This page provides useful information to new [1]^? employees.

Accounts and email

See Scott Duff in room 3409 of the Natural Resources Center to get your username and password. Often, your username will be your first initial followed by your last name, but not always (we let you pick).

There are several computer systems that you may need to be aware of:

• meridian.tamucc.edu - This machine handles all [2]^? user accounts, email, and a few other things
• lighthouse.tamucc.edu - This machine houses [3]^?'s database of environmental information and this wiki
• wip.cbi.tamucc.edu - wip stands for Works In Progress. Most of the software development for [4]^? happens on this machine. Ideas can be tested without fear of destroying useful data. Once they have been successfully tested on wip, the software can be migrated to lighthouse.tamucc.edu

To access your email, you have several options. One is to login to meridian.tamucc.edu via secure shell and run the command "pine" or "mutt". Another option is to use a program like Outlook or Eudora or even your web browser to read your email from some other machine. For these programs your POP or SMTP server is "meridian.tamucc.edu" while your return address is "user@lighthouse.tamucc.edu" (where "user" is your username)

Mailing Lists

There are several mailing lists managed by [5]^?. A list of these mailing lists and short descriptions can be found at http://lighthouse.tamucc.edu/mailman/listinfo. All [6]^? personnel should subscribe themselves to the dnr-list mailing list because that's where announcements that pertain to all [7]^? are made. If you work on any of the [8]^? software, you should subscribe yourself to the dnr-is mailing list and if you perform any tasks "out in the field", you should subscribe to the dnr-field mailing list

Changing your password

Currently, in order to change your password you must go to http://meridian.tamucc.edu/administration/passwd.php and enter the appropriate information. Ignore the text where it says "CBI". This system is a holdover from when we were part of the Conrad Blucher Institute and hasn't yet been updated.