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MurdochNet Policy

Section 1: PREAMBLE
Section 1.1: Purpose
Section 1.2: Scope
Section 1.3: Field of Application
Section 1.4: Policy Vocabulary
Section 1.5: Key Terms
Section 2: INTRODUCTION
Section 2.1: Goals
Section 2.2: Boundary of MurdochNet
Section 2.3: Environment of MurdochNet
Section 3: CODE OF CONDUCT
Section 3.1: Servers
Section 3.2: Content
Section 3.3: Links
Section 3.4: Misconduct
Section 4: SERVER MANAGEMENT
Section 4.1: Registration of Web Servers
Section 4.2: Murdoch Sub-domains
Section 4.3: Alternate Domain Names
Section 4.4: Naming Conventions for Web Servers
Section 4.5: Availability of Web Servers
Section 4.6: Security of Web Servers
Section 4.7: Backup (Hardware, Software, Data) of Web Servers
Section 4.8: Web Server Software
Section 4.9: Responsibility for Web Servers
Section 5: CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Section 5.1: Content Categories
Section 5.2: Content Management Procedures & Practices
Section 5.3: Standards & Guidelines for Content Preparation
Section 5.4: Murdoch Conventions for Content Preparation
Section 5.5: Murdoch Guidelines for Content Preparation
Section 5.6: Applications & Tools
Section 5.7: Responsibility for Content
Section 6: LINK MANAGEMENT
Section 6.1: Permissible Links
Section 6.2: Link Validation & Checking
Section 6.3: Link Revision & Relocation
Section 6.4: Responsibility for Registered Links
Section 7: Glossary of MurdochNet Terminology
: SCHEDULES
Schedule 1: Forms
Schedule 2: Contracts
Schedule 3: Guidelines
Schedule 4: Regulations
Schedule 5: Disclaimers
Schedule 6: Roles & Responsibilities

Section 4 SERVER MANAGEMENT

Section 4.1 Registration of Web Servers

MurdochNet Servers

All Web Servers accessible via the domain murdoch.edu.au or and approved sub-domain of the domain murdoch.edu.au shall be registered as MurdochNet Servers.

Registration of a MurdochNet Server shall include a record in the University’s Server Registration System and a corresponding entry in the University’s Domain Name Server (DNS). The details used shall include an approved alias used in conjunction with the murdoch.edu.au domain, or an approved sub-domain, and an agreed IP address and port. A MurdochNet Server should also be able to be identified via an entry in a centrally-maintained index (eg. Murdoch A to Z).

Affiliated Web Servers

All Web Servers accessible via an approved alternate domain to the domain murdoch.edu.au

shall be registered as Affiliated Web Servers.

Registration of an Affiliated Web Server shall include a record in the University’s Server Registration System and a corresponding entry in the University’s Domain Name Server (DNS). The details used shall include an approved alternate domain name used in conjunction with an agreed IP address and port. An Affiliated Web Server should also be able to be identified via an entry in a centrally-maintained index (eg. Murdoch A to Z).

For information on the approval process for alternate domain names, and their use with Web Servers that run on computers on the Murdoch University Network, refer to Section 4.3 Alternate Domain Names.

Section 4.1.1: Server Registration System
Section 4.1.1.1: Responsibility for Server Registration
Section 4.1.1.2: Access to Server Registration Records
Section 4.1.2: Server Registration Process
Section 4.1.3: Internet Content Host Authorisation for Servers
Section 4.1.3.1: Internet Content Host Authorisation of MurdochNet Servers
Section 4.1.3.2: Internet Content Host Authorisation for Affiliated Web Servers
Section 4.1.4: Server Registration and Authorisation Variations
Section 4.1.4.1: Server Registration of Servers for Educational Institutions, Organisations, Projects
Section 4.1.4.2: Server Registration of Servers for the Guild and for Student Clubs and Societies
Section 4.1.4.3: Server Registration of Servers for Professional Organisations, Associations, Conferences
Section 4.1.4.4: Server Registration of Individual Web Servers
Section 4.1.4.5: Registration of Servers Run on Computers Not on the Murdoch University Network
Section 4.1.5: Server Registration Requirements
Section 4.1.5.1: Server Details
Section 4.1.5.2: Web Administrator / Individual Staff Member, or Student Responsible for a Server Details
Section 4.1.5.3: Authorisation Details
Section 4.1.6: Domain Name Server Entries
Section 4.1.6.1: DNS Entries for MurdochNet Servers
Section 4.1.6.2: DNS Entries for Affiliated Web Servers
Section 4.1.6.3: DNS Entries for Internet Content Hosts