SOCS Inside-Out

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Contents - Verbose - Glossary

LAST UPDATE: Friday, 21-Sep-2001 21:40:52 EDT

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
- "Self-Reliance", Ralph Waldo Emerson

	Contributors and History of Changes
	- Vincent Stephen-Ong

History of Changes:

September 21, 2001
- 9:40PM (Vincent)
  Updated pamphlet page regarding spammers, password change on mimi, and FreeBSD machines.
August 26, 2001
- 3:54PM (Vincent)
  Updated credits and pamphlet pages (changed NT to Windows, changed Linux to FreeBSD, changed mail setup links, and changed location of assignment boxes).
August 20, 2001
- 12:04PM (Vincent)
  Updated credits and pamphlet (minor updates) pages for Fall 2001.
January 16, 2001
- 9:18PM (Vincent)
  Fixed minor formatting problem affecting both versions of the pamphlet.
September 6, 2000
- 8:41PM (Vincent)
  Very minor typo corrections to pamphlet. Added Andrew Bogecho to the credits listing page.
September 5, 2000
- 4:47am (Jacob)
  Continued Vincent's updates to the pamphlet:
  - updated 24-hr lab access info
  - updated labs listing (103N, 105N, 106N)
  - revised lab etiquette section
  - added explanation of proper mailhost settings
  - alphabeticized the pamphlet's glossary
  - no more RS6000 terminals
  - straightened out which courses grant Linux lab access
  - updated server stats (memory, OS version), added mimi & sumo
  - slightly expanded printer info
  - miscellaneous syntactic changes & corrections
  - at least one stupid joke inserted
  Also added entries for SunOS and Solaris to the main glossary, and replaced the broken link on the RSI page.
August 31, 2000
- 5:46pm (Vincent)
  Initial update of the pamphlet for fall 2000:
  - only 105N is available for after hours access
  - no more 3151 terminals
  - only ssh for server access
  - po-box no longer "new"
  - browsers updated
  - no more renovations, 110a no longer a lab
  - no binkley
  - mailforwardset updated for multiple email addresses
  - removed hardware specifics for workstations
  - one printer in each lab
  - other miscellaneous fixes
  Added Mathew Kanner to the credits listing.
September 13, 1999
- 6:45pm (Vincent)
  More of Nick's pamphlet fixes:
  - removed all references to 103N, replaced with 110A temp lab
  - under Rules:
    - added account sharing
    - added cracking/compute hogging
    - - added spying
  - under Home Directory and Storage Quota: added blurb regarding mailquota
  - under Attributes:
    - added mail password
    - fixed printer balance
    - no longer need PIN to get through keycard-protected doors
  - under Remote Access Methods:
    - removed ssltelnet references
    - mail: ssl+imap/pop, cram-md5, also "solaris, soon linux"
  - under Internet Services, email:
    - warning re: fetchmail
    - removed blurb re: configuring mail client
    - fixed link to mailforwarding appendix
  - under FTP: ftp.cs.mcgill.ca
  - under WWW: startx vt8 instead of vt3
  - under glossary: modified imap entry
  - under appendix b:
    - 110A
    - assignment boxes
  - under appendix c: account typed, removed eng
  - under appendix d: removed ssltelnet
  - under appendix e: updated workstation and server
September 3, 1999
- 9:51PM (Vincent)
  Additions to pamphlet:
  - mcgill.socs.ugrads
  - Machines connected via DAS included in list of machines that can access newuser.cs.mcgill.ca
  - Removed comment regarding "most recent" version of Netscape.
  - Modified comments regarding secure logins via a 3151
  - Fixed broken links.
  9:17PM (Vincent)
  Added more of Nick's corrections. In the pamphlet, added a note regarding consultant and 106N availability, and a note regarding 110A replacing 103N while it is being renovated. In the links section, removed the SOCS FAQ reference, added the new mail system info link.
September 1, 1999
- 2:09PM (Vincent)
  Fixed guide availability as stated in the printable pamphlet.
- 1:54AM (Vincent)
  Added most of Nick's pamphlet corrections. Also added a glossary entry on spamming. Finally, made a minor correction to tbe introduction so that it no longer reads "welcome to the first edition..."
August 30, 1999
- 4:15AM (Vincent)
  Initial update to pamphlet for Fall 1999. This included the change in newsgroup names, mail server switchover, and the lisa to nova name change and solaris upgrade.
March 19, 1999
- 8:00PM (Vincent)
  Added info regarding gcc 2.8.x bugs and general gcc optimization bug issues to the Oddities section.
September 23, 1998
- 5:00PM (Navin)
  Changed, respectively, linux.help and linux.misc to comp.os.linux.help and comp.os.linux.misc in the Unix Online Help subsection of the Getting More Help section. Section needs much more serious editing than this.
September 16, 1998
- 2:54PM (Vincent)
  Added Jetset's name to the SOCS Culture writers, as well as "suck" to the contents.
  Also fixed a typo/grammatical error in 10 Reasons the 3151s Are Better Than the Pentiums.
September 14, 1998
- 1:25PM (Vincent)
  Added information regarding annex1 to the servers section of the pamphlet.
September 11, 1998
- 12:32PM (Vincent)
  Fixed the description for the Internships article of the SOCS Culture section.
September 9, 1998
- 9:31PM (Vincent)
  Added the "I want to make a contribution!" option to the Feedback page.
- 8:32PM (Vincent)
  Added the "weird file names" oddity to Oddities and Troubleshooting.
- 12:07PM (Vincent)
  Minor rephrasing of the text in the General Computing Tips page.
September 8, 1998
- 11:42PM (Vincent)
  Added the Useful Links section.
- 11:00AM (Vincent)
  A typo was corrected in the Internships section thanks to an anonymous feedback submitter.
- Online and open for public consumption!
- Errr, well sorta.
  The following sections need serious fixing or are not yet available:
  - The Glossary needs a lot more terms and needs links to appropriate Guide sections.
  - The UNIXhelp CGI scripts are all inoperative.
  - Getting more help needs a serious editing job.
  - The Internet and Communication section of General Computing Tips is largely unavailable.
  - The X-Windows section of General Computing Tips is not yet complete.
  - Editors, Debuggers, Compilers, and Other Tools does not have anything on Debuggers, Compilers, or Other Tools yet.
  - The page templates on which this site is built have to be modified to accept more useful page titles.

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