From joerg.westphal at gmx.de Mon Sep 20 14:21:11 2004 From: joerg.westphal at gmx.de (Joerg Westphal) Date: Mon Sep 20 14:21:05 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, September 16 Message-ID: <200409202121.11847.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> Post von Marsee ---------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht ---------- Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, September 16 Date: Freitag, 17. September 2004 03:07 From: Marsee Henon To: joerg.westphal@gmx.de ================================================================ O'Reilly News for User Group Members September 16, 2004 ================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -iLife: The Missing Manual -The Mezonic Agenda: Hacking the Presidency -sendmail 8.13 Companion -PayPal Hacks -Camera Phone Obsession -Linux iptables Pocket Reference -ASP.NET Cookbook -Building the Perfect PC -NUnit Pocket Reference -Head First Servlets & JSP -Oracle Initialization Parameters Pocket Reference -Oracle Application Server 10g Essentials ---------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Digital Lifestyle Expo, New York, NY--September 25-26 -Richard Thieme Visiting Bookstores in WI and IL--September 27-October 2 -Northern California Independent Bookseller's Association Fall Trade Show --October 1-3 -O'Reilly Authors at Windows Connections 2004--October 24-27 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conference News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Early-Bird Deadline Extended -Call for Participation: O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference ---------------------------------------------------------------- News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Study Shows Safari Saves Time -A Conversation Between Dan Gillmor and Jay Rosen -Fiddling with Nero 6 Ultra Edition -O'Reilly Launches Digital Media Web Site -Tasteful Food Photography -Machinima: Filmmaking's Destiny -Linux/Unix SysAdmin Certification Special Offer for September -The Best Tips from the Great Linux Desktop Migration Contest -More Inside News on O'Reilly's Mac OS X Conference -Acrobat to a Paperless Office -Mac OS X for the Traveler -Site Surveys--Windows DevCenter & ONDotnet -Lightweight XML Editing in Word 2003 -Site Navigation in ASP.NET 2.0 -IRC Text to Speech with Java -Developing Your First Enterprise Beans, Part 1 ================================================ Book News ================================================ Did you know you can request a free book to review for your group? 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He highlights the newest features and improvements, covers the capabilities and limitations of each program, and delivers countless goodies you won't find anywhere else: undocumented tips, tricks, and secrets for getting the very best performance out of every one of these applications. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ilifetmm/ ***The Mezonic Agenda: Hacking the Presidency Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 1931836833 The Mezonic Agenda: Hacking the Presidency is the first cyber-thriller that allows readers to "hack along" with the heroes and villians of this fictional narrative. It tells the tale of criminal hackers attempting to compromise the results of a U.S. presidential election for their own gain. The book deals with some of the most pressing topics in technology and computer security today--reverse engineering, cryptography, buffer overflows, and steganography--and includes a CD that contains real, working versions of all the applications described and exploited in this thriller. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1931836833/ Hack along at www.mezonicagenda.com ***sendmail 8.13 Companion Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008457 For a simple dot release, V8.13 sendmail has added more features, options, and fundamental changes than any other single dot release to date. An excellent companion to our popular "sendmail, 3rd Edition," this book documents the improvements in V8.13 in parallel with its release. Highlighting important changes in the new version, the book points out not only what is handy or nice to have, but also what's critical in getting the best behavior from sendmail. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sendmailcomp/ Chapter 3, "Tune sendmail with Compile-Time Macros," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sendmailcomp/chapter/index.html ***PayPal Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007515 Learn how to make the most of PayPal to get the most out of your online business or transactions. Presented in a clear and logical format, each hack consists of a task to accomplish or a creative solution to a problem. You'll learn everything from how to protect yourself while buying and selling on eBay, to how to handle online subscriptions, affiliations, and donations. This collection of tips and tricks provides the tools and details necessary to make PayPal more profitable, more flexible, and more convenient. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/payhks/index.html Sample hacks are available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/payhks/chapter/index.html ***Camera Phone Obsession Publisher: Paraglyph Press ISBN: 1932111964 "Camera Phone Obsession" is a unique guide that marries the technology of camera phones with the emerging culture. Author Peter Aitken shows you how to purchase the best camera phones, how to best shoot and print photos, what the best services are for sharing photos, and how to use your camera phones with your PCs. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932111964/ ***Linux iptables Pocket Reference Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596005695 "Linux iptables Pocket Reference" will help you at those critical moments when you have to open or close a port in a hurry to enable important traffic or block an attack. The book helps you keep the subtle syntax straight and remember all the values you have to enter to be as secure as possible. Listings of all iptables options are organized by suitability for firewalling, accounting, and Network Address Translation (NAT). This unique quick reference format is ideal for Linux administrators who have a firewall in place but need to be prepared for frequent changes in their environment. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lnxiptablespr/ ***ASP.NET Cookbook Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596003781 ASP.NET brings rapid drag-and-drop productivity to web applications and web services. There are many benefits to using ASP.NET, and one major drawback: the time developers must devote to mastering this new web application technology. "ASP.NET Cookbook" provides a wealth of solutions to problems commonly encountered when developing in ASP.NET. Appealing to a wide range of developers, each recipe provides an immediate solution to a pressing problem, followed by discussion so developers can learn to adapt techniques to similar situations. