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York Extra in departments

York Extra in departments. Background. Web-based announcement system Publishing tool channels, scheduling,targeting http://www.york.ac.uk/systems/yorkextra/admin/ Viewing tool channel selection, viewing options only see targeted messages http://www.york.ac.uk/systems/yorkextra/.

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York Extra in departments

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  1. York Extra in departments

  2. Background • Web-based announcement system • Publishing tool channels, scheduling,targeting http://www.york.ac.uk/systems/yorkextra/admin/ • Viewing tool channel selection, viewing options only see targeted messages http://www.york.ac.uk/systems/yorkextra/

  3. Background • Publishing • channels defined by the Communications Office • names, selection options (opt in/opt out/mandatory) • publishers register with the Communications Office • Viewing • At login on Computing Service systems • via a small headline viewer

  4. Problems • The York Extra viewer needs to know who's using it • Must be a Computing Service account • Not all departments use the Computing Service name space • Double-authentication • Hijacking the user's desktop

  5. Client Info Server Web server York Extra jcb1 cserv-managed Message server

  6. Client Info Server Web server York Extra jcb1 cserv-managed Message server messages please

  7. Client Info Server Web server York Extra jcb1 cserv-managed Message server who is it?

  8. Client Info Server Web server York Extra jcb1 cserv-managed Message server who are you?

  9. Client Info Server Web server York Extra CISender jcb1 cserv-managed Message server jcb1

  10. Client Info Server Web server York Extra jcb1 cserv-managed Message server jcb1

  11. Client Info Server Web server York Extra jcb1 cserv-managed Message server jcb1's messages

  12. Client Info Server Web server York Extra jcb1 cserv-managed Message server jcb1's messages

  13. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server

  14. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server messages please

  15. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server who is it?

  16. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server who are you?

  17. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server don't know

  18. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server authenticate user

  19. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server jcb1

  20. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server jcb1's messages

  21. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server jcb1's messages

  22. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server

  23. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server messages please

  24. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server who is it?

  25. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server who are you?

  26. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra CISender Message server jcbyrne

  27. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra jcbyrne jcb1 fbloggs fb27 … … … … Message server jcbyrne

  28. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra jcbyrne jcb1 fbloggs fb27 … … … … Message server jcbyrne jcb1

  29. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server jcb1's messages

  30. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server York Extra Message server jcb1's messages

  31. Steps • Install Java runtime environment on client system • JRE 1.4 or higher • available from http://java.sun.com • Install CISender on client system • available from Computing Service • Configure CISender to run at startup

  32. Steps • DCO • register client systems • http://www.york.ac.uk/systems/yorkextra/networks/ • User • register username • http://www.york.ac.uk/systems/yorkextra/register/

  33. YE Previewer • The hijack problem • Replaces York Extra viewer at login time • Displays user's message headlines • Provides link to York Extra Viewer Note: The previewer is not a web browser

  34. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server YEPreviewer York Extra Message server

  35. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server YEPreviewer York Extra Message server I'm jcbyrne who am I?

  36. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server YEPreviewer York Extra jcbyrne jcb1 fbloggs fb27 … … … … Message server I'm jcbyrne who am I?

  37. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server YEPreviewer York Extra jcbyrne jcb1 fbloggs fb27 … … … … Message server jcb1

  38. Client Info Server jcbyrne dept-managed Web server YEPreviewer York Extra Message server jcb1's headlines

  39. Steps • Install Java runtime environment on client system • JRE 1.4 or higher • available from http://java.sun.com • Install YEPreviewer on client system • available from Computing Service • Configure to run at startup • Configure to run user's browser

  40. Issues • CISender • currently uses port 1235 (flexibility planned) • will only communicate with authorized servers • Client system registration • a client system can only belong to one cluster • client usernames must be unique within a cluster

  41. Availability • Soon

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