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EGM - This Tues in QG15 @ 7pm
by Jessica Ní Chonchúbhair 16 Oct '05

16 Oct '05

Heyo everyone! Just a mail to let you know the Redbrick EGM is on in QG15 (Business School), at 7pm *THIS* Tuesday, 18th Oct. Come along to vote (or run) for Ents and the final Helpdesk member. If you want to go for helpdesk, the exam takes place TOMORROW [Monday] at 7pm. Meet in the lobby of the CA building. Remember, you *must* take this test to be eligible to run at the EGM. Drinks in the New Bar after the EGM! Holloween Ball is the following Tuesday. It's fancy dress optional as always. Pirates [yarr], Robots, binary code are all likely to be seen there. There will be another mail about the event soon, and keep an eye out for posters around campus! Quick Review: This Tues - EGM and Beers Next Tues - Holloween Fancy Dress Event That is all for now folks, Jess -- Jessica Ní Chonchúbhair Redbrick PRO 085 1422966

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C&S Days and Redbrick Freshers
by Jessica Ní Chonchúbhair 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Hey everyone, Just a quick mail to remind people about Redbrick events :) In order: Clubs and Socs Days are on Wednesday and Thursday [5th and 6th] this week, don't forget to renew your account! And if anyone is free to lend a hand mail pro@rb or chair@rb and lettuce know :) Then on Friday the 7th of October there is going to be a Lobby meet up in The Porter House on Parliament Street from 7, its been arranged by Phier and there is a crowd already guaranteed to be there. All are welcome and it should be a good chance to catch up before we get invaded by first years! Thereafter, on the 11th, the Tuesday in week three in Eamonn Dorans of Temple Bar is Redbrick Fresher's Ball! Two of our own playing at it. Kid Icarus [Spocks] and The Tequila Mockingbirds [Elpres'], and there will be a raffle and lots of other madness. Definitely not one to miss. *Map available. Then we have an EGM on Tuesday of week 4, the 18th. Positions available are one Ents officer, and one Helpdesk! There is an exam for helpdesk on Monday the 17th, for more details keep an eye out for posters! Or alternatively, get in contact with chair@rb or helpdesk@rb! Hope everyone is settling into college and jobs well, Jess Redbrick PRO *map = http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~jesjes/RBFreshersMapTues11th.bmp

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Important Notice
by keloe 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

To all users, This is to inform you of changes to the webserver which will occur on Tuesday the 6th of September. The server configuration will be altered to deny access by default to files of the types listed below. This means that from that day onward, files of the affected types will not be accessible through a browser. Affected File Types: mp3,ogg,aiff,aif,wav,mpa,mp4,mov,mpg,mepg,avi,qmov,qt,smi,smil,rm,ram However, anybody wishing to retain access to any of those types should mail webmaster(a)redbrick.dcu.ie with their request. The regulations for users are outlined in: http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/about/regulations/ http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/about/violations/ Regards, RedBrick Webmaster

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RB Picnic in the Park
by pro＠redbrick.dcu.ie 20 May '05

20 May '05

Here ye, here ye! Come one, come all!! The offical Redbrick [End of Exams] Picnic in the Park is here. Friday the 27th, the park beside DCU, snacks and games go leor. @3.30pm! The picnic is open to associates and even those brikies that dont have exams!! Be there or get disusered. All the cool people are going for drinks in town afterwards. Good luck with exams, have a great summer, and enjoy the picnic! Bernard McKeever, ENTS & Jessica Ní Chonchúbhair, PRO.

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Tomcat Url
by Dec 07 May '05

07 May '05

Hey everyone, Just some details on a change to redbrick's tomcat setup. Currently jsp's and servlets are accessed using urls such as www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~skyhawk/date.jsp www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~skyhawk/servlet/HelloWorldExample This will no longer work. The new url for tomcat access is jakarta.redbrick.dcu.ie/~skyhawk/date.jsp jakarta.redbrick.dcu.ie/~skyhawk/servlet/HelloWorldExample Also anyone behind a firewall (including csds) which block traffic to high ports, should no longer have a problem accessing tomcat as the requests are being accepted on port 80 and then redirecting to 8080 internally. Lastly I will be trialling a tomcat upgrade on the server over the coming weeks. I will be looking for testers, those of who who make regular use of tomcat to try it out from time to time. The main switch will not occur until after fourth year demos, and the current tomcat install will not be affected by this testing. Thanks for your time Dec -- To mess up your Linux box you need to work at it, To mess up your Windows box you need to work on it.

