How Does The RAC Work To Serve The Community?

This committee works to help local groups to serve their members and the community by providing communication tools that enable the groups to share information about themselves, their services and special projects via the Internet.

Who is eligible? Yolo county 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or groups with a roster of members and officers.

The RAC reviews requests and project ideas submitted by community members, who are representing such non-commercial community groups, and makes certain Internet resources available without charge.

DCN is the "carrier" of information resulting from this assistance it is not the "publisher" and does not edit sponsored- or mini-project web pages or other activities.

How Might The RAC help You?

•a web page (in a shell or in a DCN Simple Site)
•an automated Mailman E-mailing List
•the use of an organization web calendar that can integrate its public events with DCN's Community Calendar
•a discounted (nonprofit) dialup account

If so, your organization might want to consider applying to the RAC for assistance to get your idea started. In order for the RAC to authorize resources to be used by groups who apply for Sponsored Project status a formal application is required. Some resources are made available indefinitely without charge while others need to be time-limited and will ultimately involve a monthly fee. For example, courtesy dial-up accounts, at the end of the project period, must usually be converted to regular dialups with a monthly fee paid to Omsoft. The nonprofit DCN dialup account is provided for a discounted monthly charge and some extras.

Background Information:

1. Definitions of Some of the Technical Terms We Use
2. Explanation of DCN's Sponsored Projects, (.pdf version)

Online Application Form

1. Application for DCN Resources (DCN Sponsored Project Program) for area nonprofit groups or individuals with an area community service project. This form allows you to apply for the following DCN resources: courtesy dialup account, shell account, DCN Simple Web Site, Mailman List, DCN web calendar, group sessions to introduce you and members of your group to the use of these DCN Internet tools, and DCN Web Team assistance with specific questions.

Generally Helpful Information:

1. Help sheet for project leaders 88K PDF version,
2. DCN Network Services (Disk Storage, Domain Name Service, Virtual Hosting etc.) Web Page: http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/dcn/access/services/network.html
3. OmSoft (DCN's Internet Service Provider): (530) 758-0119 or (530) 750-0101

   - Access Plans (Nonprofit Dialup Account info is here): http://www.omsoft.com/services/dialup/dialup.shtml

   - Tech support email address: help@dcn.davis.ca.us

Contact Information for Project Applicants and Leaders

1. RAC Chair - Anne Hance - e-mail address: rahance@dcn.org
2. DCN Office: 1623 5th Street, Davis, CA 95616, (530) 750-1170
3. Executive Director -
4. Web Team Chair - Steve McMahon - email address: msmosaic@dcn.org
5. Omsoft - for RAC approved shell, dial-up, or nonprofit accounts: (530) 758-0119

About the RAC

1. Meeting Date: Once a month on the third Monday of each month
2. Time: 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
3. Location: City of Davis Training Room, 600 A Street, Davis. (Room is entered from courtyard at south end of the building.)
4. Minutes: can be found in the RAC Minutes directory. Return from the directory by using the [back] function of your browser.
5. Membership roster
6. How the committee operates