January, 1994 The Computing Center
 
University of Oregon
 
Eugene, Oregon 97403
 
Vol. 9 # 3
E-Mail Abuse !
Several recent incidents have called attentio n
to the need for guarding against the improper us e
of electronic mail . All e-mail users at the U O
have a responsibility to ensure that this critica l
communication tool not be abused.
In general, the rules that govern all othe r
University property also apply to e-mail . U O
policy prohibits using the campus network (UOnet) for activities unrelate d
to University business. In addition to obvious illegal abuses, such as e-mai l
forgery or harassment, prohibitions include advertising, chain letters, or any
other activity inconsistent with academic instruction and research .
Accountability is particularly vital : it is never acceptable to send e-mail i n
which the sender's address has been deleted or altered.
The rules governing other networks also need to be considered . E-mai l
to off-campus destinations is typically routed through NorthWestNet an d
NSFnet. If you expect your e-mail to travel by way of other networks, yo u
should also heed the particular regulations governing these networks.
Poor e-mail etiquette is often best handled by writing a brief correctiv e
note to the sender . If this approach is ineffective, if you are unsure of th e
acceptability of a particular message, or in cases of more serious e-mai l
violations (chain letters, offensive language, suspected forgery, and th e
like), forward the message in question directly to your computer syste m
postmaster (e .g., postmaster@oregon .uoregon .edu), or to Networ k
Services at nethelp@ns.uoregon.edu.
You'll find further discussion of network use policies online, in th e
UO's Gopher folder titled "Computer Usage Guidelines ." To open th e
folder, first select DuckScoop on the UO's home gopher server, followe d
by Computing CenterandNetwork Services.
System 7 .1 License Cover s
UO Users Through April  5
The Computing Center recently purchased a volume license for Appl e
System 7 .1. The license covers all campus Macintosh users for an y
upgrades subsequent to System 7 .1 (excluding
System 7 Pro) through April 30, 1995.
Note that Apple no longer distributes syste m
upgrades free of charge . The volume licens e
saves UO users the cost of buying individua l
system upgrade kits, which currently cost $43 if
Last Chance fo r
Special Softwar e
Discount s
UO Departments have one last chance to tak e
advantage of a special Microsoft software offer .
For a limited time, Microsoft is offering a
complete set of twelve Expert Development tools
for $41-a savings of more than $1000! Th e
offer includes a year's worth of quarterly update s
for each program in the set, and there's no limi t
on the number of sets that may be purchased.
There are only a few sets left, so interested
departments should act now
Under the terms of the agreement, these set s
must be purchased by UO departments (no t
individuals), and each set of twelve must b e
installed on only one departmentally-owne d
machine.
Each set includes
Access 1.1
 
FoxPro 2.5 for DOS
FoxBase+ for Macs
 
FoxPro 2.5 for Windows
Visual Basic Standard
 
C/C++ for Windows
for Windows
QuickC for DOS
 
QuickC for Windows
Test for Windows
 
Visual Basic for DO
MASM Assembly Lang- FORTRAN for DO
uage Development Syste
To place an order or get more information ,
contact Ray Arkin (phone : 6-1798 ; e-mail :
arkin @ oregon)
purchased through the Microcomputer Purchas e
Plan.
The license covers not only departmenta l
machines, but also Macs owned by UO faculty ,
students, and staff.
To install a copy of System 7 .1 or an y
subsequent upgrades, select the Macintosh Syste
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Modem Pool Expands
Responding to increased demand, the Computing Center expanded it s
modem pool on November 29 . Sixteen new modems were added to th e
modem pool accessible at 346-5975.
Here's a list of all the current dial-up numbers, showing thei r
corresponding modem types and the number of available lines for each
346-5975 44 lines v.32bis (300-57600 bps)
346-2150 15 lines v.32 (1200-19200 bps)
346-1481 8 lines Macintosh ARA only, v.32bis
346-4422 4 lines PC CentrumRemote only, v.32bis
January, 1994

