Edition 226 of the University Computing Service Newsletter (October 2005) is now available. A PDF copy can be downloaded by anyone who prefers a copy to print for themselves and hardcopy versions will be available for reference in University Libraries.
Items include a special page on Advice for new users plus:
* The new University Directory (lookup service): what it is, how to use it, and how to edit your own information
* Security and how to protect your computer and the network
* Most people will need Raven passwords this term: how to get one
* Network charges are likely to increase for 2005-6
Other items in the latest newsletter include: Windows Update CD, Magpie account renewal, misuse of ejournals, phishing, scam emails, copyright, EU tender 2005, collection of student passwords, account cancellations, pilot wireless service, port blocking, future of CUS, Web-based access to Public Workspace Facility (PWF) filespaces, PWF printing, PWF Linux, Condor, access to Hermes (the University email system).Collection of student passwords
All students who are new to the University this autumn, both undergraduate and postgraduate, have automatically been issued with accounts on the three Computing Service core services:
- Hermes for email
- the Public Workstation Facility (PWF) for access to workstation clusters
- Raven for web authentication.Students can collect their passwords for these accounts via a web browser once they have arrived in Cambridge. The web pages at http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/new-students/ describe the facilities available for new students, and include a pointer to the password collection pages.
As a pilot service, an RSS feed of the newsletter is now available as well as an an Atom version of the feed. For those using the excellent Firefox browser, live bookmarks usable with Firefox are on http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/news/, http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/ and http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/newsletter/.