System Announcements, September 2003

New Programs/Facilities

• sftp (secure ftp) installed
• gv installed - an alternative to ghostview for viewing postscript files
• wvWare programs (wvHtml, etc) installed to convert Word files to various formats. See manual pages for details.
• OpenOffice installed on plane.
• VPN facility available. See Connecting to CUED using a VPN for details

Updated Programs

• emacs updated to version 21.3. Mail problems to tpl@eng
• mozilla (WWW browser) updated to version 1.4. mozilla's now called by the "help" command and the desktop's WWW icon.
• acroread (Acrobat Reader) updated to version 5.07
• VNC programs, ssh and java 1.4 now available by default

Deleted Programs

• ME10 (for technical drawing) is no longer available

Security

• club, punch and plane are available externally via ssh. Access to other machines is now controlled on a per-machine basis (see ssh Access).