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<p>This page is still being worked on so it might change over the next few days, please bear with us. Hopefully it might answer some of your questions :) </p><h2>SUCS Membership</h2><dl><dt>I missed you at Freshers' Fayre and enrolment, how do I join?<br /></dt><dd>Use the online form at the bottom of the page <a href="../About/Joining">here</a> or come to the room.</dd><br /><dt>Why should I join SUCS? </dt><dd>There is more information about joining SUCS and the benefits of joining on the Joining page. </dd></dl><blockquote><h3>Members CD</h3><dl><dl><dt>What is on the member's CD? </dt><dd>You can find a full list of things here LINK but in general you will find programs that will allow you to interact with SUCS services such as: Putty so you can talk on Milliways; Thunderbird for your e-mail; and Armagetron to play over the gameserver.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I install it? <br /></dt><dd>When you insert the CD a web interface should automatically pop-up with instructions to follow, or you can browse the CD and install what you want manually. </dd></dl><blockquote><dt>I didn't get a CD when I signed up where can I get one? </dt><dd>We might have some left so ask one of the exec or you can download the image from here LINK to burn onto your own CD. </dd></blockquote></dl></blockquote><br /><blockquote><h3>Personal space</h3><dl><dl><dt>What <em>can</em> I use my SUCS space for? </dt><dd>Storing files and hosting a personal website or files. </dd></dl><blockquote><dt>What <em>can't</em> I use my SUCS space for? </dt><dd>Storing and sharing illegal or copyrighted material such as mp3s and video files. </dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I access my files from home? </dt><dd>There are a couple of ways you can access your SUCS files from home. One of the easiest ways is to use a system called WebDAV. This allows you to access your files as though you were looking through folders on your owncomputer. Check out the <a href="../Help/SUCS%20Services/Using%20WebDAV">WebDAV</a> page of the help wiki for more information. You can also log into your SUCS account using SSH, which allows you to access your files from a command line. This is somewhat more technical, but it's a good thing to know how to do. Visit the <a href="../Help/SUCSServices/Logging%20in%20remotely">remote login page</a> on the help wiki for more information. </dd><br /><dt>Where is my web space? </dt><dd>Your public_html folder in your home directory is where you can put files for online viewing. You can also see them at this address: <a href="../~username">http://www.sucs.org/~username</a> </dd><br /><dt>How can I make a website?</dt><dd>If you are new to HTML and CSS then this guide LINK would be useful. Anything you want to be viewed online should be stored in your public_html folder. You can access this on the SUCS machines and using a program such as WinSCP (see the Members CD). Creating an index.html page would be a good place to start though :). </dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I set up a SUCS blog? </dt><dd>You can go here LINK </dd></blockquote></dl></blockquote><br /><h2>Getting to know other SUCS members</h2><dl><dl><dt>How can I get to know other SUCS members? </dt><dd>You can talk to them on Milliways, through the <a href="../Community/Forum/">forum</a>, join in a game on the gameserver or come to the socials :) </dd></dl></dl><blockquote><h3>Milliways </h3><dl><dl><dt>How do I use Milliways? </dt><dd>The How To for Milliways is <a href="Help/SUCS%20Services/Using%20Milliways">here</a> or you can use the Java version on the website. </dd></dl><blockquote><dt>How do I get colours and other Milliways scripts? </dt><dd>There is a How To for this in the Help section <a href="Help/SUCS%20Services/Using%20Milliways/Setting%20up%20Milliways%20Scripts">here</a>.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>I'm using Putty I keep pasting when I right click, how can I fix this? </dt><dd>Open Putty and go to the Selection category under Window. You need to change the 'Control use of mouse' to 'Middle extends, Right brings up menu'. This way you still copy something from Milliways buy selecting it only. It is best to create a saved session for Milliways if you have not already, to save you doing this each time you log in. </dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I see special Characters?</dt><dd>Have a look at the How To <a href="Help/SUCS%20Services/Using%20Milliways/Correcting%20your%20character%20encoding%20in%20Milliways">here</a>. </dd></blockquote></dl></blockquote><h2><br /></h2><blockquote><h3>Gaming</h3><dl><dl><dt>What games can I play on the SUCS gameserver? </dt><dd>Have a look at the Games page <a href="../Games">here</a>. At the moment</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>I don't have some of these games, where can I find them? </dt><dd>Some might be available on your Members CD, otherwise you might have to buy them or download them yourself. Some should be on the computers in the SUCS room, so if you are playing from the SUCS room just have a look around. Check out each game's page for information on obtaining it.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I join a game? </dt><dd>First go to the Games page and log in, then leave the browser window open and start up the game normally. You need to look at the individual page for each game to get the connection information. These are available from the Games page.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>I want to play [some game not available], how can I? </dt><dd>There may be a reason why this is not available, why not ask or make a suggestion for a game on the forum? </dd></dl></dl><h3>Socials</h3><dl><dl><dt>When are the socials? </dt><dd>Every week on Friday from 1pm until people leave :).</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>Where are the socials? </dt><dd>The non Smoking section of JC's bar in Fulton House.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>What do you do at the socials? </dt><dd>We just hang out really and chat. It is more of a way to get to know everyone and relax after a hard week of study ;).