You may now use the UCI news server (news.service.uci.edu) from non-UCI hosts using your UCInetID and password. Among other things, this means you can now access all UCI newsgroups when dialing up from commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Netcom and PacBell. Most news readers have a configuration option for a username and password; enter your UCInetID and password there to gain full UCI Newsgroup access.
824-9000 Modem Sessions To Be Limited to 2 Hours
As a temporary measure to relieve congestion, the maximum amount of time allowed for any one session on UCI’s 824-9000 modem pool is being reduced to 2 hours. Shorter dial-up sessions will give more people a chance at this scarce free resource. NACS is studying several long-term remote access solutions including more favorable arrangements with commercial Internet Service Providers.
UCI Acquires 38 Powerful Unix Workstations
Last month, UCI took delivery of 38 Digital Equipment Corporation AlphaStation 200 workstations. The workstations were acquired at substantially less than the normal educational price through a campus-wide purchase coordinated by NACS. The systems have 64 MB of RAM memory, 2 GB of disk space, and CPUs that run at 233 Mhz; they will be used for a variety of research and other purposes at UCI. NACS will be creating a new campus-wide graduate student computing service using 9 of the AlphaStations. The new workstations will also provide a platform for gaining additional parallel computing cluster experience at UCI.
Computing Supporter Meetings
Every 2 months the staff who support computing and networking in UCI departments (Computing Support Coordinatorsor CSCs) meet to discuss issues and share ideas and information. At this month’s meeting, 16 CSCs heard from Garrett Hildebrand of NACS on the current status of UCI’s network. The CSC meetings are announced in the UCICSCG listserv, which anyone who supports computing is invited to join. The meetings are coordinated by Jan Vescera of NACS’Departmental and Distributed Computing Support group.
NACS Service Brochure Available
The Fall 1997 NACS Service brochure is now available in print and on-line. You may access it in the Web athttp://www.nacs.uci.edu/org/services-brochure.html. If you would like a paper copy, send e-mail to NACS@UCI.EDUrequesting one; please include your campus mailing address.