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Parallel Computing Resources at PCN

A parallel computing environment exists in PCN.

A Linux-based cluster running PBS with maui scheduler is available for use by Physics department researchers.

The full set of cluster documentation can be found at , including a complete user's manual.
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Welcome to the PCN Wiki!

Use the following links to access the PCN Documentation.

If you should find something missing that would be helpful or in need of an update, please let us know.

Please check back often as this is updated.

PCN Topics

* Supported Software
* Policies and Procedures
* Facilities
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I've always just used 'mail.' Why doesn't this work any more?

Berkeley mail

/usr/bin/mail, /usr/ucb/mail

is from an older, less mobile era of email use. Today's email user demands flexible access to their email, from a variety of sources, including the Unix shell, a client like Thunderbird, Evolution, Mac Mail, or Outlook on their desktop, via the web with a Gmail-like interface, or through mobile devices like tablets and smart phones.
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How do I make Pine put copies of my sent mail in a folder?

Pine is no longer developed by the University of Washington and is not a fully supported PCN product. It may not be 100% usable in all circumstances. Saving sent mail is one of those instances where your mileage may vary when it comes to usage.

Due to some bugs in Pine we suggest that you do not set up saved messages, however of you really want your sent mail saved, (and you don't mind the potential of pine freezing) do the following:
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What can I do about spam email?

While PCN does do some limited spam filtering at the mail server level, it is as agressive as it can be without filtering out valid email. If you are unsatisfied with the amount of spam that you recieve, you can opt in to use SpamAssassin to further filter your mail.
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