T11 Web Site Tutorial

04-853v0T11 Web Site TutorialT11webmaster(Roger Cummings)Topics• Introduction & Principles• Tasks that everyone will want to complete– Finding existing documents & submitting new ones– Updating person & membership records• Technical Details– Architecture– Structure and Technology• Comments & FeedbackIntroduction• http://www.t11.org is NOT a marketing web site– It is a support system for T11 that serves as a:• Document (and draft standard) Library• Membership Roster• Personnel and Attendance History• Project Repository• Meeting Calendar• Online Balloting Scheme• It’s really not a web site at all, rather an HTML-based view into a bunch of dynamic databasesSite Structure• Document & draft files not stored in the database, but in project-specific directories on a related FTP site (ftp://ftp.t11.org)• Each piece of information stored only once, in only one database– E.g. Your Name and address is only in the People DB– Elesewhere people are referenced by e-mail address• Use the same password structure throughoutSite Principles• All of t11.org is viewable via anonymous access– Both database contents and files on the FTP site• Generally a password is needed to create new content in the databases and to submit new files to the FTP sitePasswords• Everybody who has attends a T11 Plenary meeting has a person record in the People database– Display your record and click on the button “Mail me my Personal password” to have your password sent ...