General Computing Policies

All users are expected to abide by the rules and regulations specified in this CSLI computer policy. Failure to do so could result in the temporary or even permanent loss of your account.

Some Specific Policies

/usr/spool/mail

Please do not use /usr/spool/mail to store your mail. For instance if you use elm, put the messages in your received folder at the end of each session. People who do not move their mail out of /usr/spool/mail may find it moved for them.

/tmp

The /tmp directory is intended for the *temporary* storage of files, especially those automatically created by mail programs etc. Any file in /tmp older than 7 days is automatically deleted. To find out whether you own any files in /tmp, type
cd /tmp
find . -user yourname -ls

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