What's New in SpamAssassin 3.0 -- Based on his testing of beta versions of the upcoming SpamAssassin 3.0 release, Alan Schwartz presents an overview of some of SA 3's newest, coolest features. Find out why he thinks mail administrators should strongly consider upgrading to SA 3 when it releases. Alan is the author of SpamAssassin.
Linux/Unix SysAdmin Certification -- Learn how to administer Linux/Unix systems and gain real experience with a root access account. This four-course series from the O'Reilly Learning Lab covers the Unix file system, networking, Unix services, and scripting. And this month, when you enroll in three of the online classes, you get the fourth free.
Building a Unix Server -- Building a new server is always a little exciting--you have the chance to make a fresh start. Dru Lavigne explains how to optimize servers for both performance and security, some common pitfalls to be wary of, and the logical approach to getting the job done right. For everything else you need to create functional and secure servers, see O'Reilly's The Complete FreeBSD, 4th Edition.
SafariU: Create, Customize, and Share Teaching Material --
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students exactly the material you choose to teach, while saving them a
good bit of money? Become a SafariU beta tester and check out the new
web-based publishing platform from O'Reilly that allows you to create
custom textbooks and online syllabi.
Unix Printing Basics -- For some reason, consumer-level printing has never been easy on any OS,
including Unix. Unless you're in the know, it seems like a mess of spoolers, filters, and drivers.
In her lastest FreeBSD Basics column, Dru Lavigne explains the basics of Unix printer installation and configuration. Dru is the author of BSD Hacks.
Automating Administrative Tasks -- A few simple shell scripts will bring reliability, regularity, and
enhanced system efficiency to the systems you administer. Learn how from Chapter 14 of Essential System Administration. Get a free trial to read this
and four other O'Reilly books on Safari.
Top Ten Ethereal Tips and Tricks -- Ethereal rivals commercial sniffers with its abundance of features and hundreds of protocol dissectors. And best of all, it's free. Here's a top ten list of Ethereal tips and tricks from Angela D. Orebaugh, a coauthor of Syngress' Ethereal Packet Sniffing.
Learning Assembly Language Is Still a Good
Idea -- Randall Hyde makes a case for the
relevance of learning assembly language even today. The key, he says,
is to learn how to efficiently implement an application, and the best
implementations are written by those who've mastered assembly language.
Randall is the author of Write Great Code (No Starch).
FreeBSD Networking Basics
-- Networking is an integral part of a modern FreeBSD
system. It works wonderfully, but beginners to Unix-like operating
systems are often stymied by their network settings. In this article,
Dru Lavigne explains how to verify, configure, and optimize FreeBSD
networking. You'll find 100 tips for BSD users and administrators in
Dru's upcoming BSD Hacks.
O'Reilly Gets a New Name -- O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. is now O'Reilly Media, Inc. We've changed our name to O'Reilly Media to reflect our expanding array of products and services, from books,
conferences, and the suite of O'Reilly Network web sites, to Safari
Bookshelf and SafariU. Read more about it in our press release.
Optimizing Your Servers’ Pagefile Performance -- If you want to wring the most out of your servers' performance, you need to go beyond the default pagefile setting. Here's some hard-won advice to help you, from Mitch Tulloch, author of Windows Server Hacks.
Your O'Reilly Account: New, Single Sign On -- O'Reilly customers and guests now have a single address and one password to access all things O'Reilly, from oreilly.com and Safari Bookshelf to all of the O'Reilly Network sites and DevCenters. When possible, we've consolidated your prior, separate accounts into one new account. Logging into the new system is quick and easy; details on how to do it have been emailed to you, and you can read more about O'Reilly's single sign on in Tony Stubblebine's weblog.
Hacking Windows Server -- Learn how to use an ADSI-based script to search for domain users, how to use the Hyena utility to quickly find out which user on your network has a particular file open, and how to locate all machines that have automatic logon enabled in the Registry--all in these sample hacks from Mitch Tulloch's Windows Server
Hacks.
Getting Connected on the Road Using Infrared or Bluetooth -- Even with today's proliferation of
wireless hot spots, getting online while on the road can be a
challenge. Learn how to use infrared and Bluetooth to connect to the
Internet with your mobile phone and laptop, from Wei-Meng Lee, author
of Windows XP
Unwired.
Top Ten Tips to Make Attackers' Lives Hell -- Chris McNab breaks down his top ten tips all network administrators should follow to protect their networks from
opportunistic threats, and to make it hard for the more determined attackers to get anywhere. Chris is the
author of the recently released Network Security
Assessment.
Eleven Metrics to Monitor for a Happy and Healthy Squid -- Duane Wessels offers 11 tips to help you stay on top of Squid's performance. Duane is the creator of Squid and the author of Squid: The Definitive Guide.
Windows Server 2003 Add-Ons, Part 3 -- Get more out of Windows Server 2003 without paying a penny. Mitch Tulloch highlights the free tools you can download and add to your toolbox of must-have utilities for Windows administrators. Mitch is the author of Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell and Windows Server Hacks.
Windows Server Hacks: Disable Run As
-- The "Run As" command in Windows is a great tool for network
administrators, but in the hands of ordinary users it can be dangerous.
Learn how to disable it for users so they can't do any harm, from Mitch
Tulloch, the author of Windows Server Hacks.
A Day in the Life of #Apache: The History of mod_imap -- In this latest installment in the series based on
his conversations on the IRC channel #apache, Rich Bowen takes you on a trip
through the history of mod_imap, and why some modules hang around long after they're no longer in use. Rich is a coauthor of O'Reilly's Apache Cookbook.
