### Using Barnowl
You will need access to an Athena machine to run barnowl. The easiest
-way to do this would be to SSH into linerva.mit.edu.
+way to do this would be to SSH into linux.mit.edu.
On a Debian-based linux distro, open up a terminal and type `ssh
-<username>@linerva.mit.edu`.
+<username>@linux.mit.edu`.
On Windows, download a SSH client (such as
-[PuTTY](http://chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html))
-and install it. Once you've opened it, type `<username>@linerva.mit.edu`
+[PuTTY](http://chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html); you will need to [change PuTTY’s character set](http://utf-8.scripts.mit.edu/wiki/PuTTY) to UTF-8 to prevent occasional display glitches.)
+and install it. Once you've opened it, type `<username>@linux.mit.edu`
into the prompt and hit enter.
On a Mac, open Terminal from the Utilities Folder in Applications. Type
`kinit <username>@ATHENA.MIT.EDU && ssh -K
-<username>@linerva.mit.edu` If this command fails (saying -K is
-invalid), then just do `ssh <username>@linerva.mit.edu`.
+<username>@linux.mit.edu` If this command fails (saying -K is
+invalid), then just do `ssh <username>@linux.mit.edu`.
+Alternatively, use a Java applet called Mindterm SSH inside any web browser. MIT makes this available at [athena.dialup.mit.edu](http://athena.dialup.mit.edu/ssh.html); although this will give you an Athena terminal, you may want to ssh from there to linux.mit.edu so as to follow the rest of these instructions exactly:
+
+ athena.dialup.mit.edu login: <username>
+ <username>@athena.dialup.mit.edu's password: <password>
+ (wait a while)
+ <username>@<some-server>:~$ ssh <username>@linux.mit.edu
+ <username>@<other-server>:~$
+
(In all these cases, don't include the angle brackets, just replace
<username> with your MIT username). You will then be prompted for your
password. Enter it, and then carry on with running barnowl!
To start barnowl, run the command `add barnowl; barnowl` at the prompt
-on any Athena machine or dialup, such as linerva.mit.edu.
+on any Athena machine or dialup, such as linux.mit.edu.
The simplest use of Zephyr is to send personal zephyrs to other
users. To send a zephyr, type `:` to bring up a command line, and run
To subscribe to a class, use the subscribe command:
- :subscribe CLASSNAME * *
+ :subscribe CLASSNAME * *
To send a zephyr to a class, use the zwrite command with the -c option:
By default, there are seven colors you may use in the terminal: red,
green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, and white. In order to use color
in Zephyr, you can use the following notation: `@(@color(red)This is
-some red text))`
+some red text)`
Colors may vary from machine to machine, as different terminal
profiles may have different shades of the seven colors.
this? These problems can be solved with the magic of screen.
A more detailed and extensive explanation of this can be found at
-[http://web.mit.edu/kchen/arch/common/bin/owl-screen.txt](http://web.mit.edu/kchen/arch/common/bin/owl-screen.txt).
+[http://web.mit.edu/kchen/arch/common/bin/owl-screen.txt](http://web.mit.edu/kchen/arch/common/bin/owl-screen.txt). Basic commands are [Ctrl-a] followed by [c] to open a new window (like a tab), [Ctrl-a][w] to see a list of open windows, and [Ctrl-a] followed by a number to go to that window.
+
+Do note that running `owl-screen` as apposed to just runnning `screen` and then a barnowl instance provides niceties such as reminders to renew your tickets (the process `/mit/kchen/arch/i386_rhel4/bin/cont-renew-notify`). Also, Barnowl will always be located on the `0` tab of an `owl-screen` instance, so [Ctrl-a][0] will always take you back to Barnowl.
### Screen
You should find a computer or server on which to run your screen
-session(s) that is up all the time, for example, linerva.mit.edu.
+session(s) that is up all the time, for example, linux.mit.edu.
Screen allows you to run programs inside of it on one computer, and to
access those same programs from other computers via ssh.
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