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Dealing with IBM mainframers is a bit like dealing with Mac fanatics. "What's the file called?" "`File'?" "Yeah, you know, file. Collection of bits or bytes, has a filename, usually either contains information or instruction for the computer." "Oh, you mean the *data set*!" [SFX grinding teeth.] Computers are computers the world over, but IBM has a jargon all its own, and proceeds in supreme confidence that IBM is right, and that the rest of the world cannot communicate. Therefore, MVS programmers *do* have all the conceptual knowledge they need to run a real operating system, such as UNIX, but they need to be taught the right words. A book that does this would be a great help. Singh hasn't produced such a book. What we have ... Rest of this review on the detail page
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This is intended as a text for a course on UNIX security. It is suitable for a beginning tutorial in that field. The level is quite simple and the material is basic. The book has an oddly dated feel to it. There is information on UUCP, but nothing on the Internet. The X windowing system is not mentioned at all. The chapter on viral programs, interestingly, is quite realistic. Unfortunately, the book includes C source and shell scripts for viral programs in the appendix listings. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995
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The only single resource for desperately sought-after UNIX security tools and fixes. Bulletproof daily solutions for every UNIX administrator and programmer. Complete coverage from passwords and permissions to network monitoring and firewalls. Loaded CD-ROM with the most powerful UNIX security programs available, including IIS, SATAN (aka SANTA), Kerberos, tcpwrappers, and more.
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The third edition of Unix System Administration Handbook stands as a fantastic Unix book, perhaps one that's destined for legend. It's arguably the best general Unix book around. Don't delay in getting it, and don't spend too much time flinching at the price; it's worth it. If you work with Unix--in any of its flavors--you'll use this book, and frequently. How, then, to begin the song of praises for the book? Let's start with its comprehensiveness. The authors--a whole passel of them, but miraculously consistent in style--deal with every subject that's central to the Unix universe. Their diligence extends even to detailed coverage of subjects (like the Domain Name System (DNS)) that many authorial squads omit. System administrators need to ... Rest of this review on the detail page
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The first edition of Unix Unleashed provided a thick, comprehensive guide to the basic tools of the Unix trade, covering everything from system administration to the windowing system to the compiler environments. The guide also featured information on other tools, such as the vi editor, the command shells, the AWK, PERL, C and C++ languages, and instructions on text formatting, version control, and security features. The current edition improves on earlier releases with a beefy section on Internet technologies--the HTTP protocol, Web servers, CGI programming, MIME, and even a basic guide to HTML. Sections addressing specific issues with particular implementations of Unix, including Advanced Interactive Executive (AIX), Berkeley Software Dis... Rest of this review on the detail page
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