WGISS Infrastructure

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WGISS Infrastructure Task Team (WITT) Status
Report Stuart Doescher, USGS Dave Hartzell,
NASA / ARC WGISS-19 March 2005 Cordoba, Argentina
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WITT

• Task Team Name
• WGISS Infrastructure Task Team
• Task Team Lead Name and Contact Information
• Working members (webmasters_at_wgiss.ceos.org)
• Stuart Doescher (USGS)
• Dave Hartzel (NASA ARC/CSC)
• Advisory members - witt_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• Bernhard,Buckl (DLR)
• Lorant Czaran (UN)
• John Faundeen (USGS)
• Ivan,PETITEVILLE (ESA)
• Jolyon Martin (ESA)
• Ken McDonald (NASA)
• Lola Olsen (NASA)
• Osamu,Ochiai (JAXA/EORC )
• Wyn,Cudlip (BNSC/QinetiQ)
• Yonsook,Enloe (NASA)
• Allan Doyle (NASA/ EOGEO)

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WITT

• Purpose/Rationale
• WGISS Information Infrastructure Task Team
• was established in September 2002.
• Support internal operations that promotes
  communications
• within and exterior to WGISS
• Email List Services
• WGISS WEB hosting
• Network
• Implementation Strategy
• Working with advisory group establish and
  prioritize activities
• Send service request to webmaster_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• High level requirements
• Working with content inputs from WGISS members
• Update and establish list service
• Update and configure WGISS web
• Provide consulting on network related needs

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WGISS 19 WITT Agenda

• WGISS 19 infrastructure logistics Marcelo Colazo
• WITT services
• Email list services Stuart Doescher
• WEB services Stuart Doescher
• DNS Status Dave Hartzell
• Multi Lingual Investigation Stuart Doescher
• Network Report
• Status on CEOSnet Dave Hartzell
• Columbia/NREN Project Dave Hartzell

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WGISS Hosting Services

• Switch has been made from Apollo hosting to EOGEO
  hosting.
• Provides both email list and web services for
  WGISS.
• EOGEO services that WGISS is using
• Emailing list service
• Uses Mailman
• (From zero ability to configure -gt too many
  options)
• Web hosting
• Current capability at 5 GBytes ( vs. 500 MBytes
  with previous hosting provider.)

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emailing Lists

• Set up as before for Subscriber Only
• Only people who subscribe to the mailing list can
  post mail to the list.
• Those who are not subscribe, may sent mail but
  mail will be sent to Moderator to approve.
• Also new subscribers must be approved by
  Moderator. Will be implemented today.
• and Open lists
• Anyone can send mail to list.

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Subscriber Only Liststo use xxx_at_wgiss.ceos.org
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Open Liststo use xxx_at_wgiss.ceos.org
If there are other lists that need to be set up
let us know.
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Current Configuration

• Lists are advertised when people ask what lists
  are on this machine?
• Currently set to NO
• Requires approval by moderator for new people to
  subscribe or join?
• Currently set to YES
• Only list members can view list of subscribers?
• Currently set to YES

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Short tutorial for members

• To subscribe to the mail list
• send a message to the xxx-subscribe_at_wgiss.ceos.or
  g
• or xxx-join_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• Example
• To archive-subscribe_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• Subject and body is ignored
• To unsubscribe to the mail list
• send a message to the xxx-unsubscribe_at_wgiss.ceos.
  org
• or xxx-leave_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• Example
• To archive-unsubscribe_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• Subject and body is ignored
• Access to online subscription http//wgiss.ceos.or
  g/mailman/listinfo/xxx

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Short tutorial for members

• To post a message to the mail list
• Address message to the xxx_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• Example
• To archive_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• Subject Telecon ---
• If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your
  options (change your password, etc.), visit your
  subscription page at
• http//wgiss.ceos.org/mailman/options/xxx/your_at_ema
  il.address
• Example using
• http//wgiss.ceos.org/mailman/options/all/doescher
  _at_usgs.gov