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Newsletter 07/04/05
by Michelle A. Graham 07 Apr '05

07 Apr '05

Hi all and welcome to another installment of... ::THE REDBRICK NEWSLETTER:: This mail contains all you need to know about our AGM, Awards and of course, a round up of the table quiz! ::Table Quiz review:: The table quiz went smashingly, with 26 teams turning up to compete for our fabulous top prize of four iPod Shuffles, not to mention the runner up prizes, spot prizes, last place prize AND a raffle! A great night was had by all, even though the questions were a bit impossible at times, and a big thank you to David Johnston (emperor) and William Lacey (Shadow) for writing them for us :) ::AGM:: As I hope you all know, our Annual General Meeting is happening on Tuesday the 12th of April, in Q121 (upstairs in the business school) and this is *your* chance to become a part of the team to shape the 10th anniversary of your favourite society! The positions up for election are as follows: Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Events Officer PRO Webmaster System Administrator x3 Education officer x3 ("Helpdesk") For further info on any of the positions, visit the online prospectus at: www.redbrick.dcu.ie/about/agm or contact the present holder of the position (we don't bite, honest!) _3_ of these positions require tests to be taken before being qualified to run on the night of the AGM, the details for which are: Webmaster: contact biteme(a)redbrick.dcu.ie for details of date and time System Administrator: meet in lobby of CA building at 2:30 pm on Fri 8th April Education officer: meet in lobby of CA building at 5pm on Fri 8th April (if this doesn't suit, then email helpdesk(a)redbrick.dcu.ie) This is a great opportunity to get involved and to help out, so come along and run! Apart from the fun you'll have, being on committee is highly rewarding and future employers look very favourably on those who've dedicated themselves to positions of such responsibility. Even if you're not running, come along and support those who are :) Summary: AGM, 7pm in Q121 on Tuesday, April 12th (followed immediately in New Bar by Awards) ::Awards:: If the thrill of the AGM wasn't enough for you, we follow it up with the first annual Redbrick Awards! Here's your chance to acknowledge the best and brightest around on Redbrick. Nominate a mate, or stick to the traditional approach of who TRULY deserves to win, then come along and see how they do at the ceremony, happening in the New Bar (Hub) just after the AGM (12th April, for those who don't want to scroll up) Categories for nominations are: Most Active individual overall Most Improved user Most Obsessive member Most Helpful Member Best Website (Technically) Best Website (Visually) Best Fresher Best Techie Best Contributer to the Boards Best Hey/Best sequence of Heys Best New Application on RedBrick Best Overall Application on RedBrick Nominations can be made by visiting http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/awards/ but don't wait too long, they close Friday! ::The End:: Wahey, wasn't that fascinating. Don't forget, Tuesday April 12th is a date for all diaries out there, see you all soon at the AGM!

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Newsletter 02/04/05 Amendment
by RedBrick Secretary 02 Apr '05

02 Apr '05

Hi everyone, Apologies for the extra mail, but the date for the Table Quiz is actually Tuesday the 5th April and not Monday 4th as stated in the newsletter. The amended paragraph is as follows: Table Quiz: It's back! The biggest and best Table Quiz in DCU will take place in the Old Bar on TUESDAY THE 5TH OF APRIL (make a note of that in your diary). This is the one quiz in DCU that's not to be missed, we have four fantastic iPod Shuffles to give away to the winning team this year, along with runner up prizes and the usual wealth of spot prizes to be won on the night. This quiz, as always, will be open to all our members and guarantees to be a fun and rewarding night.

