RC Files

While I don't know what "rc" really stands for (I've been assuming it means resource configuration, but that's just a WAG), I have roughly followed the UNIX conventions; the main difference is that continuation lines are indicated not by leading whitespace but by starting with a backslash. This allows whitespace to be used as a human visual aid.

Sections

 

.annrc

This is the configuration file for SLAC Announcements.

Recent Announcements

Recent Period
indicates how far back in time announcements are considered recent. The value consists of three items: a minus sign, a number, and a letter. The letter is 'd' for days, 'm' for months, or 'y' for years; the number is for how many of these time units to span.
Recent from First
indicates whether the earliest recent month should begin on the first day of the month.

Web page date display formats

Subhead Date Format
specifies the date format for the month headings in the Recent section of the Announcements page.
Appearance Date Format
specifies the date format for the appearance date prefix on each list item.
Update Date Format
specifies the date format for the date the Announcements page was last refreshed by the compose script.

Files and Directories

Log File
Approved announcement submissions are logged to this file for auditing purposes.
Database File
Announcement data is stored here for HTML generation.
SSI Two
bbrows.ssi -- being phased out in favor of ann-current.ssi.
SSI Welcome
Not used?.
SSI Current
Current announcements. Supersedes bbrows.ssi.
SSI Recent
Recent announcements.
SSI Update
Date/time the SSIs were last refreshed from the database.
SSI Update By
Contains name of script which refreshed the files.
Review File
Contains CR-delimited list of email addresses; first line is reviewer.
Review Directory
The Review File's location.

Email Addresses

Review List
Addresses on this list receive a copy of the announcement submission.
Action List
This address (including rye) acts upon the approved submission.
Mailing List
When an announcement is approved, email is sent to this address. Leave blank to disable.
Script Errors To
(reserved for future use)

 

.confrc

This is the configuration file for SLAC Conferences.

Recent Conferences

Recent Period
indicates how far back in time conferences are considered recent. The value consists of three items: a minus sign, a number, and a letter. The letter is 'd' for days, 'm' for months, or 'y' for years; the number is for how many of these time units to span.
Recent from First
indicates whether the earliest recent month should begin on the first day of the month.

Web page date display formats

Subhead Date Format
specifies the date format for the month headings in the Recent section of the Conferences page.
Appearance Date Format
specifies the date format for the appearance date prefix on each list item.
Update Date Format
specifies the date format for the date the Conferences page was last refreshed by the compose script.

Files and Directories

Log File
Approved conference submissions are logged to this file for auditing purposes.
Database File
Conference data is stored here for HTML generation.
SSI Welcome
Current and Upcoming conferences.
SSI Current
Current conferences.
SSI Upcoming
Upcoming conferences.
SSI Recent
Recent conferences.
SSI Update
Date/time the SSIs were last refreshed from the database.
SSI Update By
Contains name of script which refreshed the files.
Review File
Contains CR-delimited list of email addresses; first line is reviewer.
Review Directory
The Review File's location.

Email Addresses

Review List
Addresses on this list receive a copy of the announcement submission.
Action List
This address (including rye) acts upon the approved submission.
Mailing List
When an announcement is approved, email is sent to this address. Leave blank to disable.
Script Errors To
(reserved for future use)

 

.adrc

This is the configuration file for SLAC Classified Ads.

Web page date display formats

Update Date Format
the date format for the date the Classified Ads page was last refreshed by the compose script.

Ad Run Period

Run Days
Number of days an ad remains posted.

HTML Options

Ad Category Prefix
HTML code before the ad category name.
Ad Category Suffix
HTML code after the ad category name.
Ad Copy Prefix
HTML code before the ad copy.
Ad Copy Suffix
HTML code after the ad copy.
No Ads CA
HTML code when no ads are current, on the Classified Ads page.
No Ads QN
HTML code when no ads are current, on the QuickNews page.

Files and Directories

Log File
Approved classsified ad submissions are logged to this file for auditing purposes.
Database File
Classified ad data is stored here for HTML generation.
SSI One
ad.ssi.
SSI Two
ad-qn.ssi.
SSI Update
Date/time the SSIs were last refreshed from the database.
SSI Update By
Contains name of script which refreshed the files.
Review File
Contains CR-delimited list of email addresses; first line is reviewer.
Review Directory
The Review File's location.

Email Addresses

Review List
Addresses on this list receive a copy of the classsified ad submission.
Action List
This address (including rye) acts upon the approved submission.
Mailing List
When a classsified ad is approved, email is sent to this address. Leave blank to disable.
Script Errors To
(reserved for future use)

 

.annfindrc

This file contains the search result messages for Announcement and Conference searches.

The placeholders ^0, ^1, and ^2 refer to variables in the annfind.pl script; placeholders ^3, ^4, and ^5 refer to keys 3, 4, and 5 in this rcfile. The rest of the keys are for each of the possible search results, and are used to build up the message presented to the user.

 

.adcatsrc

This file contains category codes/names used by xxxxxx.xx for Classified Ad display.

This file MUST be kept in sync with the category popup on the submission form, otherwise the compose script may generate incorrect or blank category names.

 

.messagesrc

This file contains error messages and email messages used by catcher.pl for Announcement, Conference, and Classified Ad submissions.

 

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