SDF Basics

Basics

An old but valuable guide to Unix & SDF (link to sdfeu.org) by Gene Michael Stover

Finding Help - How to get help from within the shell
com - (COM is not IRC) - An introduction to the chat program 'COM'– Talk to SDFers!
bboard - An introduction to the message board 'bboard'
email - Several topics on email
Jabber on SDF - Using the SDF Jabber XMPP Instant Messaging Server
Using SSH for connections/transfer to/from SDF
Transferring Files - How to move files to and from SDF
Basic File and Directory Tasks - Working with files and directories
SDF Specific Commands - Custom commands specific to SDF
SDF Specific Commands - A list of commands, scripts, and programs unique to SDF.
File permissions - Changing file permissions
Software Packages on SDF by Category - many software packages & programs currently installed on SDF
Doing UUCP with SDF - (Unix-to-Unix Copy) is a great way to get your mail and news
Localization and You: UTF–8 on NetBSD - Unicode
Emacs Cheatsheet
Emacs Tutorial

.htaccess recipes - .htaccess is the default file used by the Apache HTTP server
Blogging with Jekyll

TOPS-20 Interactive Tutorial - log of a session with the TOPS-20
Using Multiple Interactive Programs on TWENEX - TOPS-20 allows you to use multiple interactive programs simultaneously
Getting Into TWENEX - aims to bridge the gap between introductory documents
CDC 6500 Survival Guide - family of mainframe computers designed by Seymour Cray and James E. Thornton
The SDF Travelling AT&T 605 UNIX Terminal - former terminal used on the AT&T 3B2/500
Survival TECO - perform useful editing with TECO
Survival TECO 2.0 - perform useful editing with TECO

Using the SDF Video Gallery - follow this tutorial carefully to successfully post videos PeerTube

MetaArray - Storage and services for MetaArpa members (also delete that page it's a dupe)
The MetaArray - a group of multicore, multiraid, high performance nodes
MetaArray Acceptable Use Policy - This AUP is supplemental to the general SDF AUP

ASCII Gaming - All work and no play makes Jack a dull SDFer.
Game Servers on SDF - A listing of multiplayer gaming servers running on SDF
SDF Minecraft Survival Checklist - for new Minecraft players trying the game for the first time
xscrabble at SDF - An introduction

Multi-User System Responsibilities - A statement about responsibility in SDF's multi-user environment
How to Interact with Practical Strangers - interacting with practical strangers in an imprecise medium
SDF IRC server policy - a live 'helpdesk style' support to the SDF membership and to visiting non-members
Instant Messaging on SDF - How to use Instant Messaging on SDF
IRC Channels on SDF - channels currently defined on irc.sdf.org
IRC Channel Auto-Connection with Irssi - configure an IRC client to automatically connect to one or more channels
Using CenterICQ on SDF - steps to connect to ICQ using CenterIM
GNU Social - Microblogging on SDF
Tiny Tiny RSS - The RSS reader hosted in SDF
SDF - The Ethical Social Network - been around since the days of the ARPAnet
Using FreePBX with SDF VOIP - how to add your SDF VOIP extension as a trunk

Gate One SSH Interface - HTTPS based SSH client
Hostkeys - A list of SDF's SSH Hostkeys
Using Microsoft Windows (tm) telnet
Screen - is a “terminal multiplexer”; multiple virtual terminals in a single window
Tmux - multiple terminals; terminal multiplexer
Connecting to the SDF VPN with PPTP - Virtual Private Network (VPN)
SDF Dialup Membership - Best way to learn about the DIALUP…
- Getting Ready for SDF Dialup - Equipment - Typical requirements for dial-up networking
SDF Dial-up via pppconfig and pon|poff|plog on Ubuntu - setup a PPP-based dial-up network connection on Linux
SDF Dial-up via Network Connections Wizard on Windows XP
Configuration and Use of SDF's DSL INTERNET Service
SDF's VPN servers - OpenVPN uses Transport Layer Security

SDF Volunteer Moderator and Administrator Guidelines - guidelines to be followed by SDF Volunteer Moderators and Administrators
SDF HTML Tutorial Editing Guide - instructions for creating or editing tutorial files for original SDF Tutorial pages
SDF Green Computing Initiative - voluntary project involving SDF users who wish to explore alternative methods of home computing

PROGRAMMING - Programming Languages available at SDF
Using ECL (Embeddable Common-Lisp) on SDF - a free open source ANSI Common-Lisp implementation
BASIC - Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Basic Programs - A collection of basic programs
Using RubyGems at SDF - To install gems in your home directory…
Building a Basic Ruby on Rails Application