CETS Answers

The CETS Answers technical support database is derived from a combination of answers to questions frequently sent to cets@seas and the "comp.unix.questions" frequently asked questions article. The database is perpetually updated and maintained by CETS staff as new problems are discovered and new software is introduced. If you have trouble finding help on a particular topic or find incorrect information, please email cets@seas.upenn.edu.

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	Why can't I delete email messages?
	Why am I getting "undeliverable" email about messages I didn't send?
	Why did CETS move my old email?
	How do I use the Virtual Lab?
	How do I install MediaWiki?
	CGI Scripts on www.seas, www.cis, alliance.seas, and fling.seas
	How do I use subversion?
	How to recover when your computer is cracked.
	How do I get statistics on who is visiting my SEAS webpage?
	How do I print a poster?
	Penn Live Information
	Why am I getting "undeliverable" email about emails I didn't send?
	What password should I choose?
	How do I restrict access to a web directory?
	Linux System Administration Best Practices
	Can I use Thunderbird to check my mail in the CETS labs?
	How do I filter spam locally in my email client?
	How do I enable WebDAV for my SEAS account?
	Why doesn't my html directory list its contents?
	Info on Port Blocking
	What is the Intrusion Detection System?

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Accounts How can I get an Account? When does my SEAS account expire? How much quota (disk space) do I have? How do I undelete/restore a file that has been deleted in my account (snapshot directory)? How do I change my password on Eniac?   Spam A new way to fight spam. Why does it seem like I'm getting more spam recently? How do I filter spam locally in my email client? How Can I Filter Unwanted Messages (i.e. spam) from My Mail Account? Real mail is getting sent to my spam folder - what should I do? How do I view mail that has been filtered by Spam Blocker? How does the spam filter work? How do I know if this is a real email from CETS?   Software How to use Cadence Licensing FAQs for Abaqus, Matlab, Maya, RenderMan, and Simics Network Licensed Software Installation Instructions What is the MSDN Academic Alliance?   Network How can I access the SEAS wireless network? Mapping SEAS Home Directories to your own machine How do I get files into my team account?   CETS Labs How to use a linux machine I lost something in the lab, where can I find it? Virtual PC Lab   Unix / Command-line / Programming How do I use Subversion? Linux System Administration Best Practices Why did my directory disappear? How Do I Log Into Eniac? UNIX File Manipulation Commands How to use chmod to change permissions How Do I Display a File's Group? How to change the default group on a new file How do I control the default permissions on new files? How Do I Compress and Decompress Files on Eniac? Sharing files with a group of users How do I get the current directory into my prompt? How do I use gcc, g++, and gdb? The Gnu source-level DeBugger How Can I Record a Log of a Terminal Session? How can I create a CVS repository? How do I change my Plan and Project definitions? How do I get a recursive directory listing? Switching between processes How do I kill a process? How Do I Use VI? Java Compiler on Eniac

Webpages / Internet / CGI How do I get statistics on who is visiting my SEAS webpage? How do I restrict access to a web directory? How do I create a homepage? How do I add a redirect to a web page? How to Transfer Files with FTP [Windows - Filezilla] [Macintosh - Fetch] CGI Scripts on www.seas, Alliance.seas, and Fling.seas How do I fix the permissions on my html directory? How can I create a wiki?   Email Why did CETS move my old email? How do I make a copy of an email? A new way to fight spam. Why does it seem like I'm getting more spam recently? Why am I getting "undeliverable" email about emails I didn't send? How do I make a copy of an email? Why can't I delete, remove or purge email? How to send prohibited email attachments What email attachments are prohibited? How Do I Read Email at SEAS? (Overview of available email clients) Eudora Configuration Instructions [Windows] [Macintosh] Webmail, Mutt, Pine, and Elm Configuration Instructions Netscape and Mozilla Configuration Instructions Thunderbird Configuration Instructions Apple Mail Configuration Instructions Outlook 2003 Configuration Instructions How do I forward mail from one account to another? How can I use Kerberos to read my email? (Eudora, AppleMail, Telnet) How can I create a vacation (away) email message? Size Limits on SEAS Email (for inbox and incoming/outgoing messages)   Mailing Lists / Newsgroups How do I set up a mailing list? How do I create a new newsgroup? How do I read news on Eniac?   Virus / Security SEAS Account Security Generating PGP Keys   Printing How Do I Print from Unix and Linux? How to print and display tex, latex, dvi, and PostScript (ps) files   Other What is Eniac? Linux Installation Support What are the different server addresses for SEAS? Message of the Day (MOTD) How can I turn off those annoying Windows pop-up messages?

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