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FTP Guide

“I can't FTP to !”

This is correct, as PCN servers do not have ftp services installed.

FTP Is no longer a service offered by PCN as it violates University Policy. PCN and University Policy now requires that file transfer should be done using methods that include encryption.
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Filtering incoming mail

You should use procmail.

On the PCN mail server, procmail is used as the local delivery agent, and is run every time a message is delivered to you. To filter, just create a file named .procmailrc in your home directory, and place the rules you want procmail to follow in there.
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Filtering incoming mail

You should use procmail.

On the PCN mail server, procmail is used as the local delivery agent, and is run every time a message is delivered to you. To filter, just create a file named .procmailrc in your home directory, and place the rules you want procmail to follow in there.
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Common Commands

In any UNIX environment, there are certain commands a user needs to know to be able to easily manipulate files, and manage their account.

The most important command in UNIX is the man command. This is the command that gives you access to the system documentation. It provides you with the proper syntax for any command. For more information about man, tpye “man man” at the UNIX prompt.
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Advanced PCN Personal Web Pages

Common Gateway Interface (CGI)

The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) provides an interfacing between external applications with information servers. Unlike the “static” characteristic of a plain HTML file, CGI provides means for an HTML file to “dynamically” change the content via executable external (server-side) files.With CGI, the client can execute a program written in PERL (Practical Extraction and Report Language), C++, C, FORTRAN, TCL, AppleScript, etc., from an HTML file containing an exec…
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