Vol . 9 # 3
BMDP, EQS Bac k
on OREGO N
Two specialized statistics programs ,
BMDP and EQS, were moved back t o
OREGON after DARKWING's recen t
upgrade to Solaris . The move wa s
necessary because Solaris 2 .x version s
of BMDP and EQS were not availabl e
in time for the upgrade.
BMDP, a statistical analysi s
program, is particularly useful fo r
analyses of experimental data . User s
who are familiar with BMDP appreciat e
its superior capabilities for analyzin g
repeated measures designs. Version 7 .0,
which is currently installed o n
OREGON, offers several new features ,
including Data Manager (DM) fo r
advanced data management, an d
Graphical BMDP, which provides a
graphical menu interface.
Version 3 .0 of EQS is currentl y
installed on OREGON . EQS is a
structural equations program fo r
System 7 .1 License ,
continued . . .
Software volume on UOnet's CC Publi c
Domain server . Open the Syste m
Software folder. Then, open the folde r
labeled System 7 and read th e
information files before proceeding . I f
you still have questions about installin g
the upgrade, contact the Microcompute r
Consulting and Services office (phone :
346-4412; e-mail:microhelp@oregon).
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specifying, estimating, and testing linea r
structural equations models, as well a s
models that hypothesize interrela-
tionships among sets of substantivel y
meaningful variables.
If you have questions about either o f
these programs, contact Audun S. Runde
in Room 239 Computing Center (phone :
346-1714; e-mail:audun@oregon) .
DARK WING Users :
Tame USENET
News with tr n
If you're among those DARKWIN G
users who sometimes find the volume o f
USENET News overwhelming, or ar e
confused about how newsgroup article s
fit together, consider switching from m
to trn.
trn is a "threaded" news reade r
available on DARKWING, meaning i t
recognizes relationships betwee n
articles. With trn, you can more easil y
follow the evolution of a discussio n
thread, no matter how many comment s
are added to a particular news posting .
In addition, tm makes it easy to delet e
lines of discussion that you are no t
particularly interested in viewing.
To start trn, type trn at th e
DARKWING prompt:
% trn
(Note that at any time during you r
trn session, you may type h to see a
complete list of trn commands an d
definitions.)
To find newsgroups with a commo n
theme, type the letter l followed by a
keyword (where keyword is the
newsgroup theme you wish to explore) .
For example, if you wanted to see al l
newsgroups that have "culture" as par t
of their name, you'd type
1 culture
When a list of "culture" newsgroup s
appears, you may select one of them b y
typing g groupname, i.e.,
g soc .culture.canada
Press the keypad + key to activat e
the thread selector (note: do not hit th e
Return key after activating the threa d
selector, or the full text of the article s
will appear on your screen prematurely).
To pick a "thread" of articles, type a
period ( .) next to each article title t o
mark it with a plus sign (+) . To ski p
reading ("kill") an article, type k and i t
will be marked with a minus sign (-).
Hit the space bar to move on to th e
next screen in the list . When you arriv e
at the bottom of the list and have mad e
all your selections, hit the space bar t o
begin reading.
To end your session, type q.
For complete details on how to us e
tm, type
% man tr n
Computing Neu/s is published twice aterm during the academic year by t
Office of University Computing, Computing Center, University of
Oregon. Eugene, OR 97403 . Telephone'. (503) 346-1724
News letter Editor: Joyce 'Winslow (iwitu@13-regon.ur3regott.edu)
Editorial Advisor Ulrich (du@' orrgan .edu)
You may reprint articles from Computing News, provided youcredit the
source.
January, 1994

