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Max III. PSD-Net
General Information | Electronic Mail | World-Wide-Web
Creating and Maintaining a Personal Web Site
PSD-Net is the last link for the district internet connection. The name of the PSD-Net internet server is alpha. A PSD-Net account is available to all PSD staff, students, and active registered volunteers. An e-mail account accompanies PSD-Net membersh ip. A PSD-Net account may be accessed from school, home or on the road. For information in obtaining a PSD-Net account, please contact your media specialist or media coordinator. Note: the phrases "alpha account" and "PSD-Net account" are interchangeab le. PSD-Net applicants must sign and agree to the Terms and Conditions of PSD-Net. The terms and conditions are attached to the PSD-Net application. A copy of these legal terms is also on the PSD-Net homepage. PSD-Net applications are available from t he media office.
If you ever forget your PSD-Net/alpha account password, please contact the school media specialist. Never give out your password. If you feel someone may have learned your password, change it immediately. If you ever need assistance with your password
at Tavelli, please contact Mr. Durkin. Information on how to change your alpha password is contained in the Pine and Simeon sections of this document.
An alpha account may be accessed from Tavelli through various methods. The most common are using Simeon (e-mail only) and Telnet (e-mail, internet) found in the Internet folder on the hard drive. These programs are detailed in this file.
Connecting From Home via Telnet.
All good things must come to an end. After many great years, free district-provided connection to PSD-Net ceased in the summer of 1999. This was a remarkable and rare service for its time. Throughout the decade of the 1990s, district dial-in service p rovided the education communities of Northern Colorado with access to the internet. This public service was brought to rest upon the advent of ubiquitous high-speed ISP's and excessive age of the equipment used to provide the dial-up.
For PSD students to access her or his alpha account from home, a commerical or other method may be used to telnet to the schoolweb.psdschools.org address. If you are a PSD student and have the ability to access the internet from home, you probably do h ave the ability to telnet to your alpha account. Free telnet software may be found on the web.
PSD employees also have access to the Simeon e-mail software to use with a commercial service. See the employee section of the PSD-Net web site for download options and instructions.
If you ever have any questions regarding connecting from home, please contact Mr. Durkin.
Connecting to the Fort Collins Public Library and Elsewhere
One way . . .
Another way . . .
One could also telnet in UNIX. There are many computers that may be accessed via telnet. All you need to know is the telnet address and a valid login and password for the desired system.
Up until 1998, PSD used two separate e-mail systems. One was on "venus" and the other on "alpha." Venus is primarily used to access student and other school-related data from the district's mainframe. Venus accounts are only available to PSD staff membe rs. Alpha is the name of the internet server that is used by PSD staff, students, and volunteers. The use of e-mail on venus was completely phased out in October of 1998. Venus (without e-mail) continues to be available to those that have accounts and a re active on that system at least every 30 days.
All PSD staff members are encouraged to have an alpha e-mail/internet account. All Tavelli staff members do. The standard software to read e-mail from an alpha account is Simeon. Simeon software and licensing was purchased at the district level for use
on all Macs and PC's that are on the wide-area-network (WAN).
What do you need in order to use Simeon?
Simeon can be used on any computer that has a direct connection to the internet. For example, schools that are on the WAN have computers with direct connections. Due to remodeling in the early 1990's, Tavelli was one of the first elementary schools on t he district's WAN. Simeon is on every modern Mac (system 7.0 or higher) and PC that is networked at Tavelli and can be found on most other computers (Mac and PC) throughout the district. The Simeon program can be activated under the Apple menu on the de sktop.
What if your connection does not allow the use of Simeon?
PINE is another and older way to read e-mail on alpha. Those that are not on the WAN can still make use of PINE. Of course, PINE also works at schools on the WAN. PINE can be used via Telnet, VersaTerm, NiftyNet, or other communications programs.
Simeon
Simeon is installed on all System 7.0 or higher Macintoshes at Tavelli. Simeon may be accessed from the Apple Menu or the Internet folder on the hard drive.
The following comprises an on-line manual that is applicable to the PSD-Net Simeon environment for Macintosh. The full PSD Simeon manual is available to registered staff users on the Tavelli Server in the Tiger Tech folder.
