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We have a news page because the [[Forums|other forums]] can tend to be a little chatty and irrelevant -- ''as they should be''. Latest news goes on top.
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We have a news page because the [[Forums|other forums]] can tend to be a little chatty and irrelevant -- ''as they should be''.
  
= 2011-09-03 =
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= News by year =
  
== Policy updates ==
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* [[2021 news]]
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* [[2020 news]]
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* [[2019 news]]
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* [[2018 news]]
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* [[2017 news]]
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* [[2016 news]]
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* [[2015 news]]
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* [[2014 news]]
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* [[2013 news]]
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* [[2012 news]]
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* [[2011 news]]
  
There have been a few relatively minor updates to the ProgClub policies. I will mention them here on the news page, but won't broadcast an announcement for these as they are not particularly noteworthy. Firstly, there were some additional clauses added to the [[ProgClub:General_disclaimer|general disclaimer]] to help make things a little clearer; and secondly, the Administrators' [[Administrative_reference#Code_of_conduct|code of conduct]] was referenced from the [[ProgClub:Privacy_policy|privacy policy]].
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= Policy updates =
  
= 2011-09-02 =
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* [[2020_news#Policy_updates|2020-03-03]]
 
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* [[2017_news#Policy_updates|2017-12-11]]
== ProgClub webmail ==
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* [[2015_news#Policy_updates|2015-01-04]]
 
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* [[2014_news#Policy_updates|2014-06-07]]
ProgClub's webmail project [[Pcwebmail]] has been started, and the [http://roundcube.net Roundcube] webmail client is now available. To access webmail head to https://www.progclub.org/webmail and choose your favourite mail client (at the moment only Roundcube is supported, but there are plans to add support for other mail clients).
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* [[2012_news#Policy_updates|2012-01-27]]
 
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* [[2011_news#Policy_updates|2011-12-25]]
== The Investigators ==
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* [[2011_news#Policy_updates_2|2011-11-24]]
 
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* [[2011_news#Policy_updates_3|2011-09-03]]
It's official, ProgClub is now hosting our first paid member domain on Member Net:
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* [[2011_news#Policy_updates_4|2011-08-22]]
 
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* [[2011_news#Policy_updates_5|2011-08-15]]
* http://www.theinvestigators.com.au/
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* [[2011_news#Policy_updates_6|2011-08-11]]
* http://theinvestigators.com.au/
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* [[2011_news#Policy_updates_7|2011-08-09]]
* http://www.theinvestigators.co/
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* [[2011_news#Policy_updates_8|2011-08-08]]
* http://theinvestigators.co/
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* [[2011_news#Policy_updates_9|2011-08-07]]
 
 
We're receiving $75 per year for web, email, DNS and MySQL hosting. Thanks [[User:Teejay|Teejay]]!
 
 
 
= 2011-09-01 =
 
 
 
== ProgClub values ==
 
 
 
There have been some updates to our [[Values]] statement. This documentation was added a little late in the game, and it needed some tidying up and fleshing out. I'm pretty happy with our values statement now. Comments are [mailto:list@progclub.org?subject=ProgClub%20values more than welcome].
 
 
 
= 2011-08-30 =
 
 
 
== ProgClub list activity ==
 
 
 
The list is starting to get a little bit of traction. We now have about 12 people subscribed to the list, and we've had 6 people [http://www.progclub.org/pipermail/list/2011-August/date.html talking]. Which is really great. No-one has used the programming specific list yet, and I have to say I'm pretty happy about that. Personally, I want a list like the ProgClub list where you can talk about anything without fear of persecution, but I thought when I was setting up the lists that there would be a class of people who only wanted to hang out on a programming specific list. The good news is that the opposite has happened, and more people have subscribed to the general list than the programming list. This makes the programming list pretty much redundant, at least until ProgClub is much much bigger. I have to say, I'm really enjoying our new little community on the ProgClub list, and I've already learned a few things from the list that have made me a more knowledgeable programmer.
 
