This page contains answers to a variety of questions about the CU People service.
Check them out before sending e-mail to us -- chances are that someone has already
asked about the same thing.
You get fifteen (15) megabytes (MB) of file storage space on the server;
there is no option to buy more. The standard allotment of space allows many
pages of text and images. Of course the exact amounts will vary depending
on the quantity of HTML coding used within the text and the size and quality
of the images and sounds you store on the server (smaller sizes and/or reduced
quality allows space for increased quantity). Information about maximizing
quality and minimizing file size can be found Bandwith
Conservation Society page.
Because of limited resources, there are no plans to increase the basic space
allotment on CU People, nor are there plans to implement a for-fee process
for requesting additional space - doing so would require that we allocate
additional resources to setting up and operating a billing system. Given a
choice, we believe that it would be better to work on adding features to the
basic CU People service that can benefit everyone using it rather than go
through the steps necessary to allow purchase of additional space which won't
be needed by many people.
To register your pages with CUinfo,
Yahoo, AltaVista
or other search engines, submit the addresses of your pages using the prompts
they provide. Also see the WWW
FAQ page on this topic.
Yes, but CIT staff will not be able to assist with creating the sophisticated
layout often expected on resumés. We suggest that you check out the
Career
Center Web pages related to resumés for further advice. You might
find it easiest to use a contemporary word processor to create the resumé,
then use the word processor's "Save As" feature to save the file into HTML
format, then upload the resulting file to the CU People system. See your word
processor's manual for further information about saving files in HTML. You
may also want to save and upload your resumé as a PDF file.
The only restrictions on the content of your web pages are those set forth
in the CU People Terms and Conditions, which include
both specific terms of this service and general University policies. You should
be particularly sensitive to such issues as copyright infringement and commercial
use of University resources. Remember, too, that this service provides space
for your personal web pages. You may not use your allocation to provide space
for other individuals (including friends and family) or for organizations
(including clubs and charities). You may, of course, present material about
other people and about activities and organizations of interest to you (as
long as none of the other terms and conditions are violated), but you cannot
use your web space to offer material on behalf of other parties.
To register your pages with CUinfo,
Yahoo, AltaVista
or other search engines, submit the addresses of your pages using the prompts
they provide. Also see the WWW
FAQ page on this topic.
You must register for CU People before
you try to access it with an FTP program. If you try to connect without registering,
you will see an error message about an incorrect login password.
If you have already registered, be sure that you are accessing the server
with your Network ID in all lowercase letters and have entered your password
correctly. If problems persist, try using the address artemis.cit.cornell.edu
instead of www.people.cornell.edu in your FTP program. If this does not work,
try the numeric address 132.236.218.50 instead. Let us know what kind
of computer, what FTP program you're using, and your IP address or hostname in
the event that none of these suggestions work for you.
Yes, although different web editors do this in different ways. See Publishing
a Web Page for Cornell specific information, and your web editor's online
help for more information.
No, the CU People system does not support Front Page server extensions,
although Front Page can be used to publish directly to the server (see the
preceding question)
In this case, you should use the backup copy of the page you have stored
on your hard disk or diskette to restore the file on the CU People server.
CIT is not able to provide restoration services to cover this contingency.
See Publishing a Web Page for suggestions about
keeping backup copies and carefully putting files on the server.
The FTP program that you use to put files on the server can also be used
to delete files. If you use WS_FTP for Windows, click on the file name you
want to delete, then click the "Delete" button. In Fetch for Macintosh, click
the name of the file, then choose "Delete Directory or File..." from the Remote
menu. Remember, files accidentally deleted from the CU People server cannot
be recovered.
CIT recommends the on-line tutorial and local workshop resources linked
in Creating a Web Page. These instruct you from
the ground up in creating web pages.The Technology
Training Services home page has more information about classroom and web
based classes at Cornell.
We suggest that you use conventional keyboard characters and lowercase
letter for your file names so that they are easier to type and communicate
in a phone conversation. Do not use spaces or special characters in the names
of files because they can cause problems for systems other than the one on
which they were created. We recommend that you use file name extension of
.html and not .htm, but either will work (your main home page must be named
index.html, not index.htm). If you are creating your
files in DOS or Windows 3.x, you can upload the files to the CU People system,
then rename them there (with your FTP program) so that they have an extension
of .html.