Activate Simeon by choosing the Simeon icon under the Apple Menu.
Type in your login name and press the Tab key.
Type in your password and press the Return key.
To begin working with new mail, expand the Post Office and inbox by clicking once on the triangle by each icon.
Simeon is very easy to use, in part, due to the use of icon buttons in a toolbar at the top of the window. Here is a description of these icons from University of Northern Texas.
Below is something similar to the window that should appear after you log on.
Simeon uses icons to inform the user of the status of each message. Here is a description from Vanderbilt of these icons. This site also contains information on how to view attachments.
Composing and Sending Messages
Here is another overview from Vandy on how to send mail in Simeon. This site contains information on Attachments, Address Books and other features of e-mail.
Tips for Sending Mail from PSD
Open your inbox and double-click on the message that you want to view.
Saving Messages
To save a message into another folder in alpha other than your inbox, click on the Move button and indicate the desired folder. This will delete the message from your inbox.
Replying and Forwarding Messages
While the message is open or selected . . . to reply, click on the Reply (Rply) button to respond to the sender of the message. . . to forward a viewed message to another user, click on the Forward (Frwd) button.
Deleting Messages
Click on the Delete button while viewing the message or if it is selected in the inbox.
To select more than one message randonly, Shift - Click each message.
Undeleting a Message
One may undelete any message with the Undelete button anytime prior to logging out or using the Clean button.
Cleaning Messages
Deleted messages will remain "retrievable" until you click on the Clean button or log out of alpha/Simeon.
Click on the Print button when the desired message is open or selected.
Some folks in the district have mentioned that Simeon and HP Deskwriters don't get along very well. Though, I haven't seen a problem with the HP 850'sand even some DeskWriters. The best bet is to print to one of the HP LaserJets in the building.
Full Name and From Address cannot be changed by a user. To make changes to these sections, please contact Mr. Durkin.
An on-line PSD e-mail directory is accessible through Simeon. This is only available to non-student users. To access this directory, go to the Address menu and choose Open Public Directory. One way to access the folders in this directory is to double-c
lick the mouse on the desired folder(s). Once a person's name is highlighted, click on the "To" box and open a compose window that is automatically addressed to that person.
You'll need to configure Simeon to deal with wrapped text. This is done under the Tools menu. Go to Tools and choose Options - then choose Edit . . . You'll need to make changes in three options areas: Reply, Forward, and Viewer. In Reply and Forward
, just click in the "wrapped text" box to place an "x" in it. In Viewer, click on the "always" radio button for wrapped text.
If you ever paste in text from another application into a message body and it just comes out as one long line, just insert and remove a "space" character in the line and it should automatically wrap.
Viewing an attachment . . .
Attachments may be viewed by first saving them onto the workstation hard drive or server account. To do this, click once on the attachment icon at the bottom the message. Then go the the Message menu and select Save . . . - Attachment. Once on the har
d drive, try to open the file from within the application that was used to create the file in the first place. Another way is to double-click on the attachment icon in the attachment window in the message. If your Simeon program is properly set, the app
ropriate application will automatically boot and open the attachment.
Sending an attachment . . .
Attachments may be sent by pressing the Attachment (Att) button while in a compose window and indicating the desired file.
More than one attachment may be sent per message. However, it is unwise to send attachments to very large groups of people. It is a courtesy to indicate to the recipient the type of application/program that was used to create the attachment.
Vandy has more info on attachments.
Organizing Messages
A message group contains criteria set by the user to identify which messages it will group. The criteria is set up upon creation of the group. For example, one may set up a group to filter all messages that are sent to users-l. You know, those m
essages that are sent to everyone in the district.
Initially, Message Groups are hidden from the user. One may toggle the groups on or off by going to the Folder menu and checking Hidden Message Groups.
In the beginning, you may only have a Main message group and Deleted message group in your inbox. The Main message group contains all messages received that have not been specifically designed by the user to be routed into another me
ssage group. The Deleted message group contains all messages deleted by the user until they are cleaned or undeleted from Simeon.
