[KLUG Members] Looking for some good reading

[Dirk H Bartley]

Keyzs4@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I am new to Linux and looking for good starter books to get real world
> knowledge.  (I do have a decent knowledge of computers, networks, Internet,
> and programming in general) Since the cost of good books is a sizable
> investment I am hoping for some suggestions.
> 
> Any suggestions for any or all of the following topics.
> 
> Linux setup, general knowledge and admin.
>     Looking at ordering "Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 10 Minutes"
> DNS/Bind
>     Thinking about "DNS and BIND (4th Edition)" from O'Reilly
> Sendmail
>       and "Sendmail" from O'Reilly
> Internet/Network Security???
>     Planning on attending this weeks meeting and going from there...
> 
> Any other areas that I should look into?  (not interested in Apache at this
> time...)
> 
> Thanks for any advice
> David


Books?????


Now your talking my language.

This is a link to our library's web interface:
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/librarydb/

New users books has a subject that can be searhed on:
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/librarydb/sortby.php?method=subject&subject_id=19

There is no search function for searching for specifics such as DNS.  But you
can do a browser search for the text dns on the titlelist page:
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/librarydb/titlelist.php

Sendmail, um new to linux and you want to look at the O'Rielly sendmail book. 
Not what I would suggest and it is not in our library.  Sendmail is not a simple
animal and the book does not try to simplify it.  If you really want to take a
look at the book, I own it personnaly and would be willing to bring it to a
meeting and let you browse through it if you want.  If you want to generate a
simple functional sendmail.cf file, then I would suggest using linuxconf.

If you have any questions, please ask.  Books MUST be picked up at a meeting.  I
am not currently maintaining a list of what books anyone can borrow and what
books supporting members can borrow.  If you are looking to borrow the expensive
and recent books, please become a supporting member.  Dues are a mere affordable
$25 per year (less than the price of most of the titles I might add).  Please
feel free to request any title you wish to borrow.

Dirk
The Librarian