Volume 2. No 1 
Information Technology News of the University of California, Davis October 1993
CWIS Administrator Appointed
Cynthia Pickens of the Information Technology Campus Access Point
now maintains the UCD Campuswide Information System (CWIS),
coordinating the placement of new and existing information and
working closely with campus departments who wish to post
information to the CWIS. To find out more about posting to the
CWIS, call Cynthia at 752-2548 or email her at cepickens@ucdavis.edu.
From the CWIS Administrator: Gopher (Go for) the CWIS!
The University of California at Davis has a Campuswide
Information System (CWIS) to provide electronic access to many
sources on campus and in the world. The CWIS is based on a
client/server model, developed by a team at the University of
Minnesota, known as "Gopher," a term that describes the client
software's ability to "burrow" easily through the Internet
worldwide network.
How Do I Access the CWIS Using Gopher?
You can connect to the Gopher server that resides at the UC Davis
by using the client program on the IT-managed UNIX systems.
To connect by modem, first dial 752-7900. At the "Request"
prompt, enter the name of one of the IT-managed UNIX machines
(othello, hamlet, bullwinkle, rocky, chip, or dale). Then, login
using the usercode and password assigned to you, and at the % or
$ system prompt, type:
gopher
Gopher clients also have been developed for various desktop
platforms, including Macintoshes, DOS-based computers,
X-terminals, etc. To UCD-affiliated persons, the IT Campus Access
Point (1400 Surge II, 752-2548) distributes Mac Turbo Gopher and
PC Gopher. For information on other sources, refer to "Obtaining
Copies of Gopher" in the Winter 1993 IT Times, Volume 1, Number
3, page 4.
Who May Access the CWIS?
Individuals with UCD computing accounts and those at other
directly-linked institutions may access the UCD Campuswide
Information System. To obtain an IT account, bring proof of
UCD-affiliation to the IT Campus Access Point, 1400 Surge II.
Who May Place Information on the CWIS?
Academic departments, colleges, and institutes and administrative
units directly affiliated with UC Davis may provide information
on the Campuswide Information System. The group must designate a
person to contact on matters related to the information being
provided.
What Kind of Information Belongs on the CWIS?
In general, anything that is acceptable for mass mailing through
campus mail may be posted to the CWIS. Providers should be aware
that the information can and probably will be read by people
outside of UC Davis as well as on campus.
Documents should be in ASCII text format. These may be submitted
on a floppy disk or placed in a directory on the UNIX machine
Dale, to be "mirrored" to the CWIS on a regular (weekly, monthly,
quarterly, or yearly) cycle.