Guides

Step-by-step instructions on how to achieve common tasks.

EMail

Instructions on how to send, receive and manage email, including:

• Filtering out spam identified by the Departmental junk filter

• Setting up rules for automatic server-side mail sorting

• Setting up automated out-of-office away messages

• Setting up Mozilla Thunderbird on your own machine

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File Storage

How to access and manage your files on network fileservers, including:

• Accessing your files using Windows Networking

• Accessing your files using Secure FTP (SFTP)

• How to check your file quota

• How to recover files from backups

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Printing

How to set up and use local printing services.

• Printing from the Linux command-line

• Connecting your personal machine to the departmental print server

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Databases

How to access and manage databases housed on one of the Department's database servers.

• Connecting to one of the PostgreSQL database services

• Connecting to the Microsoft SQL database service

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Web Hosting

How to set up and use the web-hosting services provided for groups and individuals.

• Creating Personal web pages

• Restricting access to web pages

• Using CGI scripts and other features

• Using PHP

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