Monday, July 15, 2013

ocf.berkeley.edu now points to web server

After nearly three years of deprecating the ocf.berkeley.edu hostname for SSH/SFTP access to shell accounts,  we have decided to point ocf.berkeley.edu to the web server.

The good news is that ocf.berkeley.edu in web browsers will seamlessly redirect (302 permanent redirect) to www.ocf.berkeley.edu. Less keystrokes, less to remember.

The bad news is that you cannot access your shell account using the hostname ocf.berkeley.edu. You will need to use ssh.ocf.berkeley.edu as has been listed in our wiki documentation.

We believe that the compromise is worth it especially in light of the long transition period.