
Chapter 16. Information Bays (i-bays)
• After an i-bay is modified, all Macintosh users will be disconnected from the i-bay and will need to reconnect. All Macintosh users will receive an
alert stating that they will be disconnected in 5 minutes.
Outside of those concerns, you can modify the i-bay as often as you wish. If you wish to change the actual name of the i-bay, you will need to
remove the i-bay and create it again. (Note that this will delete the contents of the i-bay, so make sure you have backed up the i-bay data before you
remove it.)
16.5. An i-bay Used as a Customer Site: The Miles Gabriel Art Exposition
"The Pagan Vegan" (TPV) has found that customers like having access to a customized web page which summarizes all of the information pertaining
to their particular event. The company finds it reduces the risk of miscommunication and improves its image and reputation. The ".html" files in the
i-bay’s html directory are based on a template that TPV uses for each customer. Creating each web site is a straightforward, fill-in-the-blanks process.
TPV has chosen a naming convention for i-bays that customers can easily remember - first initial, last name. Because it contains important customer
information, only the site administrator can save files into this i-bay. To prevent others from accessing the customer’s i-bay, a password is required to
enter the site. (TPV created individual passwords and securely provided them to their customers.)
Miles Gabriel has contacted The Pagan Vegan to cater an art exposition. The Pagan Vegan has created an i-bay specifically for Mr. Gabriel’s account
called "mgabriel". Mr. Gabriel accesses the site with the URL www.tofu-dog.com/mgabriel. As you can see, Mr. Gabriel has access to a summary
of his event information. He can check at any time to ensure the arrangements are correct. For example, at midnight tonight he can access his i-bay to
show his spouse the design used for his invitations!
16.6. An i-bay Used as a Shared Network Drive
Having a shared network drive can be very helpful as a way of storing and sharing documents company-wide. TPV uses an i-bay for a
company-wide network drive to hold documents to which all employees should have access. All employees can read and write files to this directory.
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