Starship Python Crew FAQ Index

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1. Meta: About this FAQ

• 1.1. What is the Starship Python Crew FAQ?
• 1.2. How is this FAQ organized?
• 1.3. Can I add questions and update answers in this FAQ?
• 1.4. Which entries in this FAQ need major work from experienced Crew members?

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2. General Information about the Starship Python

• 2.1. What is the Starship Python?
• 2.2. Who can be a "crew member" of the Starship Python?
• 2.3. Is membership on the Starship Python really free?
• 2.4. How do I join the Starship Python?
• 2.5. What do I gain as a crew member on the Starship Python?
• 2.6. How big of an effort is the Starship Python?
• 2.7. Is the Starship related to CNRI?
• 2.8. What does Guido (the creator of Python) say about the Starship?
• 2.9. Who created the Starship Python?
• 2.10. Who currently maintains the Starship Python?
• 2.11. How long has the Starship Python existed?
• 2.12. Why is it called the "Starship"?
• 2.13. Is there a disk quota?
• 2.14. Is my Starship activity limited to Python work?

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3. Information about accessing the Starship

• 3.1. How do I access my account on the Starship?
• 3.2. What's in my home directory?
• 3.3. What is the directory structure of the Starship?
• 3.4. How do I use a remote shell from Windows 95, 98 or NT to access the Starship?
• 3.5. What is ssh, anyway?
• 3.6. How do I use ssh on a computer running Unix/Linux?
• 3.7. How do I use SSH on a computer running Windows?
• 3.8. How do I use ssh on a Macintosh?
• 3.9. How do I change the e-mail address where I receive the Crew mailinglist messages?
• 3.10. How do I control the delivery of mail to my python.net account?
• 3.11. Sending mail via the Starship without logging in..

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4. Starship Resources for the Crew

• 4.1. What is the current version of Python on the Starship?
• 4.2. What other Python modules are installed on the Starship?
• 4.3. Is there revision control software, such as CVS, on the Starship?
• 4.4. Can I use Mailman on the Starship to manage a mailing list for my Python project?
• 4.5. Can I use CGI scripts in my web directory?
• 4.6. Show me an example of a Starship python CGI program
• 4.7. Can I use Zope on the Starship?

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5. Linux Information for the Crew

• 5.1. I've never used Unix. Where can I find Linux information?
• 5.2. How do I change my password?

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6. Crew webpages on the Starship: HTML, CGI, Apache, Zope

• 6.1. How do I set up a web page on the Starship?
• 6.2. What is HTML? How do I learn it?
• 6.3. Can I/How do I use CGI scripts in my web pages?
• 6.4. Can I/How do I use Zope for my Starship web pages?
• 6.5. What is Zope, and why would I want to use it?
• 6.6. How do I make a picture show up on the Starship crew pages?

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