 
 
== ProgClub news ==
 
 
 
I'm expecting the rate of news to start slowing down a bit now. Over the past month we've had news every one or two days, but I think we're now at the stage that news will come week by week, and soon after than probably month by month. The thing is, we're pretty much feature complete now. There are still a few little things to do, but nothing that's a huge priority. Our infrastructure is largely in place, so now we just have to wait for people to find the time to begin using it.
 
 
 
= 2011-08-27 =
 
 
 
== Member Net updated ==
 
 
 
This news is a little late in coming, but I figure I should mention that [[User:Key|Key]] has been the coolest ProgClubber to date with her very slick [http://www.progclub.net/~key720/ Member Net web-page]. That's her second cut, and it looks even better than her first version. It's very cool to see members participating in Member Net, thanks Key! Also, [[User:Tasaio|Tasaio]] was the first to experiment with [http://www.progclub.net/ Member Net], and he's got a test page up there at the moment -- looking forward to seeing that develop as he finds some time. Thanks to you two guys for leading the way at ProgClub!
 
 
 
= 2011-08-26 =
 
 
 
== New members ==
 
 
 
ProgClub welcomes Teejay, Asher and Con. More information on the [[Members]] page.
 
 
 
== Happy birthday! ==
 
 
 
Yesterday, ProgClub turned one month old. And what a month it's been! We've seen the club grow from 1 member to 15, and from a simple wiki to a full featured club with SSH logins, email and lots of web facilities. Happy birthday ProgClub!
 
 
 
= 2011-08-22 =
 
 
 
== New members ==
 
 
 
ProgClub welcomes Dalafyn1960 and Kevlin. More information on the [[Members]] page.
 
 
 
== New projects ==
 
 
 
Two new projects have been documented: [[Pcmnet]] and [[Pcweb]]. These contain the files for ProgClub's web-sites: Member Net, Mobile Net and the administration web-site. These projects had previously been released, but their project pages exist now.
 
 
 
== Policy updates ==
 
 
 
The policies have been updated. Again! This time I've added a section for the club's [[Values]], and updated [[What we do]] and the [[Constitution]] to account for these. I've also modified the [[ProgClub:Copyrights|Copyright policy]] to include an updated [[ProgClub:Copyrights#ProgClub_projects|Contributor License Agreement]] wherein contributors authorise the ProgClub executive to modify the licensing terms for any of ProgClub's projects in the spirit of the club. The [[ProgClub:Copyrights#ProgClub_projects|Contributor License Agreement]] will be linked from all ProgClub project pages from the Contributors section. The [[ProgClub:Policy|terms and conditions]] were updated with a new notice of changes policy whereby the process now includes an announcement on the ProgClub [https://www.progclub.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/announcement announcement] list. There were some other minor updates to the wording of the [[ProgClub:Copyrights|Copyright policy]].
 
 
 
= 2011-08-21 =
 
 
 
== Spam filtering enabled ==
 
 
 
I've installed spamassassin (man, wasn't that a chore!), and it should all be working properly now. Of course, it's not really tested very well, because we're not getting much spam at the moment. [mailto:admin@progclub.com admin@progclub.com] was a publicly advertised email address of the previous domain owner, so there is a little bit of spam coming through on that, but there hasn't been any in the last few hours. I guess it's just wait and see if the spam filtering is effective or not.
 
 
 
== HTTPS *broken* ==
 
 
 
I was playing tricks with my Subject Alternative Names for my certificate from godaddy.com. I only had 5 SANs, and I needed about 20, so what I did was reissue the certificate with different SANs and created a set of certificates. But... they revoked the old certificates! So, at the moment, the club doesn't have a valid SSL cert. The good news is that I've parted with $700 and got a new certificate on order, but for some reason they are being very slow in delivering it. Anyway, HTTPS will be operational again soon.
 
 
 
Update: it's fixed now.
 
 
 
== Mail filters help ==
 
 
 
I've started some documentation to help users of the [[mailing lists]] with [[mail filters]]. If you've got a spare minute and are using a mail client other than Thunderbird, it'd be cool if you explained how to create the mail filters on your client software. Note: I updated [[mailing lists]] with a pointer to the [[mail filters]] doco.
 
