Web Policy
Revised: February 28, 2007Web Servers
Any host within ACD may run a web server. However, only semi-exposed hosts are allowed to publish web pages to the outside world. Examples of such hosts in the Mesa Lab are acd.ucar.edu (our Unix server), and web2.acd.ucar.edu (our divisional web server). ACD does not maintain a Windows-based web server.
Personal Web Pages
Staff currently have personal web pages available to them. These pages physically exist on acd.ucar.edu in $HOME/public_html. See our Personal Web Page Policy.
Web Content
The divisional web site is designed to provide content to outside users such as students and teachers as well as content useful for division personnel. Carl Drews is currently the web administrator, and requests for modification or addition to this content should be made to him through the work request system.
Wikis
We may set up an internally-accessible wiki for use within ACD. Such a wiki is made accessible either to just ACD, or to the UCAR network at large depending on your needs. It cannot be made available to the outside except for those who are using VPN software. The intent is to provide a safe collaborative area for the exchange of information and documentation free of the burden of having to use HTML syntax or a web content editor. The technology we use for a wiki is known as kwiki.UCAR also provides a wiki solution for collaboration where some of the authors or readers may exist outside of the security perimeter. To get started, submit a work request to establish a wiki for your group or project using this link: http://cislcustomersupport.ucar.edu . To look for other hosted wikis, see https://wiki.ucar.edu/dashboard.action.
Web Applications and Scripts
Web scripts such as CGI-scripts are allowed, but they are subject to review and must be secure, abiding by the UCAR Security Policies.