The news system can be used to send messages to your students. Each class is allocated one news group, named ucb.class.your- class, for example, ucb.class.cs162. Please use this alterna- tive to email when sending messages to all students at once. Netscape Messenger is very convenient for reading and posting news, and it is available on all of our computers. Digests of previous articles for class newsgroups are avail- able via anonymous ftp to agate.
Instructors can add the due-dates and other information about assignments for their classes.
Instructors and students can view it. All users have access to monochrome laser printers. The user enters the SID number and is issued a login name and password. Further directions are on the screen. The modem login and password allows one to use campus modems and, optionally, home IP as well.