Hi folks, Happy Christmas and a good new year to one and all. In Surrey the SEGfL are proposing to connect us to a 2MB/s link (courtesy of RM) but will be web-hosting on a system only using Frontpage support (no cgi etc.). Does anyone have experience of this product, any security issues which need to be addressed etc? Secondly, can anyone tell me definitively what the government position regarding document transmission formats is? I understand that they have a policy that only non-proprietry formats should be used (e.g. RTF) but I've lost/can't find any official info. Did Becta have something on this once? See you at BETT? -- Best wishes, Derek Harding, ICT & Network Manager hardingd@warlingham.surrey.sch.uk
In Surrey the SEGfL are proposing to connect us to a 2MB/s link (courtesy of RM) but will be web-hosting on a system only using Frontpage support (no cgi etc.). Does anyone have experience of this product, any security issues which need to be addressed etc?
I'm having the same sort of fun with the SWGfL. Having made a big fuss about "standards complience" they then procede to come up with what is in effect a private IP network, proxying eveything (including things never intended to be proxied.) Not heard anything since I sent the LEA rep an email saying in effect. "This is what we do now, or are likely to want to do in the future. Here's what won't now work and here's some RFCs someone needs to read"... -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763
In Surrey the SEGfL are proposing to connect us to a 2MB/s link (courtesy of RM)
hi Derek speaking in ex-Becta mode.... ;-) the link i think you will be getting will be infact BT's MetroVPN 2Mbps service, as supplied by RM (ie services on-top, such as web hosting....). Its a contended service, performance subject to 'site survey'. but will be web-hosting on a system only using Frontpage
support (no cgi etc.). Does anyone have experience of this product, any security issues which need to be addressed etc?
yuk....no cgi? hmmmm seems somewhat inflexible perhaps the RM IFL people on the this can explain why. Frontpage is easy to publish, not sure whether its only supported by IIS, not Apache.
Secondly, can anyone tell me definitively what the government position regarding document transmission formats is? I understand that they have a policy that only non-proprietry formats should be used (e.g. RTF) but I've lost/can't find any official info. Did Becta have something on this once?
there has been work on this during the last year and i did have some input to a document on interchange formats pertaining to the IMS (rather than MIS) group which did make comments about using RTF, but also Word documents (as they were infact a de facto standard). My comments at the time were for them to stick with the likes of RTF and PDF (although the latter has some issues). There were other comments relating to ODBC drivers etc, although the thorny issue of SIMS will prevent any open recognised formats being present.
See you at BETT?
indeed, would it worth organising some form of Linux / Open Source 'event' at BETT, a gathering on the Microsoft or DfEE stands, all brandishing copies of our unwanted Windows licenses? Anyform of get together would be nice, choose one of the days ? regards Malcolm ------------------------------- Dr Malcolm Herbert (still just) Head of Technology R&D, Becta 02476 847126 Mob: 07801 612438 -------------------------------
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Secondly, can anyone tell me definitively what the government position regarding document transmission formats is? I understand that they have a policy that only non-proprietry formats should be used (e.g. RTF) but I've lost/can't find any official info. Did Becta have something on this once?
there has been work on this during the last year and i did have some input to a document on interchange formats pertaining to the IMS (rather than MIS) group which did make comments about using RTF, but also Word documents (as they were infact a de facto standard). My comments at the time were for them to stick with the likes of RTF and PDF (although the latter has some issues). There were other comments relating to ODBC drivers etc, although the thorny issue of SIMS will prevent any open recognised formats being present.
I was under the impression that RTF was a Microsoft thing. What were the `issues' with PDF? BTW, best of luck with the new job. -- Frank *-------*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-------* | Boroughbridge | Tel: 01423 323019 | PGP keyID: 0xC0B341A3 | *-------*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-------* http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/
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hi Derek
speaking in ex-Becta mode.... ;-)
In Surrey the SEGfL are proposing to connect us to a 2MB/s link (courtesy of RM) the link i think you will be getting will be infact BT's MetroVPN 2Mbps service, as supplied by RM (ie services on-top, such as web hosting....). Its a contended service, performance subject to 'site survey'.
The fun bit is that unless you are very close to the exchange it will have to be on fibre. Currently trying to get BT to arrange to dig a trench for Febuary half term.
but will be web-hosting on a system only using Frontpage
support (no cgi etc.). Does anyone have experience of this product, any security issues which need to be addressed etc?
yuk....no cgi? hmmmm seems somewhat inflexible perhaps the RM IFL people on the this can explain why. Frontpage is easy to publish, not sure whether its only supported by IIS, not Apache.
The other part this is an "RM recommendation" to "Upgrade Internet Browser to Internet Explorer 5.5". Quite a few things about this seem very Windows centric...
See you at BETT?
indeed, would it worth organising some form of Linux / Open Source 'event' at BETT, a gathering on the Microsoft or DfEE stands, all brandishing copies of our unwanted Windows licenses? Anyform of get together would be nice, choose one of the days ?
Well I was planning on thursday, that's assuming Railtrak can manage to ensure there is something for trains to run on... Anyway not sure carting around 10's of thousands of pounds of documents is a good idea :) -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763
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