Guidelines for web authors regarding www.ucsc.edu
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Description

Describes some of the guidelines that users of www.ucsc.edu should keep in mind when publishing their web pages on the web werver.

Even though CATS provides technical support in the implementation and maintenance of the www.ucsc.edu server, it is managed by the Public Information Office which sets its policies and procedures.

Guidelines

• Usernames and passwords on www.ucsc.edu should never be shared. If you need access to the server, please contact the webmaster to get an account. The webmaster will contact the unit administrator to verify that the request has been authorized.
• Learn and follow the official UC Santa Cruz WWW publishing policies and guidelines.
• Any pages posted on the web server is considered to be published material since it is visible to all (except for a few sections which are restricted in some manner). Everything posted on the web server is automatically indexed by default. I would highly recommend that people do not place drafts (except official drafts) or unfinished under-construction pages on the server. Unit web managers also need to periodically review the pages they have in their unit directory and delete any obsolete pages.
• We keep about 4 weeks worth of web logs on the server (currently the logs accumulate at about 5 MB per day). These logs are available only to the system administrators to help track down any problems or abuse occurring on the server. To track usage, we normally publish weekly usage summaries (although these are currently on hold pending PIO approval to continue them). People are not able to find out who is reading their web pages, since this would be a violation of privacy (this was established by the Webcom committee).