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These are the computer and network services that the CS department provides:
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These are the computer and network services that the CS department provides.
  
==Web (HTTP) ==
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== CS services ==
* Department home page is accessible [http://www.cs.earlham.edu here].
 
* User home pages are also available. Anything on quark placed in ~username/www will appear at http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~username/.
 
  
== FTP ==
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=== Web ===
* FTP services run only on ftp.cs.earlham.edu. This will give you access to your user data on the main file server, [[quark]].
 
* '''By its nature, FTP is unencrypted, and insecure. It is recommended you use SFTP or SCP whenever possible.'''
 
  
== SSH ==
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We serve webpages over HTTP and HTTPS.
* SSH services run on all machines. This provides encrypted shell access to any machine, along with other encrypted services.
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* Department home page is accessible [https://cs.earlham.edu here].
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* User home pages are also available. Anything placed in ~username/www will appear at <code>https://cs.earlham.edu/~username/</code>.
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=== SSH ===
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SSH services run on all machines. This provides encrypted shell access to any machine, along with other encrypted services.
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* Each cluster and CS have only one or two servers at any given time that are accessible from outside the CS and cluster subnets.
 
* For information on how to login to machines remotely, see [[Remote Access|this page]].
 
* For information on how to login to machines remotely, see [[Remote Access|this page]].
  
== Mail (SMTP/IMAP/POP2/POP3) ==
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=== Mail ===
=== SMTP ===
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* Our mail transport server runs at smtp.cs.earlham.edu. Using a shell on any of the [[ACL]]s, you can use [[Pine]] to send email through it.
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Mail includes SMTP, IMAP, POP2, and POP3.
* You can also use a mail reader such as [http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird Thunderbird] or  [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX010857931033.aspx Microsoft Outlook] and use smtp.cs.earlham.edu as your mail server. Make sure you use the mail submission port (587) rather than the mail transport port (25). '''It is also highly recommended that you enable TLS (encrypted) communications.'''
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=== IMAP/POP2/POP3 ===
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==== SMTP ====
* Our IMAP and POP services run on imap.cs.earlham.edu and pop.cs.earlham.edu, respectively. Running [[Pine]] on the [[ACL]]s will connect you to your mail boxes using IMAP.
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* Our mail transport server runs at mail.cs.earlham.edu.
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* You can also use a mail reader such as [http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird Thunderbird] or  [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX010857931033.aspx Microsoft Outlook] and use mail.cs.earlham.edu as your mail server. Make sure you use the mail submission port (587) rather than the mail transport port (25). '''It is also highly recommended that you enable TLS (encrypted) communications.'''
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==== IMAP/POP2/POP3 ====
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* Our IMAP and POP services run on mail.cs.earlham.edu.
 
* '''When using any mail reader,  it is highly recommended that you use our secure IMAP or POP3 services, which run on ports 993 and 995, respectively.'''
 
* '''When using any mail reader,  it is highly recommended that you use our secure IMAP or POP3 services, which run on ports 993 and 995, respectively.'''
=== Webmail ===
 
A webmail service based on [http://www.squirrelmail.org Squirrelmail] is available [https://webmail.cs.earlham.edu here].
 
  
== RDBMS ==
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=== Databases ===
* We operate open-source [http://www.postgresql.org Postgres] and [http://www.mysql.com MySQL] RDBMSs on [[quark]]. If you require a database, [[SysadminContactInfo|contact]] the systems administrators.
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* We operate open-source [http://www.postgresql.org Postgres] and [http://www.mysql.com MySQL] RDBMSs on Bowie. If you require a database, [[SysadminContactInfo|contact]] the systems administrators.
* We also have a licenses for [http://www.oracle.com Oracle] 8 and 9 for [http://www.sun.com Sun] [http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/index.html Solaris]. This database is non-operational, but could be brought on-line if needed. [[SysadminContactInfo|Contact]] the systems administrators for more information.
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== Scientific and research computing ==
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We run a collection of systems for scientific and research computing, collectively the cluster services in the cluster.earlham.edu domain. Information about these systems and their associated services can be found [[Getting_started_on_clusters|on this page]].

Latest revision as of 08:33, 15 July 2021

These are the computer and network services that the CS department provides.

CS services

Web

We serve webpages over HTTP and HTTPS.

SSH

SSH services run on all machines. This provides encrypted shell access to any machine, along with other encrypted services.

  • Each cluster and CS have only one or two servers at any given time that are accessible from outside the CS and cluster subnets.
  • For information on how to login to machines remotely, see this page.

Mail

Mail includes SMTP, IMAP, POP2, and POP3.

SMTP

  • Our mail transport server runs at mail.cs.earlham.edu.
  • You can also use a mail reader such as Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook and use mail.cs.earlham.edu as your mail server. Make sure you use the mail submission port (587) rather than the mail transport port (25). It is also highly recommended that you enable TLS (encrypted) communications.

IMAP/POP2/POP3

  • Our IMAP and POP services run on mail.cs.earlham.edu.
  • When using any mail reader, it is highly recommended that you use our secure IMAP or POP3 services, which run on ports 993 and 995, respectively.

Databases

  • We operate open-source Postgres and MySQL RDBMSs on Bowie. If you require a database, contact the systems administrators.

Scientific and research computing

We run a collection of systems for scientific and research computing, collectively the cluster services in the cluster.earlham.edu domain. Information about these systems and their associated services can be found on this page.