IP 3 Tips

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Mail Alias

Each IP also has an IP mail alias. I beleive all members of your editing team are on it.

IP Directory Structure

Each IP is give a home directory, such as:

RCS

Don't change filenames after the file has been installed. Install it again under a new file name and remove old one. Messes up RCS if you do.

File Management

All directories should be capitalized and files lowercase. If the directory is not capitalized, it will not show up in the install menu.

Obselete files and links: replace the file with a a note saying the document has moved and specify the new link. If the document has disappeared, say so. Here is an example. After a period of time, you may then remove the obselete link or file.

Clean up your IP directory once in a while. Delete obsolete files, after putting them through the above process.

Do up HTML files first, then linking after, in your home dir. Relative filenames are an asset here.

Create subdirectories, and install appropriate files in them (use training as an example)

It is useful to be able to access your IP pages via your bookmark file to edit them. It can be done using file://localhost/ccn/info/Services/Training as an example. Insert as an entry in your bookmark file

<a href="file://localhost/ccn/info/Services/Training">Training Dir.</a>

substituting your IP directory path for Services/Training. Caution! Do not use the file://localhost syntax in your IP pages. Use the http:// syntax. Viewers not logged into CCN will not be able to follow your links.

Why use file://localhost syntax in your bookmark file? It allows local access, rather than going through the http server. Your identity is not verified if you go through the server, but if you are accessing it through the local system, then you have been identified through login.

HTML Style

All documents that are linked from your IP pages and reside in your directory must be proper HTML files, ie. conform to the following template.

<html>
<head>
<title> </title>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

It would be helpful to have a standard footer at the bottom of your main pages with links back to the previous page, next section (if applicable), top of document (if document is fairly long), the IP home page, and the CCN home page.

At the very minimum, there should be a link back to the previous section.

Written by Carol Wulfman