http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/computing/activate_account.html

1. Presentation of the UW and Waisman Appropriate Use Policies. You will be asked if you agree to abide by these. You must agree in order to go on to the next step.
2. Initial logon with the username and temporary password that was assigned to you. These were supplied to the person that requested your account and may have also been e-mailed to you.
3. Change your password. Choose a new password that is secure. From this point on, only you will have access to your computer account using your new password. You should never share your password with anyone--not your co-workers, nor even your supervisor.

Passwords must:

• Must be between 8 and 14 characters long.
• Be memorized; if a password is written down it must be kept in a secure location.
• Must Contain at least one (1) character from three (3) of the following categories:
  • Uppercase letters (A-Z)
  • Lowercase letters (a-z)
  • Digits (0-9)
  • Special characters: ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + = _ - { } [ ] \ | : ; ' ? /< > , .
    Note that spaces, double quote characters (") and control characters are
    not allowed in passwords.

Passwords must not:

• Contain a proper name, login ID, e-mail address, initials, first, middle or last name. In addition your password should not contain a phone number, address, license plate number or a word found in a dictionary (any language). The ideal password would return nothing in a Google search (but don't attempt this since doing so would immediately compromise your new password).
• Be shared with anyone else.

DO NOT use any combination of words that are each in a dictionary! These can be cracked with minimal effort. An excellent choice for a password would be to use the first letters of words in a phrase. For example, the phrase "I like to have toast at 7 am" would yield: "Ilthta7am" and make a very secure password (but don't use this one!).

https://www.waisman.wisc.edu/computing/server-settings.php

1. Never open any e-mail attachments unless you are expecting something from someone. Even if it's from someone you know - if you're not expecting it DON'T OPEN IT! This is the primary infection vector for most viruses - conning you into opening an attachment. Don't fall for this!
2. The more convincing it sounds to open an attachment or visit a web site the more likely it's a trick. Examples include: situations involving money, stranded family members and lost children. The more your emotions are telling you to open the attachment or visit that site the more alarm bells should go off - Don't fall for it!
3. If you do open it, never click on the links within. Visiting a "bad" web site just once is all it takes to become infected.
4. Never install anything on your computer from the internet. This includes the latest cool screen saver, joke program, movie clip or hit song. All of these can be infected with trojan horse software that can lay dormant and then wake up and take over your computer (including files and passwords) at any time.

https://www.waisman.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/soymail/~

• http://www.spamhaus.org
• http://www.ordb.org
• http://www.sorbs.net.

http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/computing/pmas.php

• We block dangerous executable attachments viruses use to spread during the critical hours before Anti-virus vendors can update their definitions. For example, during the outbreak of Bagle-AI, WiscMail had 150,000 infected messages during the few hours before the Anti-virus software update was available. We had none because we block executable attachments.
• You don't want to be limited to 100MB of storage or a 45MB attachment size.
• It's important to have the shortest wait time for messages to be sent and received. However, messages with unusually large attachments (over 15MB in size) can be delayed for up to 4 hours in order provide the fastest delivery time for more typical messages.
• You wish to promote an association with the Waisman center by having an address ending in waisman.wisc.edu.

• Use imap.waisman.wisc.edu for the incoming mail server.
• Use smtp.waisman.wisc.edu for the outgoing mail server.
• Use your Waisman username for incoming mail.
• Enable SMTP authentication for sending mail. If this is not done, messages sent to non-Waisman addresses will be returned with the error Relaying not permitted.

https://WWW.MyNetid.Wisc.Edu/modify

Initially, each new user is provided with a disk quota of 250MB. This is not a 'hard' limit since it is increased automatically as your usage needs grow. You may also request additional storage by sending e-mail to help@waisman.wisc.edu or calling the Waisman helpdesk at 890-1000. Large requests (more than 10 GB) may require additional time for approval. Very large requests (100GB or more) will require approval and may be subject to current capacities on hand or require purchase of additional capacity. Except in rare circumstances, we will not provide an increase in storage limits for the purpose of backing up a local hard drive from your computer since network storage is not intended to be used as a backup for local storage - you should be saving your work directly on network storage which is already backed up not using network storage as a backup for your files.