Below is an example of a message group set up to filter all messages that are sent to everyone in the district. This message group was created inside the inbox folder. Ususally, users use the PSD address of users-l@psd.k12.co.us to send such mail
.
To save a message as a text file onto your hard drive or floppy disk, click on the Save button.
You are able to adjust various preference settings in Simeon. Here is an overview of the Preferences section of Simeon.
Simeon configuration problems/issues will likely continue to progress. More information will be provided as necessary. Contact Mr. Durkin for more information.
Pine is an older, yet just as reliable way to access alpha e-mail. The following is a student manual for using Pine.
To login to your alpha account while at Tavelli, open the Macintosh HD. Open the Internet folder and then open the Telnet folder. Activate the alpha icon. This will prompt the computer to make a telnet connection (sort of like a phone call) to the alph
a computer at the Support Services Center on LaPorte Avenue in Fort Collins. You should see a login prompt on your computer screen.
login: [type in your account name]
You should then see:
login: your account name
You should then see something like this:
Digital UNIX V3.2C (Rev. 148); Wed Dec 27 10:52:23 MST 1995
Enter your terminal type or press
Here, you need to identify what type of machine you are "calling" from. Macintoshes, among many others, use vt100 (which is the default here). So merely press
Below is the main menu for alpha. As time permits, it would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with all the items that are available. For now, follow the next step of this manual to start learning how to use Pine, one of the easier electroni
c mail programs that you can use on alpha.
O --> Overview of Menu
P --> System guidelines, etiquette and policies - ALL users are required to know
Shortcut commands for *advanced* users: E - pine, G - lynx, N - tin, U - unix
Select choice [or help, x, top, bye]:
This exercise will help you learn how to do the following items:
This e-mail exercise includes the following activities:
- practice sending an e-mail message
Even if you have e-mailed before, please take the time to carefully read and follow the directions exactly so you can be sure that you know enough about Pine email to keep your INBOX folder (mailbox) and other (saved-messages) folders clean and orderly.
[Type
You should then see the following:
PINE 3.96
? HELP - Get help using Pine
Copyright 1989-1994. PINE is a trademark of the University of Washington.
This mailing program is easy and straightforward. Go slow, read the screens, and all will be well.
[Type c] (for compose) from the Pine main menu. In a few moments, you should see the following:
PINE 3.96 COMPOSE MESSAGE Folder: INBOX 0 Messages
To :
^G Get Help ^X Send ^R Rich Hdr ^Y PrvPg/Top ^K Cut Line ^O Postpone
Do the following:
To: [type your own login name - press Return]
At this point your cursor should be in the body of the Message Text. Merely type a one sentence test message. (For example, "This is a test message.")
Once you are finished typing the message, [press and hold down the
You should see the following at the bottom left of the screen:
Send message ?
This is one last chance to make sure you *really* want to send this message. Merely, [press Return] to accept the defaulted [Yes] command. Your message is now sent. You should now be back at the Pine main menu.
Practice logging off alpha and quitting a telnet session
To quit Pine [type
[login into your alpha account again and get back to the main menu of Pine]
To view the message you sent to yourself [type i] (for folder index) from the Pine main menu. You should see something like the following:
+ N 1 Oct 26 To: Your name (#)
[Press Return] to view the message that is highlighted.
Practice saving a message in your saved-messages folder
Pretend that this test message is important and you want to save it. To save this message, type s. You should then be asked if you want to save the message in a folder called saved-messages. [Press Return]. (At this point, you ma
y be informed that such a folder does not exist and asked if you want to create such a folder. [Press Return] to accept the default of [Yes].) You should then see a message flash on your screen that states that the message has been saved and the
copy of the message in the incoming folder is marked to be deleted from your INBOX folder. [Type m] to return to the main menu of Pine. [Type q and press Return] to quit Pine. Before you leave the program you will be asked the following question:
[Press Return for "Yes"].
Practice deleting a message from your saved-messages folder
Go back into the Pine program. [Type l] (for folder list) from the Pine main menu. Use the [right arrow key] to highlight the saved-messages folder. Press [Return]. You should now see the listing for your saved test message. Instead of pressin
g Return to view it again, merely [type d] for delete. [Type q] to quit. You should be asked if you want to expunge the message - [answer yes].
