From f23d1c1d3e8107ee80dc2da65062743c802b7dfd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Makin Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 09:59:13 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: misc updates --- _docs/advanced-services.md | 15 ++++++++------- _docs/index.md | 3 +-- _docs/lancache.md | 3 +++ 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/_docs/advanced-services.md b/_docs/advanced-services.md index a2e14f3..5814547 100644 --- a/_docs/advanced-services.md +++ b/_docs/advanced-services.md @@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ set. The key fingerprints of our server are: ``` -ssh.sccs.swarthmore.edu ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCx9vzUUyHrAsqo2PtmtCYIQUQxnVoXRWLfiePrWwy7Oc/hSri1RneqwN5qBguJo7FFWEUNq1n6zpxCgLfaxODX/c5RBRIzmHkKFzWs67Y0ABtsB0349gYoQPl0/sa1O+Fpmtkn96M9EXdW2OFceeyhL/bsuvnZoHdkiE+wlfIySeJuDfd2k7eIOUu2k2yM5WsxOiveOcF47Nc+4mwFQlHfo3fA8XoqEkzEyZX50imsDRWuNmlbVGrP3OfUlYY4NKaRTJ/j1Ou/QHprAUqJnQiAoUVj65BAEVmO6n37GYjkO3Zw2rQqYjN4dNrMOeh/sb1A0VUOlcxKUctCRkSgksMh -ssh.sccs.swarthmore.edu ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBA4fCJqvTX3ilmWc7gMVRDSh5ETjr+2CkKd5RmGN2BJcxmDDDJtrC9I2LM47lD+Dd4v7ehPlZ+LBCTnV8Gdn8WM= -ssh.sccs.swarthmore.edu ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIL1DTcuz+cBEQ5/8BmPa8BXkdjxwL1aWq2ihoi21agqR +ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCx9vzUUyHrAsqo2PtmtCYIQUQxnVoXRWLfiePrWwy7Oc/hSri1RneqwN5qBguJo7FFWEUNq1n6zpxCgLfaxODX/c5RBRIzmHkKFzWs67Y0ABtsB0349gYoQPl0/sa1O+Fpmtkn96M9EXdW2OFceeyhL/bsuvnZoHdkiE+wlfIySeJuDfd2k7eIOUu2k2yM5WsxOiveOcF47Nc+4mwFQlHfo3fA8XoqEkzEyZX50imsDRWuNmlbVGrP3OfUlYY4NKaRTJ/j1Ou/QHprAUqJnQiAoUVj65BAEVmO6n37GYjkO3Zw2rQqYjN4dNrMOeh/sb1A0VUOlcxKUctCRkSgksMh root@Heron +ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIL1DTcuz+cBEQ5/8BmPa8BXkdjxwL1aWq2ihoi21agqR root@Heron +ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBA4fCJqvTX3ilmWc7gMVRDSh5ETjr+2CkKd5RmGN2BJcxmDDDJtrC9I2LM47lD+Dd4v7ehPlZ+LBCTnV8Gdn8WM= root@Heron +ssh-dss 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 root@Heron ``` ## Web Hosting @@ -42,10 +43,10 @@ tilde: `sccs.swarthmore.edu/~phineas/` will redirect to the same place. Your SCCS account also gives you access to an email account hosted on our servers at `[username]@sccs.swarthmore.edu`. This service is mostly offered for historical reasons, dating back -to an era where email accounts were associated with a specific machine and free email providers such -as Gmail didn't exist. You can technically use us as your only email provider (set up email -forwarding to forward to your SCCS mailbox and read mail via command line on our SSH server), but -this is an _extremely_ bad idea these days for a variety of reasons. If you need to receive mail to +to an era where free email providers such as Gmail didn't exist, and the school had strict quotas. +You can technically use us as your only email provider (set up email forwarding to forward to your +SCCS mailbox and read mail via command line on our SSH server), but note that we are student-run +and do NOT have Google-level reliability, spam control, speed, etc. If you need to receive mail to your SCCS account (most often for cronjob results) it's a better idea to forward it to an existing email account. You can do that [here](/account). diff --git a/_docs/index.md b/_docs/index.md index a095ac3..5b9d51a 100644 --- a/_docs/index.md +++ b/_docs/index.md @@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ CS lecture. - [The Cygnet](https://cygnet.sccs.swarthmore.edu): The Swarthmore College student directory - [The RSD](https://rsd.sccs.swarthmore.edu): A daily email with news, events, jobs, and more -- [Course Scheduler](https://schedule.sccs.swarthmore.edu): Plan your schedule for next semester +- [Course Planner](https://schedule.sccs.swarthmore.edu): Plan your schedule for next semester - [Mailing Lists](https://lists.sccs.swarthmore.edu): Distribute emails to clubs and student groups - [GPA Calculator](https://gpacalc.sccs.swarthmore.edu): Quickly calculate your Swarthmore GPA - [SCCS Sites](https://sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu): Create sites with Wordpress - [Minecraft](https://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/minecraft): The Swarthmore College Minecraft server -- [LanCache](/docs/lancache): Speedy game cache on the Swat network - [Advanced](/docs/advanced-services): Some more goodies for the tech-savvy ## Who We Are diff --git a/_docs/lancache.md b/_docs/lancache.md index e8503c1..197b767 100644 --- a/_docs/lancache.md +++ b/_docs/lancache.md @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ title: "LanCache" date: 2024-02-29 --- +NOTE: as of Fall 2024, this service is deactivated. We plan to reintroduct it at some point, but for now the maintenance issues +upstream prevent us from having a reliable and secure system. + [LanCache](https://lancache.net/) is a service that caches copies of games on a fast local server and redirects traffic to/from popular game sites to provide a faster download experience for cached games. We've set up an instance in a dedicated VM so Swarthmore students and community members can take better advantage of our fancy new hardware. It's pretty easy to set this up--just requires swapping your DNS servers to `130.58.218.30`, the IP address of our VM. We'll go a bit into how it works and how to set it up in case you're curious. ## How it Works