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Short tutorial for members

• You can also make such adjustments via email by
  sending a message to
• all-request_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• With commands in the subject/body such as
• help
• info
• lists
• password ltoldpasswordgt ltnewpasswordgt
  addressltaddressgt
• subscribe password digestnodigest
  addressltaddressgt
• unsubscribe password addressltaddressgt
• who password addressltaddressgt

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Short tutorial for members

• Info and tutorial also online via
• http//wgiss.ceos.org/mailman/listinfo/xxx

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Short tutorial for Moderators

• The list moderator will get notified of new
  subscribers and must approve new subscription.
• Also, must approve posting by non-members
• Moderators will receive email something like.
• Your authorization is required for a mailing list
  subscription request approval
• For dhartzell_at_arc.nasa.gov
• List webmaster_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• At your convenience, visit
• http//wgiss.ceos.org/mailman/admindb/webmaster
• to process the request.

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Short tutorial for moderators

• Moderators need and will be provided special
  password to access moderators pages.
• http//wgiss.ceos.org/mailman/admindb/xxx
• Administrator can also do these approvals.
• May get a no actions pending message.

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Additional Reference

• For a lot more info on the Mailman services
  reference
• List member Manual at
• http//wgiss.ceos.org/witt/mailman-member.pdf
• List Administration Manual at
• http//wgiss.ceos.org/witt/mailman-admin.pdf

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Request

• To ensure accuracy in the email lists
• PLEASE
• Review the list of the members of the mail lists
  at wgiss.ceos.org/witt/Current subscribers.pdf
• or
• Mark up paper list that is being passed around.
• If you see problems, send email to
  webmaster_at_wgiss.ceos.org

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WITT Web Service

• Web Site Administrator
• Post contents (provided by WGISS members)
• Send content updates to webmaster_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• Disaster recovery periodic backup
• We have posted meetings presentations for
• WGISS 15, 16, 17, 18
• And WGISS 19
• Check for completeness

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WGISS Content Responsibilities

• WGISS Secretariat
• Content at the higher level pages
• (non-SG, non-TT pages)
• Meeting content
• WGISS documents (WGISS reports to Plenary)
• All links to ceos.org, EOGEO, IGOS, etc.
• Subgroup Chairs
• Subgroup pages
• SG descriptions definitions
• Task Team list(s)
• Task Team Leads
• Administers TT pages
• TT descriptions and other contents or
• Pointers to TT pages if not stored on the WGISS
  site

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Process for Page Updates

• Retrieve recent copy of web page
• Make changes and edits
• Examine locally via browser
• Send updated pages to webmaster_at_wgiss.ceos.org
• When webmaster notifies you that changes have
  been made, verify via web site
• Notify appropriate chair of changes
• Chair should examine and validate changes

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DNS Support

• Top-level DNS (SOA) is done by NASA Marshall
  Space Flight Center (MSFC) for ceos.org
• ceos.org
• HTTP requests go to host at JAXA
• ceos.org mail exchanges (MX)
• go to host at Goddard Space Flight Center
  (currently)
• wgiss.ceos.org
• web requests go to non-profit host (EOGEO.org) on
  a commercial provider (Interland.com)

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Domain Names

• ceos.org owned by NASA, DNS controlled by NASA
  has been transitioned to NASA rep (Dave Hartzell)
• Both due and in use should we renew?
• igospartners.org (expires June 9, 2005)
• owned by NASA, DNS controlled through Domain
  Direct has been transferred to the USGS rep (Stu
  Doescher) points to unesco.org subdirectory
• igbp.net (expires June 15, 2005)
• owned by NASA, DNS controlled through Domain
  Direct has been transferred to the USGS rep (Stu
  Doescher)

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CEOS.org Sub-domains

• The following sub-domains have been registered
• wgiss.ceos.org - hosted though EOGEO / Allan
  Doyle.
• wgcv.ceos.org - managed by WGCV members, hosted
  at NASA/GSFC
• grid-tech.ceos.org POC Allan Doyle
• If any are needed contact WITT_at_wgiss.ceos.org