https://www.waisman.wisc.edu/computing/server-settings.php

• If there is an equipment failure that results in loss of data the goal is to recover all data from the backups made during the evening of the previous business day. The storage hardware is designed and qualified (and has proven itself) to sustain the failure of at least a single disk drive without data loss or interruption.
• If there is a physical event such as a fire, explosion or flood that destroys all equipment and on site backup media, the goal is to recover all data as it existed on the evening of the last business Thursday. This implies up to one week's worth of data could be lost in such an unlikely scenario.

1. The file must have existed from 6PM until 11PM during a previous business day.
2. We must have received a request to restore the file within two weeks of it's deletion or damage.

Example 1: You create a document on a Saturday; delete it by accident on Monday at 5:45PM. This file will not be able to be recovered since backups are only performed during the evenings of business days.

Example 2: you request a file be restored that you think existed only during June and was deleted on July 1. It's extremely unlikely that this file could be restored. If the file existed for a longer period, say at least 4 months, then it's much more likely to be restored from a random point in time during that 4 month period. This is merely an example and we make no guarantees based on any of these numbers. The leads to the following general rule:

The longer a file exists, the higher the probability it can be restored

http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/~smith/

would send the file index.html (or index.htm) in Smith's WWW folder from the web server to the client's browser (Firefox or Internet Explorer) and display the contents as a web page.

Also, be sure to visit the Waisman Center home page at:

http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/

• On campus access:
  • Access to most Waisman network services from outside the Waisman Center is available from any point on the Campus Network. Access to Waisman e-mail is available from anywhere on the internet. Use of other services such as file and print may require permissions to be setup prior to use. Contact Carl Karcher to discuss any needed arrangements.
• Dialup access
  • The University provides dial up internet access for staff and students that have a valid UW-Madison Photo ID card. This service is called WiscDial and the software that makes use of it is called WiscWorld. To use this service you will need a valid UW-Madison NetID. This is not the same as your Waisman username and password. For more information and how to obtain a NetID please visit http://www.doit.wisc.edu/wiscworld/dialininfo.asp
• VPN access
  • The campus also provides a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service that allows access to restricted campus services from anywhere on the internet. To use the VPN service (called WiscVPN or Cisco Systems VPN Client) you need to provide your campus NetID and password to authorize yourself. Once logged on to the WiscVPN software, all network traffic between your PC and the campus is encrypted, you appear as though your computer is attached to the campus network (the virtual part of VPN) and can use services that are otherwise not available from the internet. The WiscVPN service is required to map network drives and use Remote Desktop. Mapping network drives from the VPN may also require adding a 'hostmap' for your account. Contact Carl Karcher to request this if you cannot map network drives from the VPN.
    
    Using WiscVPN requires installing a software client on the remote computer. For more information and instructions on how to download the client software visit: http://www.doit.wisc.edu/network/vpn/index.asp
• Remote Desktop
  • If you have Windows XP there is a very useful feature for called Remote Desktop that makes the desktop view of your Windows XP computer available from anywhere on the internet while using the WiscVPN software described above. You see the same icons and programs as you would while sitting at your office PC. To use remote desktop you need to be a member of the local "Remote Desktop Users" group on the PC you want to Remote Desktop to. If the PC was originally setup for you, then you probably already are a member of this group. You also need to know the hostname (DNS name) of your office computer, e.g. toto.waisman.wisc.edu. Of course, your office computer also needs to be turned on with no one else logged in.
  • The PC you are using remote desktop from needs to have the "Remote Desktop Client" software installed. A Remote Desktop Client is built in on Windows XP though it can be a bit difficult to locate. To find it: click Start, All programs, Accessories then Communications. It can be downloaded from Microsoft and installed on Windows 98 and later systems. A Remote Desktop Client is also available for Macintosh computers.