 
 
== Web server reconfiguration ==
 
 
 
I've updated the DNS records for ProgClub so that the correct servers are used for the correct services. The following services are being provided by the following hosts:
 
 
 
* Administration web-site: charity.progclub.org
 
** http://charity.progclub.org/
 
** http://www.progclub.org/
 
** http://progclub.org/
 
** http://www.progclub.com/
 
** http://progclub.com/
 
** http://www.progclub.info/
 
** http://progclub.info/
 
** https://charity.progclub.org/
 
** https://www.progclub.org/
 
** https://progclub.org/
 
** https://www.progclub.com/
 
** https://progclub.com/
 
** https://www.progclub.info/
 
** https://progclub.info/
 
* Member Net: honesty.progclub.net
 
** http://honesty.progclub.net/
 
** http://www.progclub.net/
 
** http://progclub.net/
 
** http://www.progclub.co/
 
** http://progclub.co/
 
** https://honesty.progclub.net/
 
** https://www.progclub.net/
 
** https://progclub.net/
 
** https://www.progclub.co/
 
** https://progclub.co/
 
* Mobile Net: hope.progclub.net
 
** http://hope.progclub.net/
 
** http://www.progclub.mobi/
 
** http://progclub.mobi/
 
** https://hope.progclub.net/
 
** https://www.progclub.mobi/
 
** https://progclub.mobi/
 
 
 
= 2011-08-20 =
 
 
 
== Mailing lists operational ==
 
 
 
The ProgClub [[Mailing lists]] are now operational. I've changed the details of the mailing list policy to take account of the new lists and the fact that the lists are now functional. Anyone can join any of the lists, except for the admin list which is only for ProgClub administrators. Anyone can post to any of the lists, except for the ProgClub announcement list which requires approval by an administrator. All of the lists except for the admin list have public archives. Information about the lists is best seen on the [[Mailing lists]] page. How about you head over there and subscribe? I will subscribe all members to the announcement list, the other lists are at your option.
 
 
 
p.s. [http://www.progclub.org/pipermail/announcement/2011/000000.html First post]!
 
 
 
= 2011-08-19 =
 
 
 
== Email is working! ==
 
 
 
Email is now functional at ProgClub. I still need to go though and create everyone's accounts, but the servers have been setup. We have secure IMAP, POP3 and SMTP services for members, along with email forwarding and the potential to host other domains. Our email services are all secured with a proper signed certificate!
 
 
 
== Announcing Mobile Net ==
 
 
 
ProgClub has launched ProgClub [http://www.progclub.mobi/ Mobile Net]! Mobile Net is available from http://progclub.mobi/ ([https://progclub.mobi/ HTTPS] is supported too), and it's an area for sharing web apps optimised for mobile devices. So, to use Mobile Net: put a 'public_mobile' directory containing your mobile friendly web content in your home directory, and Mobile Net will do the rest! Browse to http://progclub.mobi/ from your mobile phone to check it out!
 
 
 
= 2011-08-18 =
 
 
 
== Web statistics available ==
 
 
 
A web site statistics package, awstats, has been configured on [[charity]]. Now you can view ProgClub's [http://www.progclub.org/cgi-bin/awstats.pl web-site usage statistics].
 
 
 
= 2011-08-17 =
 
 
 
== Pccipher released ==
 
 
 
A new project has been released at ProgClub: [[Pccipher]]. [[Pccipher]] is a Javascript and PHP encryption library, currently implementing the Blowfish encryption algorithm.
 
 
 
= 2011-08-15 =
 
 
 
== Policy updates ==
 
 
 
The [[ProgClub:Policy|terms and conditions]] have been updated with a statement that usage of ProgClub facilities indicates acceptance of the terms and conditions. The [[Mailing_lists|mailing list policy]] was updated with some additional [[Mailing_lists#list.40progclub.org|commentary]]. The [[ProgClub:Copyrights|copyright policy]] was updated with a link to the new [http://www.progclub.org/pcrepo/ pcrepo] browser.
 
