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+ Ed Dyer, Editor
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CSuite Workshop - February 19, 1997
Next February 26, 1997
Previous February 12, 1997
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Agenda:
* CSuite Brochure Revision
* Manual Update
* Start Page Design
* Privileged Access Control
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CSuite Brochure Revision
David J. Murdoch handed out copies of the current CSuite Brochure,
with the request that we review it and send comments to him at
djm@chebucto.ns.ca by Friday, so that he could prepare a new print
run.
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Manual Update
More review input on the Chebucto User Guide is needed. A few comments
were received from the first review group identified at the Internet
Show. A note in the Message Of The Day (motd) has been suggested to
encourage a broad spectrum review, with a general e-mail if necessary.
Details will be finalized by e-mail among the help-doc group.
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Start Page Design
The major activity for this week was a design session for the new Lynx
"Start Page". Please correct mistakes or omissions in these notes.
Goals
* better communications
+ board
+ tech
* expose
services
links
tips
sponsors
revenue generation
Information Providers
Promote interesting and new sites
* education
* interesting, dynamic
* personalized messages
+ mail status
+ quota
+ membership solicitation to non-members
+ donation solicitation to heavy users
+ custom options
* local issues
* events
* customizable
* success stories, meet people
* move functions from shell script
Principles
* novice friendly
* clean, simple
* primarily linear
* not "too long"
* no mysterious disappearances
Format
* Mandatory header
* User Customizable Header (Default, but configurable)
* Message body
+ Each of the following consist of queues of messages submitted
by appropriate bodies to a special archive constructed for
the purpose. Some would be organized LIFO, some random
selection, all with active expiry flags.
1 to n of
System messages
Quota message
Personal messages
1 to n of
Board
Volunteer
Events
1 to n of
Tech messages
Help Messages
IP messages
* Mandatory Footer
* User Customizable Footer (Default none)
Process
Present ideas call for a script that runs at login, and generates a
page which would be stored at some location (perhaps create /tmp/$USER
with permission 700 at login, use it for all temporary files, remove
directory on logout. This will mean modification to all executables
that create temporaries :-( but this will resolve a security issue.
;-) and more consistently purge /tmp ;-)
The script will build the page depending on the configuration options
specified by the user or from the default options. After inserting the
mandatory parts, as many of the optional parts will be inserted as
will fit on the screen as determined from $TERM and $LINES.
Issues to be resolved
Should the page be limited to a single standard screen (24
lines) or be allowed to run over.
How to incorporate updated information
Whether to rebuild page on user command
Details of selection strategies for queues
Provision of archives for queues, viewing messages
User configurable links
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Privileged Access Control
Gerard presented a quick summary of the system he is preparing for
enabling authorized group leaders to grant privileges to those who
need access to various "special" areas and services in the system.
Based on GAWK scripts and sudo, it promises to more effectively
distribute control to those who need to have volunteers undertake
specific responsibilities.
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Next Workshop February 26, 1997
Previous Workshop February 12, 1997
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Submitted by Ed Dyer aa146@chebucto.ns.ca
Workshop Coordinator David J Murdoch djm@chebucto.ns.ca
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