January to February, 2000 No. 83

For previous issues, please check Computer News Index Page. 

Hotlines
Operations Schedule

General News
Electronic Service Delivery (ESD) for the University
Y2K Compliance - A smooth rollover to Year 2000
Report on Our Performance Pledge
Self-Service System to Purchase Additional Laser Printing Units
From the Help Desk - E-mail System at HKU

Campus Network and Internet Service News
Recent Extension of the Campus Network
Special Internet Service Package for HKU members
Reading Simplified Chinese on the Internet
Web-based Student Evaluation of Teaching (WebSET)

UNIX / Host Computer News
Upgrade Replacement of the HKUSUA and HKUSUB Systems

Supercomputer News
A Research Project using the HKUSP2 Supercomputer - Numerical Analysis of Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Pollutant Dispersion

Computer and Network Security News
Security Policy on using the Centre's Computing Resources
Response to a concerned user on computer and network security

Staff News

Training News

 
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Hotlines, Dialup
 
 
 

General Enquiries	2859 2495
Fax	2559 7904
Computer Operations (Network and Operational problems)	2859 2496
Help Desk (Software and general problems)	2859 2480
Equipment Maintenance	2859 2774


 

HKU Computer Centre Dial-up Services
60-minute lines		30-minute lines
56Kbps PPP Lines (v.90 modem standard) (24-hour service and support modems of all speeds) Please click here to see how to configure the settings to use the lines.
408 lines for all users	29757000	144 lines for all users	29647000
		96 lines for all users	21057100
72lines for staff only	28595100	48 lines for staff only	29642300
48 lines for HKU Graduate Account users (no connection time limitation)	22497100

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Operations Schedule

Computer Room Opening Hours - 24 hours

 
Opening Hours for Microcomputer / Workstation Rooms
 

Location:	Opening hours:
Run Run Shaw Building  (Room 101, and 103, Room 113 (ACEnet))	24 hours  Monday (00:00 a.m.) - Sunday (12:00 p.m.)
Run Run Shaw Building (Room 201)	Monday - Friday  (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  Saturday (8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)  Sunday - Closed
Run Run Shaw Building (Room 210 (Workstation))  Knowles Building (Room 218),  K.K. Leung Building (Room LG-108 (ACEnet))	Monday - Friday  (8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.)  Saturday (8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)  Sunday - Closed
Old Library Building (Room 134)	Monday - Friday (9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.)  Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.) Sunday - Closed
Old Library Building (Room 135)	Monday - Friday (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) Sunday - Closed

 
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Holiday Schedule for Computer Laboratories from February to April 2000

(Other than Rooms RR101, RR103 and RR113(ACEnet) which are open all the time, all other microcomputer/workstation/ACEnet laboratories will be closed on Sundays, University Holidays and Public Holidays)