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RedBrick Newsletter 02/04/05
by RedBrick Secretary 02 Apr '05

02 Apr '05

RedBrick Newsletter :: Saturday 2nd April 2005 Hi everyone, and welcome to the April edition of the RedBrick newsletter. We hope you take the time to read through this mail and find out what's been going on with your society over the past while, as well as details on the last few surprises we have in store for you before the end of the semester. :: Recent Events :: Tech Week: First up is a short review of our extremely successful new initiative. We held a series of well attended talks and debates, including a heated Linux -vs- Windows debate and interesting talks on everything from 3D Sound to Internet Security. We can also boast to be the only DCU Week this year that's run onto a Saturday, with Wavehunt creating a stir within the internet community and being mentioned everywhere from Slashdot to the ILUG mailing lists. As well as the very specific technical talks we also hosted exhibitions, wine and cheese receptions and gaming tournaments in an order to please as many of our members as possible. RedBrick would like to extend a special Thank You to the various members of DCU staff that donated their time to RedBrick throughout the week, and to the other societies involved in the organisation of the events (MPS, GameSoc, FotoSoc). :: The Inside Track :: This section of the newsletter aims to inform you all of the work being done by the RedBrick committee, and any initiatives by our members that we think would be of particular interest to the society. RedBrick Library: The RedBrick Library has been in development since the beginning of the academic year, but is not due to be fully implemented until next year. We have been in constant contact with O'Reilly, who have agreed to donate some books to us and possibly provide us with a discount for our members. We are also currently engaged in talks with another company who may be willing to donate some more books to us, and in the meantime we are more than happy to accept old/unwanted books from our members. Our online booking system is under construction and we will keep you informed of future updates. For more information, or if you wish to donate books, please contact the PRO at pro(a)redbrick.dcu.ie. Technical Updates: RedBrick recently received a fibre-to-ethernet converter. This will enable us to easily make fap.redbrick.dcu.ie our firewall/router machine, with this change happening in the next few weeks. A little closer to the present, however, is the long-planned move to the new Intersocs IRC network. This will introduce more features, and bring the well known Chanserv/Nickserv/Memoserv services to the Intersocs network. These services are commonly found on large IRC networks, and enable users to effectively 'own' their own nickname and IRC channels. RedBrick Wiki: We would like to draw your attention to the relatively new RedBrick wiki that is currently being maintained as a communal tool for RedBrick users. http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~cammy/twiki/bin/view.pl/Rbwiki/WebHome The Wiki is designed to be a one-stop source for all things RedBrick, and relies on the users to log in and share their knowledge with the rest of the community. We urge you to take some time to log in and add in your own input, whether it be focused on the technical or social aspects of the society. With RedBrick's 10th anniversary on the horizon, a shared tool like the Wiki could prove to be a key part of the planning process. ::Upcoming Events:: Table Quiz: It's back! The biggest and best Table Quiz in DCU will take place in the Old Bar on MONDAY THE 4TH OF APRIL (make a note of that in your diary). This is the one quiz in DCU that's not to be missed, we have four fantastic iPod Shuffles to give away to the winning team this year, along with runner up prizes and the usual wealth of spot prizes to be won on the night. This quiz, as always, will be open to all our members and guarantees to be a fun and rewarding night. Debates: The School of Computing is hosting a high profile debate in assocation with RedBrick in the upcoming weeks. This debate will be concerned with Software Piracy and will see RedBrick holding a series of heats. Winners of the heats will then go on to compete in the finals, with big prizes for the overall winners. We are very lucky to have been invited to be a part of this debate and it is destined to be a very important event on the DCU calendar. AGM: The RedBrick Annual General Meeting is to be held in Q121 on Tuesday the 12th April. This is your chance to give back to the society, with positions ranging from the very technical to the artistic and sociable. Remember, if you want to run for Admin, Helpdesk or Webmaster, you'll need to sit a test prior to the election, details of these will be announced closer to the date. We are currently in the process of compiling a committee prospectus which will outline precisely the details of what each position entails. We will forward you the prospectus as soon as it's finalised, and highly recommend that you have a look and see if there's anything that suits you there. Apart from the fun you'll have, being on committee is highly rewarding and your future employers will look very favourably on those who've dedicated themselves to positions of such responsibility. RedBrick Awards: Straight after the AGM on the 12th is your chance to see if you've been selected as one of the chosen few. We are holding an awards ceremony for some of the most talented, creative and addicted of our members. You will all have the chance to vote on a number of pre-selected categories and a voting script should be online very soon. For more details about these awards see the .events board now. Make sure you vote and turn up to lavish worship on some of our best members and see if you've managed to top the polls yourself. ::The End:: That's it for now, if you've read this far into the mail - congratulations! Watch out for another update, and enjoy the next few weeks. -- Aisling Devlin Secretary (2004/2005), DCU Networking Society ("RedBrick") http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/

