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Center for Law and Computers:
News & announcements for the week of
September 14, 1998

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Record Training Schedule for Student Organizations

Training will be offered on the following times for posting information for the record.

  • Tues Sept 15 from 1:00 to 2:30p
  • Tues Sept 15 5:00p to 6:00p
  • Wed. Sept 16 from 1:00 to 2:30p
Please contact Jim Burke to schedule your Student Organization. If you are already familir with creating web pages you do not need to attend a training session, all you need do is contact Jim and get the publishing instructions.

Here are the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions of the CLC:

Q: What is the URL for Chicago-Kent's internal web page?

A: It's http://ck.kentlaw.edu. You can easily access this site either through netscape here at school or at home through CK-Online (not through private ISPs) by typing in ck in your browser's netsite field.

Q: How do I access my email from outside school?

A: There's a couple of ways you can do this.

  1. Over the internet through a service called Webmail . When you're on the internet anywhere in the world, you can always go to http://webmail.kentlaw.edu where you will be prompted for your username and password. Once entered, you can read and send email, access any of your mailing lists and create and file messages in folders. Your ability to access this page is unaffected whether you attach to the internet via your own ISP or through C-K Online.
  2. Using a POP3 account. If you are familiar with POP accounts, then you can setup your e-mail client to access your email at Kent. To open a POP3 account here at Kent, print the application from http://ck.kentlaw.edu/dialup/application.html, complete it and give it to the HELPDESK in 775. If you're unfamiliar with what a POP3 account is, it is easier to use the Webmail option.

Q: How do I attach a file to an email?

A: The CLC has developed answers to this and other commonly asked questions through something we call HELPDOCS. These are available on-line for you to search at your convenience. Click here to go to the HELPDOC titled Sending or Receiving Files Attached to An Email Message . A complete listing of all HELPDOCs is available at http://www.kentlaw.edu/clc/compres/helpdocs/.

Q: How do I access the Kent network from outside the school?

A: The "KENT NETWORK" that you see when you log on to the computers at school is only accessible from here at school. Most of the features that you get here at school, are becoming available over the internet. Currently, you can get your E-Mail, grades, read the RECORD and access class materials over the internet. We are currently working on making the Career Services Job Listings and Electronic Classifieds available over the internet, but currently, these are only available at school.

Sunday Hours

Since the first year law students will be finishing the first memo over the weekend, the Computer Help desk in Room 775 will be staffed on Sunday, September 13 from 2:00 -7:00p.m.

1998-1999 Academic Calendar

The 1998-1999 Academic Calendar has been update and is available online.

E-Mail Stations

The E-Mail stations located throughout the building are intended to allow students convenient and quick access to E-Mail and to the Record. Please be considerate to your fellow students when using these stations. If you want to compose many or long E-Mails, or browse the Internet at length, please use one of the computer labs in the library. Thank you for your cooperation.

FYI: Network Maintenance

Regular general maintenance of the network is necessary to ensure greater performance, both in terms of speed and the prevention of any serious problems. To achieve these goals, the Center for Law and Computers will periodically take down the network to perform this maintenance. We've scheduled the maintenance on a monthly basis, for only 1.5 hours at a time and on days and at times to inconvenience the least amount of users.

Here are the dates that we will be taking the network down. On these days, the network will not be available between 5:30am and 7:00am.

Tuesday, October 6, 1998

Tuesday, November 3, 1998

Tuesday, December 1, 1998

Tuesday, January 5, 1998

Tuesday, February 2, 1998


The CLC has undergone some changes over the summer. To serve you better, the CLC has moved it's main office to room 775 (formerly the student computer lab that was accessible outside of the library) and we are expanding our hours:
          Monday - Thursday   8:30 AM - 6 PM
  Friday 8:30 AM - 5 PM
When you have a question or need help, please email us at HELPDESK. HELPDESK is your main link to computer support. When your message is received, one of our Customer Service staff members will respond to you at their earliest convenience. If your email is inaccessible, you can also reach us at 6-5300, or stopping by room 775.

In addition, since there have been some changes in the CLC staff, we thought it would be helpful for you to have a list of our current staff and their areas of expertise.

Nate Austin
Director, Research and Development
Responsibilities include developing database applications for the staff and faculty, coordinating computer training for the different departments, and overseeing the development of World Wide Web projects.

Michael Bentkover
Director, Network Services
Administers and manages all facets of the law schools networks, Profnet and Kentnet and provides technical planning for computing services and coordinates LAN projects for operational efficiency.

Ravita Aggarwal
Computer Support Specialist
Provides service through the CLC Customer Service area; assists in overseeing the daily operations of the student labs; assists faculty, staff and students with various software provided by the school; provides assistance for installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of hardware, software and other computer related functions.

Jim Burke
Manager, Web Resources
Manages web server access, web pages, and mailing lists.

Kevin Clark
Computer Support Specialist
Provides service through the CLC Customer Service area; assists in overseeing the daily operations of the student labs; assists faculty, staff and students with various software provided by the school; provides assistance for installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of hardware, software and other computer related functions.

Bill Mette
Network Administrator
Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and well being of the backbone, servers, and workstations of the Chicago-Kent network.

Theda Mickey
Projects Coordinator
Manages the CLC Customer Service area and maintains the software and hardware inventories for the law school.

Melissa Mooney
Manager, Electronic Publishing
Responsible for administration of the E-Learn project, including preparation of electronic casebooks, hardware and software support of notebook computers.


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