A proxy is a server that sits between web browsers and web servers. Proxy servers improve network performance (relieve bandwidth congestion) by storing copies of visited sites in a local cache that can be more quickly accessed. Proxies can also be used to block advertisements on the web. Each web browser stores proxy settings in a slightly different place.
The Simon's Rock proxy server is proxy.simons-rock.edu, located on port 3128. To configure your browser to use proxies, enter proxy.simons-rock.edu in the appropriate text area (for example, HTTP Proxy: or HTTP:). Specify 3128 for the corresponding port. Also add simons-rock.edu and student.simons-rock.edu to the list of domains to bypass the proxy. The location of the proxy settings varies from browser to browser.
In Macintosh operating systems, you may set your proxies once for all installed browsers. In Mac OS X, enter the proxy settings in System Preferences, Network, Proxies. In Mac OS 9, enter the proxy settings in Control Panels, Internet, Firewall, Advanced.
In Internet Explorer, go to Tools, then Internet Options..., then select the Connections tab. Click the LAN Settings... button toward the bottom right of the window, then check the Use a proxy server box and click the Advanced button to specify the proxy settings.
In Mozilla, go to Preferences from the Edit menu. Double-click on Advanced and select Proxies. Select Manual proxy configuration and enter the proxy settings.
In Opera, go to Preferences... from the File menu. Select Network and click on the Proxy servers button to specify the proxy settings.
Yes, there are ways to block those annoying pop-up ads in just about every browser except Internet Explorer.
In Mozilla, select Preferences... from the Mozilla menu. Expand the Advanced option and select Scripts & Plugins. Uncheck the Open unrequested windows option.
In Camino, select Preferences... from the Camino menu, then Web Features, and check the Enable popup blocking option.
In Safari, select Block Pop-Up Windows from the Safari window.
In iCab, select Preferences... from the iCab menu, then JavaScript. Click on the Filters tab and uncheck the open windows automatically checkbox.
In Mozilla, select Preferences from the Edit menu. Click on Privacy & Security and then Popup Windows. Check Block unrequested popup windows.
In Opera, open the File menu, select Quick preferences and then Refuse pop-up windows.
Simon's Rock has several websites. If you are off-campus, you probably want to look at www.simons-rock.edu. This contains general information about Simon's Rock. If you are on-campus, you probably want inside.simons-rock.edu which is aims to have specific information and applications that will are useful to current students, faculty, and staff. For computer resources, see cms.simons-rock.edu; for library resources, see library.simons-rock.edu. An additional site, alumni.simons-rock.edu is maintained by and for College alumni.
In order to submit events to the calendar and check your email, you need to have cookies enabled. Also, because both rely on SSL certificates, you may be unable to access the pages from Internet Explorer from Mac OS 9.
A cookie is a value which is set in your web browser by a website you are visiting. Cookies are used for all Simon's Rock webpages which require a login username/password. For more information about cookies, see http://www.cookiecentral.com/faq/. Cookies are enabled in the preferences or options of your web browser.
In Internet Explorer, select Preferences... from the Explorer menu. Expand the Receiving Files tab and select Cookies. Make sure that Never accept is not selected in the When receiving cookies: pull-down menu.
In Mozilla, select Preferences... from the Mozilla menu. Click on the Privacy & Security tab to expand it, and then click on Cookies. Make sure that the Disable cookies option is not selected.
In Camino, select Preferences... from the Camino menu. Click on the Privacy icon, and make sure that the Enable cookies option is checked.
In Safari, select Preferences... from the Safari menu. Click on the Security icon, and make sure that that the Never option under Accept Cookies: is not selected.
In iCab, select Preferences... from the iCab menu. Click on the Cookies icon, and make sure that that the Never accept option is not selected from the pull-down menu.
For cookie instructions for AOL browsers, see http://webmaster.aol.com/cookieguide.html.
In Internet Explorer 6, select Internet Options... from the Tools menu. Click on the Privacy tab. Move the slider to Medium or Medium-High.
In Internet Explorer 5, select Internet Options from the Tools menu. Click on the Security tab, and then click the Customize Level button. Select Enable or Prompt under Allow per-sessions cookies (not stored).
In Netscape 6/7, select Preferences from the Edit menu. Expand the Privacy & Security tab, and click on Cookies. Make sure that the Disable cookies option is not selected.
In Netscape 4, select Preferences from the Edit menu. Expand Advances from the Category list. Make sure that Disable cookies is not selected from the Cookies section (bottom right of the window).
In Opera, select Preferences from the File menu. Click on Privacy (bottom of the left column). Make sure that the Enable cookies options is checked and that the Do not accept cookies option is not selected.
For cookie instructions for AOL browsers, see http://webmaster.aol.com/cookieguide.html.
Certain sites, including the calendar and webmail, where you will have to enter a password or other confidential information, will present you with an SSL certificate. If you do not want to be prompted with a certificate warning every time you access one of these secure Simon's Rock pages, you can install the certificate permanently.
Netscape automatically asks you about adding the certificate. When it asks you about accepting it, select Accept this certificate forever (until it expires).
In Internet Explorer for Windows, when you see a security alert about the certificate, choose View Certificate. On the next screen, click Install Certificate. Accept all the defaults.
We update the certificates on the Simon's Rock websites from time to time, and when we do, you may suddenly run into problems accessing webmail and other such applications. The solution is to delete your old certificate and install a new one. Instructions for deleting certificates vary across platform and browser. In Netscape for Mac OS 9, use Sherlock to find a file called Certificates7 and remove it from the security directory. Then restart Netscape.
Your account is already configured to accept Web pages uploaded by SFTP, SCP, or FTP in the ~/webpages directory. To do this, you will need to use a client, such as Fugu, NiftyTelnet SSH, or SSH for Windows. If you are using MacOS, you can also connect to minerva using AppleShare. See the section on file transferring for more information.
Any file uploaded to your ~/webpages directory is automatically open for download across the Web. If one of your files is called index.html it will be displayed as the default index page. If you go to http://www.simons-rock.edu/~yourusername/, you will see the file webpages/index.html.
If you would like to get your web page linked, send email to inside@simons-rock.edu.
There are lots of tutorials on the web. See http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/ for an introduction. Other websites to refer to include http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimerAll.html#MT and http://werbach.com/barebones/.
Yes. The Simon's Rock web server supports PHP 4, a hypertext pre-processor that allows you to add some sever-side programming to your web page. Just name your files so they end in .php (or .php3). For more information about php, see http://www.php.net. If you have other questions about the configuration of the web server, send email to webmaster@simons-rock.edu.