portal user group meeting february 28, 2007
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Portal User Group Meeting February 28, 2007. Agenda. Welcome Email Obfuscating for SPAM (Ken Mosher) Updates Migration Status COOP (Continuity of Operations) Planning Budget Streaming Video Keywords Server move for dir.ct.gov WebTrends Database Breakup Training Vendor - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Portal User Group MeetingFebruary 28, 2007
Agenda• Welcome• Email Obfuscating for SPAM (Ken Mosher)• Updates
– Migration Status– COOP (Continuity of Operations) Planning– Budget– Streaming Video– Keywords– Server move for dir.ct.gov– WebTrends– Database Breakup– Training Vendor– Kids Website (Richard Hemenway)
• Content Distribution/Approval Routing Success Stories– Robert Thornton (Department of Social Services)
• Breakout Session• Open Discussion
Upcoming Meetings
June 13
September 12
December 12
Spam reduction via email address obfuscation
Ken Mosher, DOIT BDD, 622-2356
• The State receives approximately 1,000,000 spam emails every day.
• Robot email harvesters crawl the web (like Google’s ‘bots) and read web pages, news groups, etc. looking for email addresses.
• http://www.phone.state.ct.us/ObfuscateEmail.asp
DateApplianc
e
Spam and Phish Blocked
Delivered Mail
Mail Processed
% Of Mail Processed
Total Spam and Phish Blocked
Total Delivered
Total Mail Processed
Total % Of Mail
Processed
1/31/07 5.95 512,272 135,775 648,047 20.95% 512,272 135,775 648,047 20.95%
Robots look on pages for things like this:
<html><body>[email protected]<a href=“mailto:[email protected]”>email</a></body></html>
We want to trick them:
[email protected] That’s right out!
Change<a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>
To<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">document.write('<a hr' + 'ef="' + 'mail' + 'to:' + 'email' + '@' + 'domain.com">' + 'em&#' + '97;il' + '</a>');</script>
Implementing Email Obfuscation
There are issues with implementing email obfuscation. In both FrontPage and the Portal, the email text will not appear in the editor. It can only be seen if previewing the content in the browser or by directly viewing the code.
(Slide added 3/1/07 – after Portal User Group Meeting)
Implementing Email Obfuscation
• Users must be familiar with HTML code– Specifically email links
• Users must be aware that email addresses or links will not appear in Editors– They must be aware of where links are even though they cannot
see them
• Contact Portal Management Group for Training on this feature if you choose to use it.– Submit a Work Request – http://www.ct.gov/cpi/pmgworkrequest
(Slide added 3/1/07 – After Portal User Group Meeting)
Migration Update
66%
17%
5%
12%
Completed
In Progress
Queue
On Hold
Influenza PandemicContinuity of Operations Planning
(COOP)
All state agencies have been mandated to prepare and be ready to respond to a widespread health crisis. The planning effort will also improve an agency’s ability to respond to any number of threats and hazards – from Hurricanes, to acts of terror , to localized building fires.
Governor’s Budget Proposal
• Modernize Connecticut's Internet Presence, Portal Upgrade Funding is provided to upgrade the State's Web portal and for two positions in FY 2008 and two more positions in FY 2009 to support the State's e-government initiatives. Additional funding of $830,000 in FY 2008 and $80,000 in FY 2009 is provided through CEPF and/or carry forward money for equipment and one-time expenses
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010$399,467 $328,000 $347,944
Streaming Video
• Testing continues
• Service Offering is still in development
• Evaluating Network and Firewall capacities
Keywords
• Differences in terminology• Portal Keywords
– Takes the user to a pre-defined page– Used for marketing purposes only
• Ex. “Go to www.ct.gov, Keyword: Parks”
• Metatag Keywords– Used for search engine optimization only– Added to Content Page
Keywords
• We received almost 200 Keyword Requests• They are currently under review and evaluation
– We will be sending back requests that we have questions on.
• New Keyword Requests can still be submitted, but they will be evaluated in the next phase of evaluation.
• Keyword Form is www.ct.gov/cpi/keywords
Server Move for www.dir.ct.gov
• Site is on an old server (Windows 2000)• We will move it to a Windows 2003 server• Staging (VVV) version of this site is
already on Windows 2003• We will provide a detailed plan including
the testing schedule• DIR Migration is expected to be completed
by May 2007
WebTrends Upgrade
• WebTrends is web analytic software• Currently we are on Version 6.1c• We will be upgrading to Version 8.0• We will be performing the upgrade on new servers
– The current version will be available during the upgrade testing.
• The Upgrade is expected to be completed by May 2007
Database Breakup
• Why Breakup the Database?
• Status
• Change in URL
Why breakup the Database?
All sites are currently in one large database.
• Performance– By breaking sites up into separate, smaller
databases, it will reduce the load which will improve performance
Database Breakup Status
• Several sites have been broken out into a new database
• We will be notifying System Administrators as we schedule the breakout of sites
Database Breakup Change in URL
• Website URL– www.agencyname.ct.gov/agencyname
• Ex. www.doit.ct.gov/doit
• Current website URL will still work– Agencies will not have to make changes to printed materials
• Ex. www.ct.gov/doit
• All links on website will continue to work– http://www.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2604&Q=321686
http://www.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2604&Q=321686
• For Marketing purpose still use www.ct.gov/agencyname
Training Vendor
• New Vendor for the Portal Content Administrator training class– KeyLogic
Content Distribution/Approval Routing Success Stories
Robert Thornton
Department of Social Services
Kids Subcommittee Update
Dick Hemenway
Presentation Materials
• Presentation materials will be posted in the Partners area of the www.ct.gov/cpi website. We will send the link once they are available.
Open Discussion