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Updating two earlier Nutshell books ("Using UUCP and Usenet", cf. BKUSUUCP.RVW; and "Managing uucp and Usenet", cf. BKMANUCP.RVW), this book is quite technical - but then, users of uucp are pretty much bound to be technical themselves, unless their "use" is limited to preprogrammed scripts. The layout closely follows that of the original books: sort of part one equals using and part tow equals managing. Chapter one is an introduction to uucp and networks (versions of uucp having been covered in the Preface). Using mail as an example, network routing and "bang paths" are explained. Chapter two deals with file transfers, and covers "permissions" and security aspects. Chapter three explains the "remote" execution of commands while five... Rest of this review on the detail page
(Review by Rob Slade)
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Despite the increasing popularity of dial-up IP connections to the Internet, the most common situation is still the dial-up shell account. The most common platform for providers is UNIX, and, although there are many and varied menu- based shells available, at some point the active Internet user is likely going to have to use UNIX, and the UNIX communications tools. The first edition of this book was written seven years ago, when UUCP and the Usenet network (as opposed to the Usenet news application) held a more significant position in global network communications. Internet users may therefore find the non-Usenet material to be a somewhat cursory add-on to the original text. Email addressing examples often give only the UUCP ("bang p... Rest of this review on the detail page
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If you're tired of all the hype about ATM and need a reliable way to exploit the proven benefits of this powerful technology, get your hands on Understanding ATM, by Stan Schatt. Page after page it delivers the key networking concepts and details your need to realistically evaluate ATM... take advantage of its lightening-fast 600-MBPS speed... successfully merge audio, video, voice and data... and more. You also get clear overview of specific network architectures, products, and strategic directions now offered by FORE Systems, DEC, IBM and other major ATM network vendors-plus the know-how to ask the right questions when you talk to ATM vendors... determine which ATM products make the best fit for your company... and more!
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PCS (Personal Communications Service) is generally known in North America as the "digital" type of cellular telephone. It would be more accurate to refer to the service as TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association) or EIA (Electronics Industry Association) standard 136, which grew out of IS (Interim Standard) 136. Chapter one of the book shows the relation of PCS and T/EIA-136 to the analogue AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service), the European GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication), and coming enhancements. Despite the alphabet soup, the material is quite readable. Chapter two outlines the advantages of PCS, although most of these accrue to the service provider. The TIA and EIA standards bodies are described in chapter three, ... Rest of this review on the detail page
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There is relatively little understanding conveyed in this book. Oddly, there is relatively little about DSL, as such, either. While chapter one is entitled "DSL Fundamentals," the basic concepts are not well explained, beyond the facts, gleanable if you are a professional, that it involves copper wire, high data rates, and is probably asymmetric. A number of types of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technologies are enumerated in chapter two. Twisted pair transmission physics is primarily of interest to cable plant engineers, and so is the very lengthy chapter three. The comparison with other media, in chapter four, is very short. As with much of the other material, the look at duplexing, in chapter five, mixes specification and power e... Rest of this review on the detail page
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