Shane's Useful Links

Many of these links are really here for my own benefit.

• I've made available a handy script for converting Pegasus Mail boxes to Sendmail format.
• The Computing Officers are trying to put together some common problems and solutions.
• I should keep an eye on the Computing Bulletin Board.
• I am a member of SciCOs.
• I was involved in the Edinburgh Mail Working Group.
• I often refer to the Edinburgh University Procurement Office Pricelist and Unix Maintenance Info (for 2000-1)
  • but RM have their own.
• I also make use of EUCS Software database.
• There are useful software archives at Imperial College & the UK Mirror Service.
• I also occasionally ask these bits of EUCS for help:
  • The Science Support Team
  • The Unix Group (including their FTP site)
  • The Micro Facilities Team
  • The Network Services Division
    • Especially handy is Sam Wilson.
    • We use the patching page when we move connections about.
    • If necessary we email Foad
    • or the Installation Team if appropriate.
  • The Year 2000 stuff.
• We may end up using Appmeter again sometime too.
• Paul Taylor is keen to see other people taking an interest in Hypatia.
• Paul Caban tells me that he's heard of some unusual fonts
• I'm told that there are useful programs at DIStributed COmputing.
• We have bought some NCD X-terminals from Xanadu.
• I know where to find details on loads of File Formats.
• I also have a note of how to book EU Video Conferencing.

For my sins I have to look after a small, but growing, number of Apple Macintosh computers. These links are useful places for me to pick up hints etc. on fixing them.

• Mac-Supporters.
• Mac-Software.