Send an e-mail to sdurkin@psd.k12.co.us
When you have the time, please e-mail Mr. Durkin at
Storage space and e-mail
E-mail overview - sending a message
activate alpha
type address of recipient (To:) (if within PSD, only need account name)
Your password is private. Never give it out. If the security of your password is violated, change your password immediately. It is a very good idea to change your password when you first get your account. It is also a very good idea to WRITE DOWN your
new password BEFORE you try to change your old password to the new one on the computer. To change your password, go to the main menu and choose Local Services | Environment | Change password. You will first be asked to type in your old password and the
n type in your new password twice. Remember, it will not show up on the screen. A valid password contains NO REAL WORDS, all lower case (it's just easier to remember and do), four alphabetical letters, and two numbers. For instance, ss88jj ww76kk
22nppn 3ptof9 - are valid examples.
Make sure that you always EMPTY your Inbox folder. After reading a message, make sure you either delete the message or move it to your saved-messages folder by pressing s and responding [yes].
To reply to a message that you are reading merely type < r> to prompt the mailer to send a response to the sender of the message. You will be asked if you want to include a copy of the original message. After that, you can begin to type out your
response. It will be automatically addressed to the person who sent the original message. Type ^x to send the message.
A signature can be installed to accompany every e-mail message you send. A signature can contain your full name, the school you attend, what grade you are in, etc.
To create a signature follow these steps:
An address book makes it easier to remember a person's e-mail address by allowing you to create short nicknames for the e-mail addresses you use frequently. To create an address book follow these steps:
Another way to display a long message is to use a UNIX program called mail. Go to unix from the PSD-Net main menu (u is the shortcut). Type mail at the unix shell. This will scroll the most recent e-mail message in your inbox. To see the next m
essage in the series just press the return key, and so on. To quit, type quit at the ? prompt.
Changes made in Pine and Simeon tend to be reflected when viewing your mail in either viewer. However, the address books do not correlate in each program.
Note about E-mail and Students
Certainly, the use of e-mail can be beneficial for students. However, there are some general concerns that should be kept in mind. Students should know that e-mail is not secure. For example, it is possible for e-mail to be monitored by system administ
rators at the district level. Students should also be advised regarding the use of appropriate language on-line. Students should be encouraged to bring to the attention of a staff member any inappropriate messages she or he receives. The same PSD polic
ies regarding spoken or written language certainly apply to e-mail. Mail from any person the student does not know should also be reported. Please immediately forward questionable mail to sdurkin@psd.k12.co.us.
Prompt action will be taken with such issues.
The World Wide Web (WWW) is one of the more interesting aspects of the internet to develop. Among other things, the web offers a vast global collection of files containing text, images, sounds, software, movies, and more. Due to this development, the in
ternet has become the largest depository of knowledge in human history. The potential importance of its invention has been compared in the popular press to that of written language, the printing press, and electricity.
By using software programs known as browsers on connected computers, one may obtain very large amounts of information on almost any conceivable topic. Netscape, Internet Explorer, and lynx are just a few of the many browsers that can be used to view info
rmation on the web.
Each "page" (of information) on the web is specified by a unique address. Each "address" is called a U-R-L (Uniform Resource Locator). Many URL's start with "http://www."
For example, the URL for Tavelli's home page is http://schoolweb.psdschools.org/tavelli. Many commercial, federal government, and higher education institutions have very short and predictable URL's such as: http://www.pepsi.com, http://www.ed.gov, and
http://www.harvard.edu. The "." are called "dots" - as in "pepsi dot com".
Web pages (the files themselves) are written in a special way. This way is called HTML. HTML stands for hypertext markup language. It is a special coding system that make the files to appear a certain way on the web.
The two primary browsers used at Tavelli are Netscape and lynx. Netscape requires a direct connection to the internet. Lynx can be used at school and from home, but only provides the text information and may not be able to view all web pages.