 
 
== jj5-bin released ==
 
 
 
A new project, [[JJ5-bin|jj5-bin]], has been instituted for managing and sharing [[User:John|John]]'s administration and utility scripts.
 
 
 
= 2011-08-14 =
 
 
 
== New logo <nowiki>==</nowiki> hacker emblem ==
 
 
 
ProgClub has a new logo! It's the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_Emblem hacker emblem], which is a sign of solidarity with the following [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_%28programmer_subculture%29#History values]:
 
 
 
* Creating software and sharing it with each other
 
* Placing a high value on freedom of inquiry; hostility to secrecy
 
* Information-sharing as both an ideal and a practical strategy
 
* Upholding the right to fork
 
* Emphasis on rationality
 
* Distaste for authority
 
* Playful cleverness, taking the serious humorously and humour seriously
 
 
 
You can read more about the history of the club's logo on the [[ProgClub logo]] page.
 
 
 
== User logins now working on user machines ==
 
 
 
[[Hope]] and [[Honesty]] have been configured with Kerberos/LDAP/PAM/NFS clients as needed to facilitate [[Single sign-on]]. So the [[Single sign-on]] project is pretty much finished! There's a [[Administrative_reference#Adding_a_new_user|process]] for adding new users. It'll take me a little while to go through and add all our current members, and I haven't done that yet. First I thought I'd post about the success of the [[Single sign-on]] project! That's ''six'' completed projects now!
 
 
 
== Member web-pages operational ==
 
 
 
Now members can create a public_html directory in their home directory, and it will be served from the [[Domains#User_domains|user domains]]. So that's http://www.progclub.net/ -- now operational! It's working for HTTPS too https://www.progclub.net/
 
 
 
Still need to theme it and flesh out the content a little, but that's basically the idea. At last [[Webpage creation]] has useful content.
 
 
 
= 2011-08-13 =
 
 
 
== Pcview released ==
 
 
 
A new project was started and released: [[Pcview]]. This means that [http://www.progclub.org/pcrepo/ pcrepo] can now be browsed on the web.
 
 
 
= 2011-08-12 =
 
 
 
== progclub.com live ==
 
 
 
It's official, ProgClub has [http://progclub.com/ progclub.com]! It's now a functional [[Domains#Administrative_domains|administrative domain]] of the club's. We've registered and re-delegated the domain, and it's ours for at least the next 5 years. There might be a slight delay in DNS record propagation, but disregarding that everything else is configured and ready to roll. Thanks very much [[ProgRock|ProgClub]]!
 
 
 
== Subversion releases ==
 
 
 
There are now instructions for [[Projects#Releasing_ProgClub_projects|releasing ProgClub projects]], which refer to our [[Subversion]] process. There's an article on the blog about our [http://www.progclub.org/blog/2011/08/12/subversion-release-script/ Subversion release script].
 
 
 
= 2011-08-11 =
 
 
 
== Administration pages protected ==
 
 
 
The various ProgClub administration pages, such as the [[Executive]], [[Constitution]], and [[ProgClub:Policy|Terms and conditions]], etc., have been flagged as "protected" in the wiki. Only ProgClub wiki administrators (i.e. [[User:John|John]]) are allowed to change these documents. So, we won't have any silly business with our constitution or policies being re-written by spammers or trolls.
 
 
 
== Copyrights, licenses, etc. ==
 
 
 
Each [[Projects|ProgClub project]] now has Contributors and Copyright sections that detail the copyright holders and licensing terms for the project. It all seems [[Projects|very professional]]! So far we're using the [[New BSD]] and [[GPL]] (v2) licenses, and I think that's pretty much all we're ever gonna need. Maybe one day we'll see the LGPL or MIT licenses too. The [[ProgClub:Copyrights|Copyright policy]] covers contributions to ProgClub [[forums]] and [[projects]].
 
