From Taclug

Current Status

Domain Names

taclug.org

• Contact: Chuck Wolber
• Created: 5 November 1998
• Expiration: 4 November 2006
• DNS: scraps.org
• Direct Redirection to Wiki w/ delay

taclug.com

• Contact: Andrew Kouklis
• Created: 19 March 2005
• Expiration: 19 March 2007
• Parked @ Godaddy w/pointer to taclug.org

taclug.net

• Contact: Andrew Kouklis
• Created: 19 March 2005
• Expiration: 19 March 2007
• Parked @ Godaddy w/pointer to taclug.org

Domain Name Services (DNS)

• Administration by Chuck Wolber

Hosting

• Virtual Hosting by Donobi
• Administration by Chuck Wolber/Quantum Linux Laboratories

Access Limited

• Security Concerns due to Virtual Hosting
• SFTP by SSH Public Key
• Support
  • Connectivity Support offerred at $95/hr by QLL
• Unable to reboot Server

Webmaster

• Original Webmaster: Scott Hunter
  • No longer Active Member except on Lists
  • No longer performing said duties AFAIK.
  • Programmed some software, but inoperable due to PostgreSQL support issues on Server.
    • No one able to administer and support PostgreSQL.

Applications

Web Site

• Apache, PostgreSQL
• Currently programmed to Redirect to Wiki with delay
• Old web programming supposedly present.
• Unknown PHP/PostgreSQL applications programmed.

MediaWiki

• Administrators: Paul Edwards, Charles Mauch, Bob Holden, Chuck Wolber
• WikiSysop Password controlled by: ???

eMail

• Sendmail
• Administrators
• Some eMail accounts set for selected users, usually Board Members?
• POP or IMAP access unknown

MailMan

• Manages Mail Lists
• Administrators: Chuck Wolber and unknown others.
• Moderators: Andrew Kouklis, Chuck Wolber, Francois Caen, and unknown others.
• Questions:
  • Are any administrators or moderators NOT Taclug members?
• Current Lists: Mailing_Lists
  • General
    • Anyone can join.
    • Only members of the list can post.
    • Other members of the list hidden to all but the Administrator of the list
    • Archives open to the Public
    • Indexed with Google?
  • Announce
    • Anyone can join
    • Postings moderated
    • Members hidden to all but the Administrator of the list
    • Archives open to the Public
  • Business
    • Open to the Public at large
    • Members hidden to all but the Administrator of the list
    • Archives open to List Members ONLY.
  • Board
    • Board Members ONLY
    • Archives open to Board Members ONLY.
  • Hidden Lists?

IRC

• IRC Server
  • Channels:
    • #Linux
      • Official TACLUG Channel
      • Operators:
        • Joe Saur
        • Francois
        • Jesse Keating
        • Bots?
    • Other Channels
      • ANY visitor can create another channel
        • monkeysgrotto
        • bsg
        • opers

Options

Leave It Alone

• PRO's
  • Don't need to do anything at all.
  • Mailing lists are working fine.
  • Wiki is solving web site needs.
  • IRC isn't used enough to make it an issue.
• CON's
  • Anyone can edit the Wiki and put any information there themselves (Vandals).
  • Wiki is OK, but not really designed for static information
  • Information is outdated or incorrect.
  • Taclug Library system is not working.
  • Taclug is not in charge of a Taclug domain.

Revamp It

• PRO's
  • Web site looks better, and is better fit for most information that needs to be made public
  • Bob is willing to train people to program with PHP and PostgreSQL to create database driven applications.
• CON's
  • It's work.
  • It will take some dedication.
  • When it's done it will look far superior to anything we had before.
  • Taclug will be in control of all of its resources.