Webmasters Users Group Meeting Notes :
January 18, 2000

  1. USNA Webmasters Users Group WWW Page :

    • See http://www.usna.edu/Masters This page is a collection of resourses to assist the Academy's Webmasters develop their pages. It has questions, answers, policy, guidelines, etc.

    • Review WWW Policy. Please take time to review the USNA WWW Policy to be sure that your pages conform the USNA Policy.

    • Review Guidelines. This is a set of useful guidelines to be considered as you create your pages.

    • Review Webmasters List. Please check through the list and e-mail me with any additions or corrections.

  2. Policy Issues

    • No linking to the MIDS System. The MIDS Development Team has requested that there be no links to the MIDS System for security reasons.

    • If you would like to restrict access to directories on webster, please review the instructions on .htaccess files.

    • Please be advised that the URL for the Naval Academy is www.usna.edu; we will allow the old www.usna.navy.mil URL for a while, but it will soon disappear.


  3. The Public Affair Office is a resource for your questions concerning content, policy, or approval of webpages. Please contact Leo Mehalic at ext 31538.


  4. Welcome Jeff Rohrlick, our resident Instructional Technologist. Jeff is providing a host of services to assist with the web. He currently administers WebCT, will be teaching FrontPage 2000, and is available for multimedia classroom presentation assistance. Please contact Jeff at ext 32508.


  5. Administrator's Users Group

    I would like to establish a users group for just the system administrators of web servers. Please let me know what system you are administering, server software, etc.


  6. System Upgrades in Ward Hall

    The staff in Ward Hall has been upgrading the main WWW server and is in the planning stages of adding additional equipment for failover and development. The current plans and actions include :
    • Webster Upgraded to include a 100-gig drive
    • Planning to purchase a fully equivalent backup machine
    • Planning to purchase a fully equivalent test machine
    • Purchased and installed a fully successful archival backup system for Webster and other machines
    • Currently providing an NT solution for web applications that require NT

  7. Search Engine

    The Academy is now using InfoSeek as the search engine.

    • InfoSeek is currently cataloging the following URLs : 
      http://eng.usna.navy.mil/
http://nmclanna.med.navy.mil/
http://physics.nadn.navy.mil/
http://physics.nadn.navy.mil/ECAs/nesa/nesa.htm
http://prodevweb.prodev.usna.edu/
http://web.wse.nadn.navy.mil/
http://www.dahlgrenhallhrm.com/
http://www.naps.edu/
http://www.navysports.com/
http://www.scs.usna.navy.mil/
http://www.usna.com/
http://www.usna.edu/
http://www.usna.org/

      Are there any other URLs that you would like to see cataloged ?

    • One of the benefits of this search software is that you can now put a search box on your page that would search only your site. The following piece of html code will search only the Library's site. Just change the URL statement for your site.

      <FORM NAME="seek1" METHOD="GET"ACTION="http://websearch.usna.edu:8765/query.html">
      <FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="2">
      Search Site: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="qt" SIZE="20" VALUE="" MAXLENGTH="2033">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="qs" VALUE="">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="col" VALUE="usna">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="qc" VALUE="">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="pw" VALUE="100%">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="ws" VALUE="0">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="la" VALUE="">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="qm" VALUE="0">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="st" VALUE="1">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="nh" VALUE="10">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="lk" VALUE="1">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="rf" VALUE="0">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="oq" VALUE="">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="rq" VALUE="0">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="qp" VALUE="">
      <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="qp" VALUE="url:www.usna.edu/Library">
      <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Search"><INPUT TYPE="reset" VALUE="Clear">
      </FONT>
      </FORM>

    • The Code in Action :
      Search Library:


  8. Software Downloads

    The Information Resource Center maintains a software download section located at www.usna.edu/IRC/software.html. If there is software requirement for your site, such as the Adobe Reader, please make references to the IRC Software download section rather than have pointers to other locations within the Academy. To get software located there, please call ext 33500.

  9. Advanced Tool Selection Update

    We have anounced the advanced development tool to be FrontPage2000 and the graphics package as PaintShop Pro. More information will be available soon.
  10. Log Analysis Tool & Reports

    USNA is currently using Webtrend's Log Analyzer to create usage reports. Reports can be found at www.usna.edu/Masters/Reports/reports.htm.

  11. Training

    With new tools and packages, training is necessary. Jeff Rohrlick is putting together training for WebCT and FrontPage2000. In addition, I would like to work with HRD to establish additional WWW training.

  12. New Development Plan Initiative

    IT Services has announced an new initiative to improve the Academy's WWW resources. If you have ideas and requirements, please let me know.

  13. Future Discussion

    For future discussion, start thinking about whether you would like to see a uniform design for the entire USNA WWW Project. Currently, we are allowing each function at USNA to have their own design. The Guidelines call for consistency within each function.

  14. Questions & Answers

    The following is a list of issues that were brought up for discussion :
    • Site license for Adobe Acrobat
    • A Watchbill program for all of the companies
    • Provide a copy of FormMail that allows for anonymous submissions
    • Remedy Site License for the Library
    • LinkBot runs for non-webster sites
    • Consider establishing a WWW station in the IRC so a person can run a report for just their department
    • I will post training information as it becomes available
    • The current WWW NT box in Ward Hall needs to be upgraded

  15. Next Meeting's Topic :

    If you would like to suggest a topic for next meeting, please send me e-mail.

  16. Establish Next Meeting :

    TBD, 2000 / Rickover 103 / 15:45

     
    Respectfully Submitted,

    Michael Moriarty
    USNA Webmaster
    Ext 31428
    webhelp@nadn.navy.mil

United States Naval Academy