Studentweb doesn't have one of these, but it probably should.

what is studentweb? who is studentweb? what is HTML? what is PHP? how do i get an account? how do i make a home page? why doesn't my webpage show up? what is your policy on content? why can't I connect to studentweb from home? where do i get help? why didn't I get a response to my email to studentweb help? what is my disk quota? will you raise my disk quota? what applications may i run on studentweb? how do i access the cgi-bin? may i mail from studentweb? what type of server is studentweb? why does this website try to be funny and fail miserably? why didn't this FAQ answer my question?

What is Studentweb?
We as a group of student volunteers are committed to the existence and promotion of a World Wide Web Server devoted to Tulane Students. Following TCS Regulations and University Publishing guidelines, we seek the advancement of this service toward the greater good of the Tulane academic community. Basically, we want the student body of the university to have a dependable and useful server on which to post websites that they create.

Who is Studentweb? Since its creation in 1995, a number of students have volunteered their time upkeeping Studentweb. Adam and Carlos are the current admins. For a history of administrators, look here. What is HTML? The World Wide Web is a system of servers throughout the internet that are linked via the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). If you want to write your own documents for inclusion on Studentweb you will need to learn about HTML. With it you can link specific areas of your document to other documents on the Web, point to sections of other documents, and link to images, sound clips, and video clips on this and other servers. What is PHP? PHP is a progamming/scripting language that works with the web server to allow the generation of dynamic webpages. It is available to studentweb users. This website uses it extensively. More information about it can be found at the PHP Homepage.

The Studentweb founder has been forever immortalized in this magnificent statue that sits in the main lobby of our offices.

How do I get an account?
Instructions for getting your very own Studentweb account are can be found by clicking here. In order to receive an account on Studentweb you must already have a valid account on the Tulane University RS/6000 Cluster. If you have a Tulane email address, then you have an RS/6000 account. Once your account has been created you will use your user name and password to access the RS/6000 Cluster and Studentweb.

How do i make a home page?
Once you are registered a generic home page will be created for you automatically. This will be located at http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~your_username. You can connect to Studentweb and replace the default page with your own work. Instructions for all of this can be found at Studentweb Support.

Why doesn't my webpage show up?
There are a number of reasons why this could happen. In order to best help you, there is this awesome tutorial to try and help you figure it out: Webpage Help

What is your policy on content?
Studentweb will only take a reactive role in dealing with any content issues. Students will be expected to follow Tulane Computer Services policies, University guidelines for publishing, and the Student Code of Conduct. Minor violations will be dealt with by Studentweb Administration. Significant violations concerning content will be forwarded to the Vice President of Student Affairs. Any complaints regarding abuse of computer resources will be handled by the Computer Administrator and Studentweb.
The Studentweb Policy can be seen Here.

Why can't I connect to studentweb from home?
Tulane University's network is protected by all sorts of filtering and firewalls and such. If you don't know what that means, that's ok, the important thing is that if you're off campus, you won't be able to connect via FTP or Telnet. That's just the way it goes. Instead, you need to use encrypted protocols. The encrypted protocols equivalent to FTP and Telnet are called SFTP and SSH. More about them can be found on the support page.

Where do I get help?
There are a lot of resources for getting help with your web publishing adventures. The first place to check might be Studentweb support. It contains information specific to Studentweb. As time passes, more general information about the web and the internet will be added to it. And you should always feel free to email studentweb help with any questions you may have. We'll definately try to assist you.

Why didn't I get a response to my email to studentweb help?
All of the people maintaining studentweb and doing user support are students. Infact, at the moment, it's just one student. I get busy with school work sometimes. I get sick sometimes. I get lazy. Alot. The help account gets tons of spam mail just like any other mail account. Sometimes I get confused and delete the wrong messages. Whatever the case may be, I apologize. And I promise that I'm not blatantly ignoring you. I try to respond to all messages. If a few days have passed and you haven't gotten a response, email again. Don't bother getting upset though, cause it won't help.

What is my disk quota?
Each student gets a 5MB quota. Please respect the purpose of the server and do not put any non-WWW material in your directory.

Will you raise my disk quota?
Probably not. But we do realize that some of you may be required to use your studentweb space for class assignments, and that this may force you to eat up space rather quickly. Please feel free to ask, and we will consider it. No promises though.

What applications may I run on Studentweb?
You may only run World Wide Web related applications on StudentWeb. For the consideration of other users anybody found running any application not related to the WWW may have their account immediately suspended. Or if we're in a really bad mood, we'll replace your website with a picture of some random guy eating spaghetti through his nose.

How do I access the cgi-bin?
We would actually prefer that you not use cgi-bin, because there are more capable, more secure, and easier alternatives. Instead we would suggest that you use PHP. PHP should be capable of anything that you could need to accomplish through cgi-bin. We plan on creating some customizeable services for studentweb accounts in the near future, and any suggestions you may have will be considered. If you're in need of some sort of forms or whatever, and are unsure of how to implement it, feel free to email Studentweb help. We'll do our best to help you as soon as we can. If you have more questions concerning PHP, or really really REALLY want to use cgi-bin stuff, email help@studentweb.tulane.edu. We'll deal with it on a case by case basis.

State of the Art computer technology is one of the things that makes Studentweb so great.

May I mail from Studentweb? You may send e-mail, but any mail sent to you at Studentweb will automatically be forwarded to: you@tulane.edu. What type of server is Studentweb? Studentweb is currently running under Redhat Linux on a server built by Penguin Computing. Why does this website try to be funny but fail miserably? Hey, if I was any good at this comedy stuff, I'd be in New York doing shows, instead of suffering through architecture school. Why is this FAQ so worthless? It doesn't answer my questions. Umm...sorry I guess. But all is not lost, you should feel free to email studentweb help with any and all questions. We'll read the mail, honest.

Please send any additional questions to: Studentweb Help