You may use the public scanners available in some CIT Computer Labs, and
at other labs around campus, to scan your own photographs or art work. Check
the CIT Public Computer
Labs web pages for a list of equipment available therein. Many modern
computers come with software and a microphone that lets you record sounds
to the computer's hard disk. See your system manual for further information.
You may use both client- and server-side image maps. Server- and client-side
side image maps are supported. Image maps are graphics that have been sectioned
into areas that connect to other web pages based on where the mouse is clicked
when it is over top of the image. Server-side image maps require the web server
to interpret and act on the mouse click whereas client-side image maps rely
on the web browser for the same response. The latter is more efficient, but
not all web browsers support client-side image maps. Many web editors have
features that will create client-side image maps.
Not all web browsers interpret HTML tags in the same way. When you're using
a web editor, you may note that it can show multiple blank lines between paragraphs
whereas Netscape shows only one blank line. Other discrepancies may exist,
and we therefore recommend that you review pages created with an HTML editor
by loading them into Netscape and Internet Explorer.
In many cases such problems occur when the name of the file linked within
a web page differs from the file name on the server. Remember, the names of
files on the CU People system are case-sensitive, so if you link to a file
called "dog.jpg" in your web page, the file on the server cannot be called
"Dog.jpg" if you want the server to find it.
File name problems can also occur when you transfer a file to the CU People
system with an FTP program that automatically appends a file extension to
the name of the file being transferred. For example, if you use Fetch on a
Macintosh computer to transfer an image with the name "dog.jpg," you may find
that ".bin" appends to the image's file type and you end up with "dog.jpg.bin."
If your web page has a link to "dog.jpg," this file will not be found on the
server and the image won't load. The best way to avoid this problem is to
always upload your files as "Raw Data." To do this, select "Raw Data" from
the "Format" pull-down menu when uploading your file. This will preserve your
file types and avoid any confusion.
To fix misnamed files, use your FTP program to rename them after they are
uploaded.
Yes, but CIT staff will not be able to assist with creating the sophisticated
layout often expected on resumés. We suggest that you check out the
Career
Center Web pages related to resumés for further advice. You might
find it easiest to use a contemporary word processor to create the resumé,
then use the word processor's "Save As" feature to save the file into HTML
format, then upload the resulting file to the CU People system. See your word
processor's manual for further information about saving files in HTML. You
may also want to save and upload your resumé as a PDF file.
In this case, you should use the backup copy of the page you have stored
on your hard disk or diskette to restore the file on the CU People server.
CIT is not able to provide restoration services to cover this contingency.
See Publishing a Web Page for suggestions about
keeping backup copies and carefully putting files on the server.
No. The intention of CU People is to provide server space for those who
do not have other options for hosting their personal pages. If your personal
home page is on another server, we recommend that you list its URL in your
electronic directory entry in place of the CU People address, or, alternatively,
move your page to CU People and point to it from the other page. You can have
a link on your CU People home page that points to an alternate home page,
but an automatic redirection is not supported.
No, the CU People system does not support Front Page server extensions,
although Front Page can be used to publish directly to the server (see the
preceding question)
No, although you can restrict
access by IP address, a procedure known as site locking. If you have private
information that you wish to make available only to specific people, we suggest
that you contract with a commercial web space provider that can offer restricted
access to your pages. For information on setting up site locking, see Restricting
Access to Your Pages.
Yes. There is an established standard for asking robots not to index your
pages. For information on how to add appropriate HTML in your web page, see
the Robots
Exclusion page.
Not those that might run directly on the CU People system. Page counters
are a form of CGI script that count the number of people that view your web
page. A standardized counter script is planned for later implementation.
Yes. There is an established standard for asking robots not to index your
pages. For information on how to add appropriate HTML in your web page, see
the Robots
Exclusion page.
To register your pages with CUinfo,
Yahoo, AltaVista
or other search engines, submit the addresses of your pages using the prompts
they provide. Also see the WWW
FAQ page on this topic.
