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DRIVER'S ED FOR THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY • SPRING 99
Electronic List Management
Enhance your Web site
Set up a PC or Mac Web Server
World Wide Web documents are made available to the Web by Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) servers. This class shows you how to install and configure your own HTTP server so that browsers can access hypertext documents stored on your computer. Prerequisite:Web Authoring: Introduction.
WebSite
April 22,6-8 p.m., CC PC Lab www.cc.ukans.edu/acs/docs/wkshop/WebSite.pdf
Personal Web Server
May 27,1-3 p.m., CC Mac Lab www.cc.ukans.edu/acs/docs/wkshop/MacHTTP.pdf
ListProc for New List Owners
Designed for new KU ListProc list owners, this class is a hands-on introduction to the in's and out's of discussion list management. The course begins with an overview of the way ListProc works, the many ways that lists can be configured,and list owner responsibilities. You learn the basic syntax of ListProc commands; practice making and editing their welcome message and info files; and practice adding and deleting subscribers.The course also covers common error situations as well as a few tips and tricks. Each participant receives a ListProc Owner's Manual. This course is required for new list owners. Prerequisite:Each participant must currently be an owner of a KU ListProc discussion list. Requires registration.
January 22, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., CC PC Lab
ListProc: Archives
Many ListProc discussion lists maintain archives of the messages submitted as well as additional files of interest to those in the discussion group. You learn how to set up and configure archives, how to retrieve files from the archive,and how to add files to and delete files from the archive. Prerequisite:Each participant must currently be an owner of a KU ListProc discussion list. Requires registration:
March 1,5-6 p.m.,CC Auditorium
ListProc: Resolving Errors
This class covers some common and not-so-common errors that list owners encounter. List owners receive copies of real-life error messages, are shown how to pinpoint the problem, and are given strategies for handling the situation. You also learn to determine which errors require immediate attention and which can safely be ignored. Prerequisite Each participant must currently be an owner of a KU ListProc discussion list. Requires registration.
April 14,4-5 p.m.,CC Auditorium
Web Authoring: Forms and CGI scripts
Learn HTML tags to create online forms for gathering information from visitors to your site. Then create a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) script to save the data and reply to the user. Prerequisite: Web Authoring: Intermediate and UNIX: Introduction or equivalent skills. www.cc.ukans.edu/~acs/docs/other/forms-intro.shtml
January 28,6-9 p.m., CC PC Lab
March 4,1-4 p.m.,CC Mac Lab
Web—Database Integration
Learn basic database fundamentals covering database design; SQL; table creation; and inserting, updating, and selecting table data. Create a Web-based interface to a database with an HTML form and CGI scripting, and see how to combine a database and CGI script to produce dynamic Web content. Work through examples using mSQL and Perl in the UNIX environment of ACS's multiuser systems. Other tools are also discussed. Prerequisite: Web Authoring: Forms and CGI scripts or Comprehensive Web Programming or equivalent skills. www.cc.ukans.edu/~acs/docs/other/web-database.shtml
February 4, 1-4 p.m., CC PC Lab
February 22,6-9 p.m.,CC PC Lab
March 16,6-9 p.m.,CC PC Lab