</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>Will there be other social events? </dt><dd>Yes there will. Keep an eye on your SUCS mail, the forums or even Milliways for more details. Also, at the end of the year after exams there is the annual beach party. </dd></dl></dl></blockquote><h2>The Room</h2><dl><dl><dt>Where is the room exactly? </dt><dd>The room is located on the ground floor of the SU building. See <a href="../About/Room">this page</a> for more details.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I get into the room? </dt><dd>You swipe your student card in the card reader next to the door, wait for a few seconds and the door will unlock. The monitor by the window shows you the status of the card reader.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>Are there any rules for the room? </dt><dd>Yes. You can read them <a href="../About/Room%20Rules">here</a> or on the notice board in the room.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>What can I do in the room? </dt><dd>You can: use the computers; print documents; burn CDs; use the scanner; take books out from the library; bring your own computer and and hook it up to GuestNET.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I connect to GuestNET? </dt><dd>Take a look at the GuestNET How To page in the Help section <a href="Help/SUCS%20Services/Connecting%20to%20GuestNet">here</a>.</dd></dl></dl><blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px"><h3>Computers</h3></blockquote><blockquote><dl><dl><dt>What operating system is running on the computers in the room? </dt><dd>Fedora Core 5. You can find out more about this <a href="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc5/release-notes-ISO/" target="_blank">here</a>.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>I'm a Windows user and have never used Linux before, what do I do? </dt><dd>Do not worry, it's not complicated. There is a Windows to Linux guide in the Help section <a href="Help/Windows%20to%20Linux">here</a> to get you started.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>Why Linux?</dt><dd>It's free and Windows is available on all other computers on campus. It is useful if you're a first year Computer Science student and want to get a head start for the second year. </dd></dl></dl><h3>Printing</h3><dl><dl><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>Is there a limit to how much printing I can do? </dt><dd>Within reason, no. However your usage might be questioned if you regularly print off vast quantities in one go.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>My document was written in MS Word, how can I view it on the SUCS computers? </dt><dd>Answer.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>I'm connected to GuestNET, how do I print from my own computer? </dt><dd>Check out the How To in the Help section <a href="Help/SUCS%20Services/Printing%20in%20the%20SUCS%20room">here</a> to see how to set up your computer for printing. </dd></dl></dl></blockquote><blockquote><h3>Burning CDs</h3><dl><dl><dt>How do I burn CDs? </dt><dd>There is a guide in the Help section here LINK </dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>Which computers in the SUCS room have CD burners in? </dt><dd>Americium, Uranium and Thorium. </dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>Where can I get CDs from? </dt><dd>SUCS usually has a small amount on sale in the SUCS room, but if not you should be able to buy some from the Level 2 shop in the SU building. </dd></dl></dl><h3>Scanning</h3><dl><dl><dt>How do I use the scanner? </dt><dd>Uh... next question? </dd></dl></dl><h3>Library</h3><dl><dl><dt>What books are in the library? </dt><dd>There is a page for the Library here LINK </dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>I'm doing Computer Science, which of these are recommended course text? </dt><dd>Your lecturer should give you a list at the beginning of your course so you can check the library for them then. </dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I take a book of from the library? </dt><dd>some form of howto </dd></dl></dl></blockquote><h2>Tools</h2><dl><dl><dt>What tools are available on the SUCS site? </dt><dd>see the tools page </dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I use [tool]? </dt><dd>Have a look at the Tools page or the individual page for the tool for more information. </dd></dl></dl><blockquote><h3>SUCS mail</h3><dl><dl><dt>How do I check my SUCS mail? </dt><dd>You can use Squirrel Mail LINK through the website, configure your e-mail client for your SUCS e-mail address or forward all your SUCS mail to another e-mail address you use. </dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I use Squirrel Mail? </dt><dd>There is a help page for Squirrel Mail here: LINK </dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I set up my client for my sucs email account? </dt><dd>Please check these How To's: Configuring OS X Mail LINK; Configuring Thunderbird; or check out the Accessing e-mail section on the SUCS Help Pages LINK</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>How do I set up e-mail forwarding for my SUCS account with Squirrel Mail? </dt><dd>You need to create a .forward file with the e-mail address you want to forward to in and put it in your home directory.<br />You can use any text editor to do this. If you are using Notepad though, you need to make sure you are saving as "All Files" first otherwise it automatically appends.txt to the end of the file name.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd><br /></dd><dt>Why do I keep getting the same e-mail from sucs to several of my addresses? </dt><dd>Because someone somewhere is mean :(. I guess send an e-mail to admin at </dd></dl></dl></blockquote><dl></dl> <h2>Problems</h2><dl><dl><dt>Something has gone awry with one the SUCS services, where can I get help? </dt><dd>If it isn't answered in this section of the FAQ e-mail the admin team or, if it is not that urgent, put a post in the forum here: LINK </dd></dl></dl><blockquote><h3>Known Problems </h3><dl><dl><dt>I'm using IE7/Safari and keep getting certificate errors when I view parts the website, how can I stop this? </dt><dd>If you are using IE7 have a look at the Help page here LINK and here LINK if you are using Safari. </dd></dl></dl></blockquote>