or network computer games on GLADSTONE. Briefs in mail-forwarding or signature files as soo n GLADSTONE access is a privilege that can be as possible. revoked if abused. Users must agree to use network resources i n accordance with th e the New Technolo Fee? UO Student Conduc t Most students have probably noticed that a new technology fee has bee n Code and applicable added to their tuition costs this fall . This fee enables the UO to keep pace with network acceptable - the need for increased use of technology in the classroom . The funds will be use policies, as des- used to invest in necessary hardware and software, add educational materials, and train students, faculty , cribed in the handout and staff in their use . Among the immediate benefits of this fee are titled, "Using the Internet from GLAD - 48 additional dial-in modems on UOnet • STONE, " available at • the installation of GLADSTONE, a Sun/UNIX timesharing computer that provides students no charge from the with full network acces s Documents Roo m ▪ subscriptions to Clarinews, an AP/Reuters news service, and Britannica Online (Room 205 Computing • increased network services, such as online library reserve materials and class bulletin boards Center) . • Knight Library Information Technology Center - continued on page 2 Sept/Oct, 1994 Vol. 10 #1 the New Fee? Dial-In Network Access Change s M Dial-in users who wish to access Internet resources can either log in on a • enhancements to five microcomputer labs timesharing account they've established, or access the network directly, usin g on campus, including one of the modem software packages ARA 2, SLIP, or Shiva Remote PC. (See EMU (16 new Power Macs, 14 Pentium the article titled "UOnet Modem Upgrades Continue" on page 8 of this issue fo r PCs, a LaserWriter, and CD-ROM drives ) more information on modem software . ) To get direct access to the network, dial-in users must be able to have their Law Library (15 new Power Macs wl CD) University status verified . Many timesharing computers on campus (some 40, to Science Library (9 new X terminals) date) provide this verification automatically through log-in userid/passwor d sequences. Dial-in users who have accounts on these systems may connect to them Social Science Instructional Lab (SSIL) simply by identifying the system's name in response to UOnet's "Usemame :" user 19 new Pentiums access prompt . For example, to connect to DARKWING, you'd type Future plans for fee proceeds includ e Usemame : darkwing • electronic media labs for promoting training , DARKWING then prompts you for your log-in username and password . Once assessment, and expertise in using and logged in on DARKWING, you'd have full access to the Internet and its resources . producing electronic courseware Those who wish to have direct dial-in access to the network via modem • increased network access for students, software, and those who have accounts on computers that do not provid e faculty, and staff automatic verification, must establish a personal network username (a "netid" ) and password. If you had an account on DuckMail (now GLADSTONE), DARKWING , • increased availability of services on the or one of the VMScluster computers-OREGON, DONALD, or DAISY-you shoul d network, including libraries, administrative have received e-mail this summer informing you that a netid has already bee n services, academic advising, student set up for you, with a temporary password noted . If you've forgotten o r services, and the like misplaced the password, contact the Center's accounting clerk in Room 10 7 We urge all students to take advantage of (telephone 346-1738) . the new services their fee helps provide, and watch subsequent issues of Computing News How Do I Get a Netid ? for information about new technologica l developments on campus. To obtain a netid, pick up a copy of the free handout, "How to Get a Computing Account" from the Computing Center Documents Room, upstairs i n Room 205, or the Help Desk in the south entry lobby . Follow the handout' s instructions for running the AUTHORIZE program and type uonet when the program prompts, "Requesting an account on . :" Then select a netid an d password. (If you already have a netid, you'll get a message in lieu of thi s prompt telling you that you have an account on "uonet," with your netid age Debuts Soon noted. Notice that your netid i s University Computing is puttin g prefixed with the characters uo-, e.g., uo-bclinton .) Don't forget to prefi x together a World Wide Web page listing UO Web authors, with links to thei r your netid with uo- whenever you log personal Web pages. If you are interested in on UOnet. in being named on this page, send an e-mai l For information on how to change your UOnet password, see the handou message to [email protected], t giving your name, e-mail address, and the titled, "Managing Your PH Databas e URL for your personal page . Please include suggested key words/categorie s Entry" in the Documents Room . (e.g., physics, medieval French poetry, etc .), so we can make it easier for authors/readers with similar interests to locate you and your creations . We How Do I Add Our hope this "Web Authors" page will help facilitate the exchange of We b authorship expertise throughout the University community . Computer to the List? The debut of the Web Authors page will be announced in a future issue o f If you are a faculty or staff Computing News, and, of course, in the "What's New" section of our WW W member who administers a campu s server (currently linked to from the home page via "About this WW W computer, you may request that it be Server"). If you have any questions added to the list of systems tha t about the Authors page, direct them to provide automatic verification , the webmaster at the above e-mai l bypassing the netid requirement, b y 2 address. sending an e-mail message to [email protected] .edu . Vol. 10 #1 Computing Center Microcomputer Workshops . Each term University Computing offers short introductory workshops on a variety of computing topics . These noncredit workshops are open free of charge to UO faculty, staff and students. This term's workshop schedule is outlined below . Pick up a flyer at the Microcomputer Consulting and Services office (Room 202A) for brief course descriptions . Preregistration is required for all courses . To preregister or get more information, call 346-4412. Workshop Day/Date Time Room UO Network Resources PC session Wed Oct 19 1pm - 3pm 185 Computing Center Mac session Wed Oct 26 lpm - 3pm 185 Computing Center UO Network/Internet Access Using a Modem Mac session Tues Nov 1 1pm - 3pm 185 Computing Center PC session Wed Nov 2 lpm - 3pm 185 Computing Center Microsoft Word 6.0 (Windows & Mac) Thurs Oct 6 10am - noon 185 Computing Center Excel 5.0 (Windows or Mac) Thurs Oct 27 10am - noon 185 Computing Center Microsoft Word 6 .0 Advanced Formatting (Windows or Mac) Thurs Oct 13 10am - noon 185 Computing Center Spreadsheet Fundamentals with Excel 5 .0 (Windows or Mac) Thurs Oct 20 10am - noon 185 Computing Center Computer training for UO departments may be requested .