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Web Services

The University has provided templates and a style guide for University web sites through the Office of Public Relations. Find more information on these templates here.

If you have any questions, or are unable to resolve your issue, support can be received via the Service Desk

Service Desk

The University web pages reside on a collection of distributed web servers. Each Faculty has their own web server and web page collection that is referenced from the main University web server at www.mcmaster.ca/home.html. Several administrative units also manage their own web server. Departments that do not have their own web server or those areas not associated with a faculty, may apply for web space on the main university web server.

UTS provides the following on the main University server:

  • No cost for setup of home directory.
  • Standard space allocation, including system support (backup, recovery). Extra space may be purchased at current UTS rates.
  • Access to generic central cgi-bin scripts (e.g. mail_results for web forms). Customers cannot create a cgi-bin or run their own scripts.

Site Design, Creation and Other Enhancements

Other services available from UTS on a fee for service basis include:

  • Create PDF documents (for posting policies, forms etc.) in Adobe Acrobat format
  • Can provide restricted access to some WWW pages e.g. to McMaster community only, by password or specific machine
  • Encryption of data for secure transactions
  • URL redirection or aliasing for shorter or meaningful URLS
  • Scanning services, promotion/research of links to other sites included in hourly charge

These services are billed at standard current UTS hourly rates.

Please contact webmaster@mcmaster.ca to discuss maintenance options, packages and schedules.