Hi all,
I'm pleased to announce that we do in fact now have a working machine, hosted in Worcester, with the firewall finally sorted so it is accessible.
The setup is not yet complete - I need to make user management actually work in a sensible fashion, wait for OUCS to unblock smtp and http at their firewall, and connect it to stanley (our other server) - but we finally have something.
If you are interested in having an account on the new server, please fill in a copy of the account application form [0] and get it to me (bring it along tonight, or pidge me at Worcester), and I'll try and sort you out an account.
If you used to have an account, and want one again, please get in touch with me directly.
I should point out that this new server is hosted on the Oxford network, and is subject to the same rules as all the other servers there. This means that this machine is not a playground from which to nmap every host in the world - if I have to go and explain to Worcester that they've got complaints from OUCS because someone was bored and felt like probing firewalls, I will not be happy (and neither will they). I'm sure this won't happen, however.
Right, I should go and do some of this 'work' stuff. Hopefully see many of you tonight for the OpenStreetmap talk.
Michael
0: http://www.ox.compsoc.net/network/apply/accountform-new.pdf