 
 
== Policy updates ==
 
 
 
[[Mailing lists]] have been incorporated as a policy in the [[ProgClub:Policy|terms and conditions]]. The [[ProgClub:Copyrights#ProgClub_projects|CLA]] in the [[ProgClub:Copyrights|Copyright policy]] was updated to cover use of ProgClub [[forums]]. The [[ProgClub:Copyrights#ProgClub_forums|ProgClub forums copyright policy]] was updated to allow for copying from public domain or similar free sources. Looking forward to the day that our policies are stable!
 
 
 
== Project template ==
 
 
 
There's a [[Project template]] that can be used for kick-starting a project along with some [[Projects#Contributing_to_ProgClub_projects|instructions]] on the [[Projects]] page. Now what we need are lots of started and never to be finished projects! (Hey, ProgClub has finished ''four'' projects, cancelled only one, have three under active development, and two on the back-burner. Not bad at all! Here at ProgClub we ''get things done''!)
 
 
 
= 2011-08-10 =
 
 
 
== Pcwiki release ==
 
 
 
I updated the [[Pcwiki]] page with a [[Pcwiki#Notes_for_implementers|Notes for implementers]] section, and [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2011-August/054561.html posted] to the [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/ wikitech-l] list about my mods to MediaWiki. It'd be pretty exciting if they're interested in them!
 
 
 
Update: no-one is particularly interested in my contributions. :(
 
 
 
= 2011-08-09 =
 
 
 
== System upgrades ==
 
 
 
[[Charity]] has been upgraded from 256 MB of RAM to 512 MB of RAM, and system backups have been enabled. This has had a noticeable effect on performance of the web-site. It will be upgraded further if swap usage gets out of hand again. The other machines will be upgraded too if need be. At the moment provisioning of ProgClub machines is costing Blackbrick $996 per year.
 
 
 
== IPSec troubleshooting ==
 
 
 
I've been talking to Slicehost support about the [[IPSec]] issues we've been having. They've been great -- very helpful. They're looking into trying to reproduce the error in another environment for further diagnosis. Will keep you posted if there's any resolution.
 
 
 
Update: Slicehost was able to reproduce the error, but they don't know how to fix it. We're giving up. We'll pursue other methods of encryption, i.e., SSHFS rather than NFS+IPSec.
 
 
 
== Policy updates ==
 
 
 
Still trying to get our policies right. I imagine this will all settle down a little once we're established and I won't need to post a notice of policy updates every day. There is now a general [[ProgClub:Policy|terms and conditions]] page which introduces all ProgClub terms and conditions, and there was a minor update to the CLA in the [[ProgClub:Copyrights|copyright policy]]. All policies had some minor modifications to fix up the formatting.
 
 
 
== Pcwiki upgrade ==
 
 
 
[[Pcwiki]] has been upgraded to support a section link on each section. These appear between the 'edit' and 'top' links. Section links will link you to a particular section on the canonical URL.
 
 
 
== Pcldap released ==
 
 
 
A new project [[Pcldap]] has been released. It's to provide the [https://www.progclub.org/pcldap LDAP administration] facility.
 
 
 
= 2011-08-08 =
 
 
 
== Cweb planning ==
 
 
 
A new project, to develop a distributed search engine, has entered its planning phase on the ProgClub wiki. See [[Cweb]].
 
 
 
== Policy updates ==
 
 
 
All ProgClub [[ProgClub:Policy|policies]] have been updated.
 
 
 
= 2011-08-07 =
 
 
 
== LDAP progress ==
 
 
 
Progress has been made on the LDAP configuration of [[Charity]]. OpenLDAP is now installed and mostly configured. Thanks Friggles!
 
 
 
== Policy updates ==
 
 
 
A [[ProgClub:Copyrights|copyright policy]] and a [[ProgClub:General_disclaimer|general disclaimer]] have been added to ProgClub's [[ProgClub:Policy|policies]].
 
 
 
= 2011-08-06 =
 
 
 
== Software released ==
 
 
 
The [[Pcma]] and [[Pcblog]] projects have been released, and moved to the [[Projects#Completed_projects|completed projects]] list. Which means...
 