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Tech Week
by RedBrick Secretary 27 Feb '05

27 Feb '05

Don't forget, this week (Monday 28 February - Saturday 5 March) sees the launch of Tech Week - brought to you by RedBrick, MPS, Fotosoc and Gamessoc. Inspired by the concept of Arts week, this novel take on a themed week is another new initiative, bringing a much more technical flavour to the college for the duration, with guest speakers ranging from representatives of various departments throughout the college to entrepreneurs in the Irish market. Other highlights will include heated debates, gaming tournaments, workshops, a table quiz and the transmission of DCU FM. The grand finale takes place on Saturday March 5th in the form of Wavehunt - a high-tech competition located in the City Centre, see http://wavehunt.redbrick.dcu.ie for more information. The week's opening ceremony takes place at 11.30AM on Monday 28th February in HG20, with free champagne to the first 20 people to arrive. Various talks will then take place throughout the day in the Seminar room upstairs in the hub, followed by a digital art exhibition and wine and cheese reception in the new bar at 19:00. Monday promises to be a great start to an even more exciting week, so check out the full timetable at http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie and make sure you don't miss out on any of the fun. Hope to see you all there! -- Aisling Devlin Secretary (2004/2005), DCU Networking Society ("RedBrick") http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/

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EGM Details & Newsletter
by Michelle A. Graham 08 Feb '05

08 Feb '05

Hello and welcome back to another month on Redbrick! In this mail you'll hear about the upcoming events for the entire year, and sadly also, the details about resignations from the committee and the EGM to replace the lost members. Each area has their own little snippet to offer up, clearly marked so if the area doesn't concern you, you can simply skip it! EGM -------------- First up, a brief recap on the details surrounding the EGM. Some of you already have heard that 3 committee members, keloe, thor and prolix have (for varying reasons) decided to resign from the committe, stepping aside to let some other members have their turn on the Merry Go Round. While we, the committee are sad to see them go, we welcome any new addition to the team, and hope that everyone eligible at least considers running for a position. The vacant positions are Education Officer (helpdesk), Secretary and Administrator. While secretary doesn't have any pre-requisites, Admin and Helpdesk both require the candidates to sit a test, so please read that section if you're interested in one of those positions. - Drusilla ADMINISTRATORS ---------------- Due to the resignation of prolix, one of RedBrick's system administrators, there is an open position on the redbrick admin team. If you are interested in filling the position, you MUST take the admin test, and pass it before you can run at the EGM. The test will be held on Friday at 14:00. - MickeyD HELPDESK ------------------ Due to keloe stepping down, we are interested in tricking someone new to join us! :) To apply you must sit, but not actually pass, the helpdesk test. This is going to be on this _Monday coming_, the 14th of Febuary in CG11 - if this is a problem for you give us a shout and we will see what we can do. Read over the tutorials and slides and poke Atlas, Keloe or Art_Wolf and we will give you a hand if need be. - Art_wolf UPCOMING EVENTS ------------------ Thank you to all who attended our events last semester and we hope you will continue to join us at our events this year too. We have a lot in store for you this semester starting with our annual Alt Rag Ball (15th February). This year we are doing things slightly differently and having this years Alt Rag on campus, in the Venue and New Bar, as this year's SU event is being held off campus. Our line up thus far consists of our very own MC Dice, with our main act of the night being The Kerbs followed by our own DJ Singer. We are also starting up a new initiative this year by running our very own Tech Week (28th February - 5th March), where we plan to hold events such as talks, tutorials, the odd wine reception, an "Installfest" and finishing up the week with a wireless manhunt in the city centre, which promises to be a very energetic and fun way to spend your afternoon. Don't miss our Annual table quiz, to be held on the 29th of March, full details will be confirmed nearer to the date. RedBrick also hopes to hold the first of its (hopefully) annual awards this year on April 5th, to thank our members for the work they put in and contributions made to the society over the past year. This will also be the same night as our AGM, so even more reason to pop along! - dramaq IN OTHER NEWS ------------------- RedBrick are also currently looking into our own Library and are presently in talks with O'Reilly about possible sponsorship of some sort. - Dramaq Til next time, The Redbrick Committee -- Michelle Graham, Chairperson, DCU Networking Society

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