So you've just become a SIPB prospective.  Welcome to the SIPB 
community, %(username)s!  We're excited that you've become interested in 
SIPB, and hope that you'll continue to hang out in our office and             
contribute to our projects.  Also, yes, this is an automated email, but 
that's not the point.
       
As I'm sure you know by now, there's a lot going on at SIPB!  This email 
is intended to give you pointers on how to get started on getting 
involved in the SIPB community.  

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to hit that reply button. As
Chair, it's my duty to help you feel welcome at SIPB!

== Useful Documents ==

SIPB maintains the SIPB AFS cell, part of the distributed file system
accesible from any Athena machine: to get to it, just navigate to /afs/sipb.
You can also go to https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/ and look at documents on
your browser!

/afs/sipb/admin/text/members/how-to-become-a-member.txt: Wondering how to 
become a full fledged SIPB member?  Look no further---this is the 
official guide to doing so.
/afs/sipb/admin/text/members/spiel.txt: Gives a broad overview of what SIPB 
does.  (%(prospectivizer)s likely was referring to this document when 
prospectivizing you.)

In general, /afs/sipb/admin/ has a lot of interesting material (old 
minutes, policies, etc.) that's worth poking at next time you are 
putting off a problem set.

Handy links to all the documents above on stuff.mit.edu:

https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/admin/text/members/how-to-become-a-member.txt
https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/admin/text/members/spiel.txt
https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/admin

== Community ==

SIPB is both a technical and a social organization.  A great deal of 
interaction occurs in the SIPB office (yes, even outside of meeting 
times).  Also, people tend to be on Zephyr more than is strictly 
healthy for them.  (See https://sipb.mit.edu/doc/zephyr/ if you are not 
familiar with zephyr.)

== Useful Websites ==

sipb.mit.edu - The SIPB website.
scripts.mit.edu - Scripts is a web-hosting service we run; use common web apps or write your own.
xvm.mit.edu - XVM is a virtual machine service, great for running your own server.
debathena.mit.edu - Download a version of Debathena suitable for your personal computer.
mirrors.mit.edu - offers on-campus mirrors for a number of Linux distros and other FOSS projects.

Yours Chairly,
The SIPB Chair