About
About the Bulletin Server
This Bulletin server is based on software used to create Blogging sites. The Software used is Wordpress. In this installation, commenting and reader submissions has been turned off. Only a restricted group of people have access and privileges to add posts.
Key Features
The key features of this pilot Bulletin Server are:
- Posts are categorised accroding to content. A list of categories is available via a drop down selection from the “Post Categories” section of the righthand sidebar.
- The ten most recent posts are accessible from the “Recent Posts” section.
- Print versions of each post can be prepared by clicking the “Print this page” link at the top of each post. Clicking that link places the content of the post in a printer friendly format.
- All posts are published with a date stamp. The calendar shows days when posts are created.
- Each month, posts are archived, but are still accessible via the “Archived Posts” section.
- The “Handy Links” section of the Bulletin website shows a list of commonly accessed websites. A further list of website links is available from the “Useful Links” tab on the Bulletin site header.
- The “Home” tab in the Bulletin site header, refreshes the display to show the most recent posts.
Alternative Access Options
Obviously you can access this site by just pointing your browser to the Bulletin server address:
- http://www.microbiology.adelaide.edu.au/wordpress/.
However there is one other option you may wish to consider.
The Bulletin server can feed content via the RSS protocol(s). RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a “feed,” “web feed,” or “channel,” contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that’s easier than checking them manually.
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) content can be read using software called an “RSS reader,” “feed reader” or an “aggregator.” The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed’s link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The reader checks the user’s subscribed feeds regularly for new content, downloading any updates that it finds.
Accessing RSS feed from the Bulletin Server depends on what web browser you use. Follow the browse specific links shown below for detailed information on how to receive RSS feeds.
- Firefox RSS Feeds
- Internet Explorer RSS Feeds (V 7 or better)
Submitting Content
If you wish to submit content, click on the header tab entitled”Post Submissions”.
