Webmaster’s Wisdom

Description

The Webmaster is responsible for the upkeep of our website, http://txi.mit.edu/.

On Athena dialup, you can find the folder here: /mit/theta-xi/web_scripts/www

Linktr.ee:

To edit the linktree, go to linktr.ee/admin and log into to the user txi with the password: qazmkodf23

The stuff after doesn’t really matter

From the By-Laws

• The Webmaster shall manage the house’s computer systems, including but not limited to the website, the server, the network, and the library computers, and shall keep them up-to-date with the technological requirements of the house.
• The Webmaster shall ensure that all aforementioned systems are continuously running, except during necessary upgrades and maintenance. In such cases, the Webmaster shall notify the house of the reason for the downtime, an estimate of when service will resume, and regular updates on the status of the system.
• The Webmaster shall be responsible for purchasing all hardware necessary for upgrade and maintenance of the house's computers, and shall submit all receipts for reimbursements.
• The Webmaster shall seek a 2/3 vote at a regular meeting before making any significant changes to house computer systems, including but not limited to redesigning the webpage, reallocation of bandwidth, and anything else which affects individual access to house computers. In special cases, in lieu of a vote, the president may authorize such changes.

Things to do when you become webmaser

1. Become a network contact with IS&T. This will put you on the IS&T mailing lists, allow you to create static IP's and also manage our network equipment. [1]

2. Get access to the website from the previous webmaster. You will need to get on the mailing list tx-acl.

3. Get on the txi-web mailing list. It is the one used for people having web troubles.

4. Read the info IS&T has online. There is lots of useful stuff. [2]

5. Get access to Corp Board's website at [3] (so that you can help edit it). To do that make an infinite connection account and then send an email to [email protected] asking for access. Then you should be able to edit it with the button at the bottom of the page.

Things you really should do