Due to the potential for server problems related to poorly written or insecure programs, ISD cannot ensure full support for this environment. ISD will ensure that the operating system and the Web server have been installed properly. However, because of the highly insecure nature of CGI programming, ISD can not guarantee host availability or reliability of Web services. ISD reserves the right to disable access for any or all accounts and to limit or block any network connections to or from the host at any time. ISD will not provide backup services for this host.
Account holders are responsible for keeping copies of important files on supported systems.
The host unsupported.usc.edu is solely designed for CGI program development. Thus other files, including non-CGI Web files, should not be stored on this server. Disk space will be allocated based on demonstrated need. Because of its inherent security risks ISD does not allow CGI development on any of its other Web servers. Web developers who wish to have their programs migrated to a supported host will need to submit a copy of their program for approval.