From zanchey at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au Thu Jan 24 11:44:49 2008 From: zanchey at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au (David Adam) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:44:49 +0900 (WST) Subject: [ucc-announce] UCC:News for January 2008 Message-ID: 005F2020 E2 A6 79 81 2E 2C 3D F4 5F B0 6D 83 13 CE 42 F5 ..y..,=._.m...B. 005F2030 B0 2E A3 17 20 55 43 43 20 BD B3 CA F3 BA E7 3D .... UCC ......= 005F2040 89 73 FA DB D8 20 4E 45 57 53 20 FB 54 3C FA EA .s... NEWS .T<.. 005F2050 69 1C 0C 0F AD BC EB 04 9C 0A 21 A5 B4 61 0F 18 i.........!..a.. You're reading UCC News, the only newsletter brought to you in six different encodings (MUA-dependent). In this issue: - Klubroom Kleenup - Unscheduled Systems Downtime - Scheduled Systems Downtime - Help Write The Fresher's Guide Klubroom Kleenup 4.0 ==================== With the latest release of Linux's greatest desktop environment, UCC is holding a cleanup to get the clubroom looking as shiny as Plastik. The cleanup is on FEBRUARY 9, 2008 starting at 1 PM. ALL DOOR MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND, and everyone else is welcome too. Pizza will be provided for kontributing kleeners. We'll be focusing on getting the place clean and tidy for the arrival of the 2008 freshers, and on fixing anything that's broken. We will also be performing some work on modifying the snack machine to read MIFARE cards (UWA student cards and SmartRiders). There will be plenty of Wheel members around if you've been needing someone to take a look at your account, and all hands will be appreciated. You may particularly want to attend if you've left anything in the clubroom over the summer break, as "if in doubt, throw it out" rules will be in effect. Unscheduled Systems Downtime ============================ In a bizarre series of seemingly unconnected events, some UCC machines and services have been temporarily unavailable over the last few weeks. Much of this is preciptated due to the failure of an aircon during high temperatures, and it's entirely possible that more problems may occur before our aircon can be repaired. Stay tuned to the tech@ mailing list if you'd like to know what's going on. Scheduled Systems Downtime ========================== In conjunction with the cleanup on February 9, Wheel members will be shutting down a number of systems and services in order to perform maintenance and upgrades. The following services may be offline for some or all of Februray 9 2008: * Martello (primary file server): /home being enlarged, all home directories unavailable (impacting member web space) * Manbo (secondary file server): file shares being moved to new server, /away and /services unavailable (impacting main UCC web space), clubroom logins unavailable. We may also be installing a UPS system so it is possible that the core network equipment will need to be restarted but this should not affect network service for more than a few minutes. If you have any questions, please join the tech@ list and post your comments. Help Write The Fresher's Guide ============================== O'Day is approaching and it's time to start writing the Fresher's Guide. We're hoping to put it all together on February 16th in the UCC clubroom, so if you're interested in writing one of the most important pieces of club propaganda come along and help out. If you can't make it but have some suggestions, you can e-mail them to Luke Williams . O'Day 2008 - Sign On To Help Out ================================ And speaking of O'Day, it's on February 29th this year, and all hands are welcome. More details closer to the date, but if you think you can help out please jump on to the Wiki page and add your name in the Volunteer! section. Feel free to participate in the planning process on this page, too. http://wiki.ucc.asn.au/ODay2008 ------ 0EA1F300 59 6F 75 27 76 65 20 62 65 65 6E 20 72 65 61 64 You've been read 0EA1F310 69 6E 67 20 55 43 43 20 4E 65 77 73 2E 20 4E 6F ing UCC News. No 0EA1F320 77 20 67 6F 20 62 61 63 6B 20 74 6F 20 73 69 74 w go back to sit 0EA1F330 74 69 6E 67 20 6F 6E 20 74 68 65 20 62 65 61 63 ting on the beac 0EA1F340 68 20 73 69 70 70 69 6E 67 20 63 6F 63 6B 74 61 h sipping cockta 0EA1F350 69 6C 73 2C 20 6F 72 20 77 68 61 74 65 76 65 72 ils, or whatever 0EA1F360 20 69 74 20 69 73 20 75 6E 64 65 72 67 72 61 64 it is undergrad 0EA1F370 73 20 64 6F 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 69 72 20 68 6F s do in their ho 0EA1F380 6C 69 64 61 79 73 2E 20 53 4F 4D 45 20 6F 66 20 lidays. SOME of 0EA1F390 75 73 20 68 61 76 65 20 75 6E 69 20 61 6C 72 65 us have uni alre 0EA1F3A0 61 64 79 2E 20 A1 1B 3E 5A C0 6F 60 13 2A B9 A2 ady. ..>Z.o`.*..