Austin Group Administrivia

Last Updated : May 1 2007: admin,v 1.9

This document can be found on the world wide web at
http://www.opengroup.org/austin/docs/administrivia.txt


Useful URLs:

	The Austin Group -- http://www.opengroup.org/austin/
	The Open Group Platform Forum -- http://www.opengroup.org/platform/
	The online Single UNIX Specification and information on the
	    Single UNIX Specification --  http://www.UNIX.org/
	The PASC web site -- http://www.pasc.org/
	
	Austin Group FAQ -- http://www.opengroup.org/austin/faq.html

To access Austin Group drafts you need a web id and password for
The Open Group web site, these are automatically sent to subscribers
to the main Austin Group reflector.

Want to unsubscribe from the Austin Group?

      If you've forgotten your password you can still unsubscribe
      GoTo:	http://www.opengroup.org/sophocles/unsubscribe.tpl

      Using your Open Group web id and password, the following 
      URL will allow you to view your subscriptions and remove
      yourself from a list of flip your subscription to web only:
      GoTo:  
      http://www.opengroup.org/sophocles/protected/sopuser/show_users_lists.tpl


Password Administrivia:

Forgotten your password?:
     GoTo: http://www.opengroup.org/mailpassword.htm
     enter your id or your subscribed email address, ids are typically
     initial.surname, and the system will email you your password

Want to change your password?:
     GoTo: http://www.opengroup.org/mem_only/changepw.htm
     This allows you to set your password to something more memorable.

Want to avoid having to use your password?:
     GoTo: http://www.opengroup.org/autolog.htm
     This allows your browser to save your id and password as a cookie, to
     avoid being prompted each time you enter the Open Group web site.
     You can also now remove the cookie. 
     GoTo: http://www.opengroup.org/autologdelete.htm

Looking for the online mail archives?:
     GoTo: http://www.opengroup.org/austin/mailarchives/

     For all Open Group mail lists to which you are subscribed:

     GoTo: http://www.opengroup.org/sophocles

     Select user to browse the archives to which you are a subscriber.
     Facilities include searching the mail archives and remailing items. If
     you are a list maintainer you can also go in at the maintainer level.

Want to find out what information we have about you on file for email
addresses and the mail lists you are subscribed to?:
     GoTo:
     http://www.opengroup.org/sophocles/protected/sopuser/show_details.tpl

Looking for related Open Group publications in html and pdf

	http://www.opengroup.org/bookstore/catalog/un.htm
	http://www.opengroup.org/bookstore/catalog/in.htm


Where do I find Austin Group Interpretations?
	http://www.opengroup.org/austin/interps/

Is there a facility for realtime discussions?
     The Austin Group has an internet relay chat (IRC) server provided
     by the Linux Foundation that can be
     used:  irc://irc.freestandards.org/austin/

     Also the Editors work on The Open Group IRC server when
     developing the drafts:
        irc://irc.opengroup.org/austin/   (this is password protected)

What is IRC? 
     IRC is a form of real-time Internet chat or synchronous
     conferencing. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many)
     communication in discussion forums called channels, but also
     allows one-to-one communication and data transfers via private
     message.

     You can establish a new channel on the server by typing in 
      /join #channel-name 

How do I access the forum IRC server?
     If you already have an IRC client, you should access the server
          irc.freestandards.org
     and join the "#austin" channel

     If you do not have a client then we recommend that you use the 
     Chatzilla client that installs into the Firefox
     browser as an addon. To do that visit :

      https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/16/

     and installing chatzilla. After exiting and restarting Firefox,
     you can then type

      irc://irc.freestandards.org/austin

      or 
      irc://irc.opengroup.org/austin,needpass

     in the firefox url section to fire up the IRC client.

What is the IRC server password for irc.opengroup.org?
     Contact Andrew Josey for the IRC server password. Note you do
     not need the password for the main #austin channel at
     irc.freestandards.org

When should I access the IRC server?
     The IRC server tends to be most useful during teleconferences
     when you might want to propose some specific words for feedback.
     Its also useful as a way of reaching people more immediately than
     email.

How do I get a question and answer added to this file?
    Send your suggestions to Andrew Josey

How do I get a correction made to this file?
    Send your improvement points to Andrew Josey