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2007

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Harder Better Faster Stronger Webmail and Documentation

We just installed a caching module that'll greatly speed up our webmail and documentation pages. In some cases, you'll notice a speedup of about 2-3x!

While you're giving our enhanced documentation a test drive, take a look at our recently updated web hosting documentation. We've added a bunch of information, updated a lot of the existing documentation, and tried to clarify any confusing information.

We're also building up a list of suggested web applications that have been reported to work with our web server, along with any special customizations that might help them run better on the OCF.

This documentation refresh is an ongoing process, so keep checking back!

Oh, last but not least, we've added an auto-save feature to our webmail. Now, whenever you're writing an email, our webmail interface will automatically save the message every few seconds. No longer will you lose an email to a web browser crash or errant click!

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Home Directories Deleted and Restored

During maintenance of our file server at 4 AM, the home directories of users whose usernames began with the letter 'a', letter 'b', or letters 'ca' through 'cg' were inadvertently deleted. The directories were promptly restored from a backup made an hour earlier. We apologize for the inconvenience.

I'll post up more details when I get a chance.

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Downtime 10/20

There is scheduled downtime for 10/20 as we upgrade one of our core servers. Due to the recent error made in our test, we will be discussing whether or not to postpone the upgrade until our tests are clean. The decision will be made during BoD tonight.

Edit: We are going through with the upgrade with modified instructions so as to prevent what happened during the dry-run.

Edit: Timeline is available at http://xrl.us/7d88.

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General Meeting 3.0

The OCF will be holding another general meeting this Thursday, October 11th, in 283 Dwinelle at 7 PM.

Come learn more about the OCF
 Learn how to become a staff member
Help elect the OCF Site Manager
 Find out about our exciting upcoming events

Also, stay afterwards for some food and socializing.

I hope to see all of you there!

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Maintenance Day 2.0

Due to scheduling issues with various staffers, the OCF lab maintenance that was scheduled to occur on Sunday, September 23, was postponed to Saturday, October 6. The lab cleaning was completed with great success, and OCF lab looks (almost) new!

I'd like to thank our General Manager, Angel Kittiyachavalit, for organizing the event and all the staffers who showed up to lend a helping hand. You guys are awesome!

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Maintenance Day and Minor Downtime

The OCF will be closed on Sunday, September 23 for cleaning. Some lab workstations may be temporarily turned off throughout the day. Furthermore, there will be a slight disruption in our services between 2 and 3 PM while we install hardware into one of our core servers.

UPDATE: As some people have inquired about which services will be affected by the downtime, we anticipate that most of our mail services (IMAP/POP3/SMTP and mailing lists) will be affected by the downtime.

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First General Meeting for Fall 2007

Welcome back OCFers!

We hope everyone is excited for a new school year with OCF.

Our first general meeting will be held on Thursday, September 13th in 283 Dwinelle at 7pm.
Come learn more about the OCF
 Learn how to become a staff member
Help elect the OCF General Manager and Site Manager
 Find out about our upcoming events

Also, stay afterwards for some food and socializing. We hope to see all of you there!

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Mail quota reporting in webmail

Following suggestions from staffers and others, our webmail interface now reports how much disk space your inbox is taking and how close you are to the maximum at the left of the screen, below the folders listing.

Reminder: unless you've received a quota increase, you're permitted to have 10 MB of mail in your inbox. Mail in folders other than the inbox does not count against your mail quota; it's recorded under your home directory quota (which is 400 MB by default). For more information, see our documentation.

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Reminder: secure POP and IMAP now required

As previously announced, secure connections are now required to read your OCF email; in particular, POP and IMAP users who have not already configured their mail clients to use secure connections need to do so in order to keep using them. If you're not sure how to do this, have a look at our instructions for several popular mail clients.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us (email staff@ocf.berkeley.edu).

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System Status 2.0


The "System Status" page, linked from the front page, has been updated with improved accuracy of which OCF computers are on, as well as details such as uptime, names, and user numbers. (Thanks, Aaron). In addition to that, the graphics have been entirely redone to make them more recognizable. We hope you find it that much more useful, and don't forget that the lab webcam is broadcasting again.