Helpful Hints: Posted 07/27/01

Server Content Stats - Keeping YOUR Web Server Content Current
by George Rogers

OAC Web Sever data file count as of 07/27/01

The total amount of information content presented as web pages is 79,300 with 64,637 graphics and 1,535 data files for Microsoft Applications.

Keeping YOUR Web Content Current

The OAC web server is to provide current and up to date content to its users. It is NOT to be used as a backup device, a file server or a web development server. If old or out of date content is located on the web server it can and will be found. If your test pages or pages under construction are located there they will be found. Please remove all test pages, test directories and test graphics from the OAC web server.

Your desktop computer or client machine should be the computer used to store all test data files to include all html, graphics and application files. Your client computer should be used as your backup copy of your web site. The files that are located on the web server are considered your master files. These are the files that the users are viewing. Any files on OAC web servers are backed up regularly. Pull data off the OAC web server as it becomes out of date or no longer needed. There are currently files located on the server that date back to 1994.

Verity Search Engine

Any directory that resides on the OAC web server that is publicly readable will be searched by the "Verity Search Engine". All data files that are publicly readable will be indexed and made available from a linked list with a title and description of the document.

Archiving Old Content to Backup Device (CD or Tape)

Review your web pages regularly and move out of date files back to your client machine. Always remember to backup your local client computer. Before deleting old web pages, copy them to CD or tape for archive purposes.