 
 
== We have a blog! ==
 
 
 
A [http://www.progclub.org/blog/ blog] is now available for ProgClub members. If a blog post falls in the woods, and there's no-one there to read it, does it make a sound?
 
 
 
== ProgSoc fixed HTTPS ==
 
 
 
HTTPS to [https://www.progsoc.org ProgSoc] now works for its .org domain, so I've moved [[Why_ProgClub_is_cooler_than_ProgSoc#ProgClub_has_a_secure_web-site|secure web-site]] to the redundant points of difference. Well done ProgSoc.
 
 
 
== ProgClub logo ==
 
 
 
Our graphic artist is hard at work coming up with our real logo. Here's his first sketch.
 
 
 
[[File:Logo sketch.jpg]]
 
 
 
= 2011-08-05 =
 
 
 
== IPSec abandoned ==
 
 
 
[[IPSec]] is too hard. It was getting in the way of [[Kerberos]] connectivity, and I've disabled it.
 
 
 
== Kerberos configured ==
 
 
 
The [[Kerberos]] project has been a success. [[Charity]] is now configured as the Kerberos Key Distribution Centre (KDC). We're now pending Kerberos SSH integration, and a few other things for [[Single sign-on]].
 
 
 
== ProgRock ==
 
 
 
We're still waiting for our new progclub.com domain -- it's expected to be about a week off completing transfer -- but we've already mirrored the [http://www.progclub.org/progrock/ progclub.com] web-site, and put up a [[ProgRock]] page for antiquity.
 
 
 
== New members ==
 
 
 
ProgClub welcomes Sclaughl and Jedd. More information available on the [[Members]] page.
 
 
 
= 2011-08-03 =
 
 
 
== progclub.com ==
 
 
 
Blackbrick has shelled out $500 for the [http://www.progclub.com/ progclub.com] domain. Soon it will be an [[Domains#Administrative_domains|administrative domain]] of the club's! Thank you [[ProgRock|ProgClub]]!
 
 
 
== Email underway ==
 
 
 
We're starting up our [[Email]] project. Soon our email facilities will be functional.
 
 
 
== Hack-fest this weekend! ==
 
 
 
[[User:Friggles|Friggles]] will be heading to [[User:John|John]]'s house in the Blue Mountains this weekend to work on ProgClub [[Network administration]]. Join us if you'd like!
 
 
 
= 2011-08-01 =
 
 
 
== ProgClub policies ==
 
 
 
ProgClub has updated [[ProgClub:Privacy_policy|Privacy]], [[Account locking policy|Account locking]], [[Acceptable use policy|Acceptable use]] and [[Firewall policy|Firewall]] policies.
 
 
 
== Domains are now configured ==
 
 
 
Information about the configuration of ProgClub domains is now available on the [[Domains]] page.
 
 
 
In brief, user domains are progclub.net and progclub.co, while administrative domains are progclub.org and progclub.info. The canonical user domain is progclub.net, and the canonical administrative domain is progclub.org. You should generally use the canonical name when writing documentation or publishing links.
 
 
 
== IPSec is configured ==
 
 
 
The [[IPSec]] project is essentially complete. Hosts on the ProgClub network now communicate over encrypted connections.
 
 
 
== Single sign-on is underway ==
 
 
 
The [[Single sign-on]] project has been commenced. Soon users will be able to login to the user machines.
 
 
 
== Pcwiki released ==
 
 
 
The [[Pcwiki]] project has undergone several releases. That's the software that's driving the ProgClub wiki. With the latest version of [[Pcwiki]] comes valid HTML5 along with the validation icon that you can see on the bottom of every page, the cool green/orange/black fixed-width font skin that you see (called OldSkool), and some other [[Pcwiki#Done|minor polish]]. If you don't like the OldSkool skin you can [[Skins|turn it off]].
 
 
 
== New members ==
 
 
 
ProgClub has had its founding members sign up. ProgClub welcomes Tasaio, SanguineV, Key, Friggles, Jav, Andymcm and Kulov. More information is available on the [[Members]] page.
 

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