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WGISS Infrastructure
Task Team (WITT)Status Report
Stuart Doescher, USGSDave Hartzell, NASA AmesAllan Doyle, NASA/ EOGEO
WGISS – 21May 8-12, 2006
Budapest, Hungary
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WGISS 21 WGISS 21 WITT AgendaWITT Agenda
• WITT services Stuart Doescher– Email list services – WEB services – WGISS 21 logistics
• JAXA Multi Lingual Study Masatoshi Kamei
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Email List ServicesEmail List Services
Most lists set up as “Subscriber Only”– Only people who subscribe to the mailing list can
post mail to the list. • check of email address
– Subscriber request are approved by “Moderator”– None subscriber post must be approved by
“Moderator”
and two are “Open” lists– Anyone can send mail to list.
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Subscriber Only ListsSubscriber Only Liststo use [email protected] use [email protected]
List services xxx List Moderator
To all members all Ivan Petiteville
Chair, Vice Chairs, Subgroup Chair and Vice Chairs exec Ivan Petiteville
WGISS Infrastructure witt Stuart Doescher
Projects and Applications Task Team Leads project Osamu Ochiai
WTF CEOP wtf-ceop Osamu Ochiai
WTF Core Test Sites core John Faundeen
EO Data Portal eodp Wyn Cudlip
Technology and Services Task Team Leads technology Paul Kopp
International Directory Network idn Lola Olsen
Interoperable Catalog System ics Joylon Martin
Data Services dstt Shinobu KAWAHITO
Archive archive Stuart Doescher
EOGEO TT eogeo Allan Doyle
GRID grid Li Guoqing
GRID-tech grid-tech Li Guoqing
Purge Alert purgealert John Faundeen
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““Open” ListsOpen” Liststo use [email protected] use [email protected]
• SPAM continues to be issue for list moderators and list managers.– Allan looking for improved SPAM filter
• If there are other lists that need to be set up let us know.
List services Short Name List Moderator
Web Master webmaster Stuart Doescher
Chair chair Ivan Petiteville
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Short list services tutorialShort list services tutorial• To subscribe to the mail list
– send a message to the “[email protected]” or “[email protected]”
– Example:To: [email protected] and body is ignored
• To unsubscribe to the mail list– send a message to the “[email protected]”
or “[email protected]”– Example:
To: [email protected] and body is ignored
• Access to online subscription http://wgiss.ceos.org/mailman/listinfo/xxx
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Short list services tutorialShort list services tutorial• To post a message to the mail list
– Address message to the “[email protected]” – Example:
To: [email protected]: 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/[email protected]
• Example using:http://wgiss.ceos.org/mailman/options/all/[email protected]
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Additional Reference 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
– Or could reference for short tutorialhttp://wgiss.ceos.org/meetings/wgiss19/witt/witt 19.ppt
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Request for List MembersRequest for List Members
To ensure accuracy in the email lists• Review the list of the members of the mail
lists at wgiss.ceos.org/witt/Current_Subscribers_06.pdf
or• Mark up paper list that is being passed
around. If you have changes see me or send email
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RequestRequest
When replying to a WGISS list email, review the TO, CC email address and remove the email address that contain “bounces”, such as,
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WITT Web Service WITT Web Service
• Web Site Administrator– Post contents (provided by WGISS members)– Send content updates to
[email protected]– Disaster recovery – periodic backup– We have posted meetings presentations for
• WGISS 15, 16, 17, 18, 19• And WGISS 20• Check for completeness
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WGISS Web WGISS Web Usage StatisticsUsage Statistics
• Available for your perusal
http://wgiss.ceos.org/webalizer/
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Reminder Reminder WGISS Content ResponsibilitiesWGISS 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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ReminderReminderProcess for Page UpdatesProcess for Page Updates
• Retrieve recent copy of web page• Make changes and edits
– Examine locally via browser
• Send updated pages to [email protected]
• 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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Request for Content ManagersRequest for Content Managers
• I have paper copies of your pages, please mark up and return.
• If you desire to manage your pages directly contact me and we can set up special access.
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DNS SupportDNS Support
• Top-level DNS (SOA) is done by NASA for ceos.org:– ceos.org
• www.ceos.org goes to host at JAXA
– ceos.org mail exchanges (MX) • go to host at Goddard Space Flight Center
– wgiss.ceos.org • web requests go to non-profit host (EOGEO.org)
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Domain NamesDomain Names
• ceos.org: owned by NASA, DNS controlled by NASA: has been transitioned to NASA rep (Dave Hartzell)
• Other domains– igospartners.org: (Transferred to Stephen Ward)– igbp.net: (expires June 2006)
owned by USGS, DNS controlled through GoDaddy.com registrar. Working on transfer to Sophia Roger
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CEOS.org Sub-domainsCEOS.org Sub-domains
• The following sub-domains have been created:– 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 [email protected]
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Pending change for Pending change for WGISS Web hostingWGISS Web hosting
• Pending change:– Allan and Dave are moving the
wgiss.ceos.org services to new location and onto a new server. Do not anticipate major break in services.
• Actions on hold pending above change– 20-8 “Ask WGISS”– 20-9 Forum capability (on-line discussion tool)
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WGISS 21 LogisticsWGISS 21 Logistics
• Collection of Presentation materials– Presentation naming should resemble the
corresponding title in the agenda.– Either
• FTP - Reference next page or• place on big WGISS thumb drive.
• Sharing of pictures– Either FTP or place on big WGISS thumb drive– Create a named directory under “wgpics”
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FTP guidanceFTP guidancetemporary holding areatemporary holding area
• ftp to y.eogeo.org– usercode - yeogeoorg– See stu for the password
• To upload or download your files Please: No spaces in file name– cd budapest and then to
• wgiss21 and the appropriate sub-directory • wgcv25• wgpics place your pictures in a named directory
• Or you can pursue and pick up files viahttp://y.eogeo.org/budapest
• By May 15 files will be moved to wgiss.ceos.org