Vol . 9 # 3
What s
By now, many network users
on campus have becom e
familiar with Gopher, a
collection of client programs an d
servers that provide networke d
workstations with fingertip acces s
to network resources worldwide . T o
help readers stay abreast of ongoin g
Gopher developments, Computing News
is publishing a series of article s
spotlighting various Gopher services .
This issue focuses on GopherJewels,an
extensive catalog of internationa l
Gopher resources.
Gopher Jewels. Suppose you are a n
astronomer seeking space telescope dat a
from South Africa . Or maybe you're a
farmer looking for soil analysi s
information. An environmental activis t
researching global change. Or simply a n
inquisitive reader who likes to browse
new topics . If so ,
Gopher Jewelscould be
for you.
Gopher Jewelsis the
name of a catalog o f
international Gopher sites ,
listed by category. It is published by th e
University of Southern California, an d
you can access it from the UO's hom e
Gopher server . One way to locat e
Gopher Jewels is to select "Search Lis t
of Gopher Server Names" from the UO' s
"Other Gopher and Informatio n
Services" menu . At the prompt, typ e
uscgopher. Then, choose "University of
Southern California - USCgopher, "
followed by "Other Gophers an d
Information Resources ." A lis t
including "Gopher - Jewels" will appear .
When you select it, you'll have access t o
the latest Gopher Jewels bulletin
? 2
("About Gopher Jewels"), as well as a
long list of subject categories availabl e
from international Gopher servers.
At this point, you may select an y
category that interests you and begi n
your online explorations.
Note : You may occasionall y
experience delays or failures i n
accessing Gopher menu items . Thi s
does not necessarily mean that th e
system is not working . If you hav e
typed an instruction, recheck you r
spelling for errors . If everything ha s
been entered correctly, and you stil l
cannot access the information, b e
patient . You could simply b e
experiencing a temporary network dela y
or a problem with one particular Gopher
server at some other institution . Wai t
awhile and try again later . Repor t
persistent problems to Network Service s
(telephone: 346-4395 ; e-mail address :
nethelp @ns .edu).
opher jewels
Typing Specia l
Characters in DO S
DOS contains a total of 25 5
characters, including graphical, foreign -
language, and "special" characters . T o
see a list of all DOS characters that ar e
available, try checking the index of you r
favorite word processing software . Or ,
you can see the characters on you r
screen by following this procedure:
First, press the ALT and SHIFT key s
simultaneously . While holding the m
down, type in a number from 1 to 25 5
using your numeric keypad (standard
number keys will not work) . Each ALT-
SHIFT number will produce a character .
For example, to see the capital lette r
"N," you'd type
Try experimenting with higher number s
(123 and above) to see some DO S
special characters.
Microsoft Wor d
Setting s
If you're running Microsoft Word 5.0
or higher, and you want to change an y
basic setting (such as changing th e
default font from New York to Geneva ,
or requesting an automatic file-sav e
every few minutes), you can do thi s
easily from inside the Word program .
Here's how : start Word, access th e
"Tools" menu, and click o n
"Preferences." Then, just specify you r
configuration preferences in the windo w
that appears.
Another Gopher Note:
Did youknow youc art rear
Computing1Vews articles online
Upon publication, each new issue is
posted on theUQ's homeGopher
server in I. uckSevop.
TodCCCSS the Gopher versionof
Computingitr
 
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"DuckScocip" f om the Ho e
Server menuNext ; selec t"Computing
Center7. from the lis t
that appears" and ys'iu'll;ee the
"Coiputing News' heading .
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Vol. 9 #3
Each term University Computing offers short introductory workshops on a variety of computing topics . Thes e
noncredit workshops are open free of charge to UO faculty, staff and students . This term's workshop schedule i s
outlined below . Pick up a flyer at the Microcomputer Consulting and Services office (Room 202A) for brie f
descriptions of the workshops.
Preregistration is required for all courses .
Workshop

Day/Date

Time

Room
Introduction to Macintosh Tu Jan 18 2pm - 4pm B13 Klamath, Lab B
Intermediate Macintosh Topics Tu Jan 25 2pm - 4pm B13 Klamath, Lab B
Introduction to Microsoft Word for Macintosh Mon Jan 31 2pm - 4pm B13 Klamath, Lab B
Advanced Topics in Microsoft Word for Macintosh Mon Feb 2 2 pm - 4pm B13 Klamath, Lab B
Merging Tables with Microsoft Word (Mac/Windows)Th Feb 24 10am - noon 185 Computing Center
Introduction to DOS Th Jan 27 10am - noon 165 Computing Center
Introduction to Windows Th Jan 27 1pm - 3pm 165 Computing Center
Introduction to WordPerfect for DOS Th Feb 3 10am - noon 165 Computing Center
Microsoft Word for Windows Th Feb 17 10am - noon 185 Computing Center
Microsoft Excel (Mac or Windows) Tu Feb 15 10am - noon 185 Computing Center
Network Workshop Series
Beginning January 13, the Computing Center is also offering a workshop on Netware 3.11 administration. The worksho p
consists of a series of five classes, scheduled on successive Thursdays beginning January 13 .
The fee for this series is $75 and preregistration is required. Register by calling 346-1748:
Netware 3 Th Jan 13
Th Jan 20
Th Jan 27
Th Feb 3
Th Feb 10
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