[Shu-cdromlan] Re: default save to A:
Tom Edelblute
thomas@anaheim.lib.ca.us
Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:21:09 -0700
I see said the blind man.
You guys are Accademic Libraries with a registered population. Meanwhile, I working in a Public
Library where my Internet users may or may not have a library card. I should have picked up on
that earlier. I am glad it is Friday.
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Tom Edelblute
Reference and Technology Librarian
Anaheim Public Library phone: (714) 765-1759
500 West Broadway fax: (714) 765-1730
Anaheim CA 92805 e-mail: thomas@anaheim.lib.ca.us
Peter Chojenski wrote:
> We have a similar policy to the below. Every student has 5 MB of space on
> the network server to store their files. If they can provide evidence that
> they need more space, more storage space may be allotted.
>
> At 12:06 PM 10/20/00 +0100, Jo Cox wrote:
> >Thats right, 20,000 users all with home directories but only 3mb default
> >space, they can request more.
> >We have our own controls that force users to manage their space. Server
> >has 50 gb disk but only about 40%
> >used at the moment.
> >
> >Tom Edelblute wrote:
> >
> > > Let me get this straight. You actually have a server where your
> > library patrons actually save their work to the server hard-drive. Is
> > that what you are telling us? How do you manage this? I would think the
> > server hard-drive would become full within a matter of days with everyone
> > out there saving their stuff to the
> > > hard-drive. Do you have some sort of maintenance program to remove the
> > old files?
> > > --
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Tom Edelblute
> > > Reference and Technology Librarian
> > > Anaheim Public Library phone: (714) 765-1759
> > > 500 West Broadway fax: (714) 765-1730
> > > Anaheim CA 92805 e-mail: thomas@anaheim.lib.ca.us
> > >
> > > Jo Cox wrote:
> > >
> > > > HI,
> > > >
> > > > I am not so sure about all this setting default saves to Drive A: as
> > it has caused an awfull lot of problems in our public access Pc's.
> > > > We do tend to have a rather unique setup so maybe the problem is
> > antagonised by this. We have a about 600 Pc's scattered around for
> > student access, all apps (except IE) are maintained remotely on network
> > servers and run from there. Each user has a drive h:\ as a home directory
> > ( mapped to a server ). We encourage
> > > > students to never use 'Save As' or work on files that reside on
> > floppy, we have had an awfull lot of corrupted files especially larger
> > pieces of work when people do this. Instead we encourage use of H: and
> > explorer to copy files to A: for backup purposes. The same story applies
> > to Zip disks that we have fitted to these
> > > > machines.
> > > > If anybody else has had this problem I'd be interested to hear and
> > see if we can work out a common pattern for this problem.
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Jo
> > > >
> > > > \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
> > > > \_ Jo Cox. Software Engineer \_
> > > > \_ Oxford Brookes University \_
> > > > \_ jcox@brookes.ac.uk \_
> > > > \_ Tel UK: (0) 1865:483305 \_
> > > > \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
> > > >
> > > > Mary Platt wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Whenever I have tried to make the prefs file read only in the last
> > two versions of netscape I have worked with (4.5 and 4.7) it creates an
> > error when netscape closes down. Netscape is trying to save, apparently,
> > to that file and is blocked. The error is harmless, but like any error
> > message, is unnerving to users.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mary Platt
> > > > > Kennesaw State University
> > > > >
> > > > > >>> lsheppard@LIBRARY.DELMAR.EDU 10/15/00 05:00PM >>>
> > > > > Try editing the Prefs file inside the user's folder. (normally
> > c:\program files\netscape\users\**).
> > > > > Add or edit the existing line (with notepad) to look like this:
> > > > > user_pref("browser.download_directory", "a:\\");
> > > > > Netscape will default to the floppy drive first, with patrons able
> > to change locations after that.
> > > > > To keep patrons from changing this, make the file read only. Each
> > time Netscape is launched, it will go back to whatever settings are in
> > the prefs file. Doing this will also enable you to "lock in" other
> > settings such as home page, url history etc.
> > > > > Larry Sheppard
> > > > > Lan Manager
> > > > > Del Mar College Library Automation
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Doris Munson [SMTP:dorism@clackamas.cc.or.us]
> > > > > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 11:32 AM
> > > > > To: CDROMLAN@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> > > > > Subject: Re: default save to A:
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there a way to do this with Netscape also?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Doris Munson
> > > > > Catalog/Technical Systems Librarian
> > > > > Clackamas Community College
> > > > > 19600 S. Molalla Avenue
> > > > > Oregon City, OR 97045
> > > > > (503) 657-6958 x2463
> > > > > fax: (503) 655-8925
> > > > > dorism@clackamas.cc.or.us
> > > > >
> > > > > >>> SCP_SULLI@sals.edu 10/05/00 07:51PM >>>
> > > > > >Is there any way of changing the default save location in Windows
> > NT from:
> > > > > >C:\winnt\profiles\username\personal
> > > > > >to the A: drive?
> > > > >
> > > > > This value is stored at:
> > > > >
> > > > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
> > > > > User Shell Folders\Personal
> > > > >
> > > > > and is of type REG_EXPAND_SZ.
> > > > >
> > > > > Note that this will work for Internet Explorer and MS Access; the
> > other Office
> > > > > products have their own settings.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bob Sullivan scp_sulli@sals.edu
> > > > > Schenectady County Public Library (NY) http://www.scpl.org
> > > >
> > > > --
> >
> >--
> >\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
> >\_ Jo Cox. Software Engineer \_
> >\_ Oxford Brookes University \_
> >\_ jcox@brookes.ac.uk \_
> >\_ Tel UK: (0) 1865:483305 \_
> >\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
>
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