Netscape can be found on the hard drive inside the Internet Folder. (Netscape is also under the apple menu in the lab.) You need to use Netscape 2.01 or higher. If you have a Power Mac, you should be running Netscape 4.0x. - April '98
PSD Home Page
Once Netscape is running, you should be brought to the PSD Home Page where Tavelli's home page, PSD curriculu
m standards and internet resource guide are just a click or two away. The following sections contain information on how to use Netscape.
Tool Bar and Menus
Below is a copy of the menu and toolbar in Netscape 4.0x. Following that is a list and description of some of those features.
Buttons
Menus
Bookmarks
Search Techniques and Tools
Sites on Netscape
Introduction to the World-Wide Web
The World-Wide Web is just one strategy to navigate to resources on the Internet. It is unique because it utilizes a concept known as HyperText, where certain phrases in the text are "hot links" to additional, related information. To access World-Wide W
eb servers, you will need a Web Browser. For Macintosh and PC computers with a direct network connection you can run a program such as Mosaic or Netscape. These programs are able to display text, graphics, sounds, etc. retrieved from WWW servers. Unfor
tunately, if you do not have a direct network connection, these programs will not run. Many users access Internet through our old Data Communications network, easily identifiable by the Destination? prompt that appears on your screen. The only way to ac
cess Internet from the Destination? prompt is to access the Alpha System, which is directly connected to the Internet.
Navigating the Web with Lynx
Alpha has a program called Lynx that is able to access World-Wide Web servers. It is only able to retrieve textual information and cannot display graphics or play sounds. It does have the advantage of being faster than Mosaic or Netscape.
In order to access Lynx, type a G from the Main Menu. Once inside Lynx, you will need to know a few basic commands:
-> (Right arrow) or Return Follow a HyperText link
II. Browsing the Web with Lynx
By far the easiest way to navigate to resources on the Internet is to use the Poudre R-1 Resource Guide. After starting Lynx and displaying the Poudre R-1 Home Page, use the TAB or down-arrow key to select the resource guide and press
In the Poudre R-1 Resource Guide is a section called Subject Area Collections. Explore these to find other WWW resources indexed by Subject.
Often, you will find articles in magazines or journals, or perhaps by word of mouth from a friend, that alerts you to a WWW resource you want to explore. All you need to know is the URL of that resource. Then, after starting Lynx, enter the "g"
command. You will be prompted for the URL. Enter the exact URL and you will be connected.
V. Adding to your Bookmarks File
ASCII ART SITES
Linkname: birds
Linkname: cats
Linkname: Pouty's Smilies
Mailing web text to yourself in lynx
One method of collecting large amounts of information off the net is to mail web documents to your e-mail address. You can then later collect this information into one file for ease of use (please see me on how to do this). You could also do this as a w
ay to merely collect information you find off the web. To e-mail a web file to yourself, simply press "p" while viewing the page. Then select "mail" in the menu that appears. Then type in your entire e-mail address (for example, sdurkin@psd.k12.co.us).
The text contents of the web page will then be present in your e-mail account.
Creating and Maintaining a Personal Web Site
Macintosh Basics | Macs at Tavelli | PSD-Net | IT Standards | Other
Reading and Managing Messages
To select more than one message in a sequence, click the first message and then Command (Apple key) -Click the last message (all messages between will also be automatically selected).
Here is a more complete description of how to organize messages. - Vanderbilt
Pine
password: [type in your password - it will NOT show on the screen]
Digital UNIX V3.2C Worksystem Software (Rev. 148)
*************************************************************
* "ALPHA" *
* System Administrator: Brian Weaver, Larry Buchanan *
* Account Managers: Deborah Kirk (Weld District 6) *
* Robert VanDerWege (Eagle Rock School) *
* -->Any/all activity on this system may be monitored<-- *
* All use subject to official Terms and Conditions as posted online. *
* Mail help@psd.k12.co.us with your questions. *
**************************************************************
At this point you should be brought to the PSD-Net Main. However, sometimes the System Administrators will insert messages for you to read. If that is the case, you will have to press the return or space key one or more times to read through an
y messages.
