[[!meta title="SIPB Zephyr Classes"]]

Many SIPB members and prospectives [use zephyr](http://sipb-www.scripts.mit.edu/doc/wiki/UsingZephyr) to communicate about
projects, discuss what's new (or old) in the computing world, and
generally keep in touch.  Here's a list of some zephyr classes you
might be interested in subscribing to.

*Note*: If you're new to zephyr or to any of these classes, you're
encouraged to just listen to the class at first and get a feel for the
class's typical modes of behavior.  If you jump right in, you might
risk accidentally offending someone.

* **<sipb,\*,\*>** - The archetypal zephyr class for SIPB
members and prospectives. Features general discussion about the SIPB,
from brainstorming about projects to random bits of humor.  It's
considered polite to always use an instance when sending to **-c
sipb**. *High traffic.*

* **<sipb-door,\*,\*>** - Receives a zephyr whenever SIPB's office door opens or closes.  Great way to keep track of whether the [[office]] is open or not.

* **<sipb-auto,\*,\*>** - *High traffic.* Receives a variety of automatically generated zephyrs, including...
  * **<sipb-auto,sipbmp3,\*>**  - Activity on [sipbmp3](http://http://sipb.mit.edu/sipbmp3/). *Usually high traffic.*
  * **<sipb-auto,sipb-door,\*>** - See **<sipb-door,\*,\*>** above.
  * **<sipb-auto,sipb-www,\*>** - Commit logs when changes are pushed to this website.
  * **<sipb-auto,backups,\*>** - Log messages from automated backups of the SIPB AFS cell.
  * **<sipb-auto,nagios.stuff.HTTP,\*>** - Alerts when SIPB's [[stuff.mit.edu]](http://stuff.mit.edu) server goes down.

## Classes for SIPB Projects

In general, you should only sub to these classes *if and only if*
you're interested in helping with a specific project.

* **<scripts,\*,\*>** - If you're interested in getting involved
with [Scripts](http://scripts.mit.edu/), subscribe here to see what
the Scripts team does behind the scenes. *High traffic.*

## Other Useful Classes

These are not actually SIPB-related classes, although many people
affiliated with SIPB and/or IS&T listen to them.  You should not send
zephyrs to any of these classes unless you have a good reason.

* **<consult,\*,\*>** - 

* **<filsrv,\*,\*>** -

* **<3down,\*,\*>** -