************************
PSD-Net Main Menu
************************
and be familiar with this material. READ THIS often as it will change
and you are responsible for knowing the changes. These terms are legally
binding.
I --> Internet Services - e-mail, news, lynx, telnet, ftp, etc.
L --> Local Services - change password, remove files, find files, modem
transfers, user environment control, etc.
H --> Help Menu - send for help, frequently asked questions, etc.
E-mail exercise / PINE 3.96
- send an e-mail message
- read e-mail messages sent to you
- log off alpha and quit telnet
- delete or save mail messages
- practice logging off alpha and quitting a telnet session
- practice reading a message from your INBOX folder
- practice saving a message in your saved-messages folder
- practice deleting a message from your saved-messages folder
- sending an e-mail to sdurkin@psd.k12.co.us
C COMPOSE MESSAGE - Compose and send a message
I FOLDER INDEX - View messages in current folder
L FOLDER LIST - Select a folder to view
A ADDRESS BOOK - Update address book
S SETUP - Configure or update Pine
Q QUIT - Exit the Pine program
Folder "INBOX" opened with 0 messages]
? Help P PrevCmd R RelNotes O OTHER CMDS
L [ListFldrs] N NextCmd K KBLock
Cc :
Attchmnt:
Subject :
---- Message Text -----
^C Cancel ^D Del Char ^J Attach ^V NxtPg/End ^U UnDel Line^T To AddrBk
Cc: [leave blank today - just press Return]
Attchmnt: [leave blank - press Return]
Subject: [type Test Message #1]
Y [Yes]
^C Cancel N No
and press Return]. You should now be prompted to "Hit ENTER to continue." [Press Return]. You should now return to the main menu of PSD Net. To disconnect from alpha merely [type x and press Return] at the
PSD Net main menu. As a courtesy to others, please then go to File and quit the telnet computer application. Another way to this is to [press and hold the command key and at the same time press q].
PINE 3.96 FOLDER INDEX Folder: INBOX Message 1 of 1
Expunge the 1 deleted message from "INBOX"?
Y [Yes]
N No
Again, as you leave the Pine program you will be prompted to "Hit ENTER to continue." [Press Return].
It is vital that you periodically check your INBOX folder to empty it. If you want to keep messages sent to you, you must save them into the saved-messages folder!
at login prompt type your account name and press Return
at password prompt type your password and press Return
at (vt100) prompt press Return
at main menu type e for email and press Return
at email menu type c to compose message and press Return
(if you have new messages your computer will prompt ĘThere's mail for you.'
just above the vt100 prompt when you login)
type additional recipients (Cc:) if desired, otherwise press Return
type Return (Attchmnt:)
type a short entry for subject Return
[type your message]
when finished typing message
press
press < return > to send message
type < q > to quit and press < return >
press < return >
type < x > to exit main menu and press < return >
Quit Telnet
Changing Password
To forward a message you have received to someone else, merely type
Address book
Another Way to Display a Long Message World-Wide-Web
by Larry Buchanan
by Larry Buchanan
<- (Left arrow) Go back
q Quit Lynx
Tab or down arrow Move to next HyperText link in the document
Up arrow Move to previous HyperText link in the document
spacebar Next page
- (minus) Previous page
m Returns you to main screen (Poudre R-1 Home Page)
g Go to a specific URL
Delete displays history of where you've been
/ Search--will prompt for keyword
n go to next occurrence of search keyword
a adds a link to your Bookmark file
v view your Bookmark file
III. Subject Area Searching
If you connect to a really great site and think you will use it often, you may want to add an entry to your own personal Bookmark file. Your Bookmarks file is like a personal menu of WWW resources. To add the item that is selected in Lynx to your Bookma
rks file, press an "a". You will be asked if you want to save the D)ocument, L)ink to Bookmarks file, or C)ancel. Press an "l" to add a link to your bookmark file. To use your Bookmark file, press a "v" while running Lynx.
Filename: http://www.ioc.ee/~valdo/ascii/birds.txt
URL: http://www.ioc.ee/~valdo/ascii/cats.txt
URL: http://pantheon.cis.yale.edu/~nhaven2/smilies.html
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