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/aspnetckbk/ Chapter 12, "Dynamic Images," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/aspnetckbk/chapter/index.html ***Building the Perfect PC Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006632 For many computer users, a ready-made system is about as satisfying as a frozen microwave dinner: sure, it works, but it's not exactly what you need or want. Don't accept the assortment of components bundled for your price point; build your own PC. With straight-forward language, clear end-to-end instructions, and extensive illustrations, this book covers a variety of complete systems and their components. Regardless of your experience, you can take control and create your ideal machine. Chapter 1, "Fundamentals," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/buildpc/chapter/index.html ***NUnit Pocket Reference Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007396 "NUnit Pocket Reference" is a complete reference to this popular and practical new open source framework. Filling in the blanks left by existing documentation and online discussion, this little book offers developers everything they need to know to install, configure, and use NUnit and the NUnit user interface. It includes a reference to the NUnit framework classes, and offers practical, real-world "NUnit examples." With NUnit Pocket Reference, IT managers will know what to expect when they implement unit testing in their projects. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/nunitpr/ A sample excerpt, "Unit Testing with NUnit," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/nunitpr/chapter/index.html ***Head First Servlets & JSP Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596005407 "Head First Servlets & JSP" will help you truly understand the latest version, J2EE 1.4, of Servlets and JSP. You'll learn how to write servlets and JSPs, what makes the Container tick, how to use the new JSP Expression Language (EL), and even some server-side design patterns. Written by the creators of the Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) 1.4 exam, this book will help you pass the exam, talk about Struts at dinner parties, and put Servlets and JSP to work right away. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/headservletsjsp/ ***Oracle Initialization Parameters Pocket Reference Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007701 "Oracle Initialization Parameters Pocket Reference" provides the information Oracle DBAs need to keep databases operating at peak performance. The book describes each initialization parameter, including what category it's in--from auditing to multi-threaded server MTS--and whether it can be modified dynamically via the ALTER SESSION or ALTER SYSTEM commands. You'll also find performance tips, such as how the various parameters interact and optimal settings for different configurations. No other reference focuses exclusively on these initialization parameters; this book is an absolute must for anyone working with an Oracle database. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/oracleippr/ ***Excel 2003 Programming: A Developer's Notebook Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007671 Light on theory and heavy on practical application, this guide takes intermediate to advanced Excel VBA programmers directly to Excel 2003's new features. With the help of dozens of practical labs, you'll learn to work with lists and XML data, secure Excel applications, use Visual Studio Tools for Office, consume Web Services, and collect data with Infopath. If you'd like to work with Excel 2003 but don't know where to start, this book is the solution. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/exceladn/ Chapter 2, "Share Workspaces and Lists," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/exceladn/chapter/index.html ***Oracle Application Server 10g Essentials Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006217 "Oracle Application Server 10g Essentials" is a tightly focused, all-in-one technical overview for Oracle Application Server users of every level. Divided into three concise sections, the book covers server basics, core components, and server functionality. If you're concerned with using and managing web servers, doing Java development and deployment, using or developing for Oracle Portal, or using and administering business intelligence and mobile or integration software, this guide will provide a foundation for understanding and using OracleAS effectively and efficiently. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/appserver/ Chapter 2, "Architecture," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/appserver/chapter/index.html ================================================ Upcoming Events ================================================ ***For more events, please see: http://events.oreilly.com/ ***Digital Lifestyle Expo, New York, NY--September 25-26 Author and Mac guru David Pogue (Missing Manual Series) is a keynote speaker at this event. Marriott Marquis Hotel New York, NY http://www.dlexpo.com/ ***Richard Thieme Visiting Bookstores in WI and IL--September 27- October 2 Richard is author of "Islands in the Clickstream" (Syngress) and is one of the most visible commentators on technology and society, appearing regularly on CNN, TechTV, and various other national media outlets. Schwartz Bookshops--7pm, September 27 4093 North Oakland Avenue, Shorewood, WI 53211 Transitions Bookplace--7pm, September 28 1000 W. North Avenue Chicago, IL 60622 Bookworld--October 1 & 2 Friday, October 1 from 4-7:30 Saturday, October 2 9AM to noon 320 Watson Street Ripon, WI 54971 For more information on Richard Thieme, go to: http://www.thiemeworks.com/ ***Northern California Independent Bookseller's Association Fall Trade Show--October 1-3 If you're going, be sure to stop by our booth, say "hey," and peruse our wares. Oakland Convention Center Oakland, CA http://www.nciba.com/tradeshow2004.html ***O'Reilly Authors at Windows Connections 2004--October 24-27 Authors Robbie Allen ("DNS on Windows Server 2003" & "Active Directory Cookbook"), Mike Danseglio ("Securing Windows Server 2003"), and Roger Grimes ("Malicious Mobile Code") are featured speakers at this event. Hyatt Grand Cypress Orlando, FL http://www.winconnections.com/devconnections/win/defaultfall2004.asp ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***Early-Bird Deadline Extended The O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference is October 25-28. This conference brings together what you need to know and what you want to experience. You'll learn how to solve the day in-day out problems of connected computing, leverage the power of scripting, improve the performance of your network, and protect your systems from intrusion. 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Safari subscribers, however, report an average of 13.5 hours saved per month--nearly half the amount of time lost by people who don't subscribe. Test it out: oreilly.com/go/safari-ug ***A Conversation Between Dan Gillmor and Jay Rosen Jay Rosen talks to Dan Gillmor about the current state of journalism and the impact technology is having on traditional media. For a full expose on the deep shift in how we make and consume the news, see Dan's recently released "We the Media." http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2004/09/14/gillmor.html ***Fiddling with Nero 6 Ultra Edition Wallace Wang, author of "The Book of Nero" writes a review of the latest version of Nero for Computing Unplugged. http://www.computingunplugged.com/issues/issue200408/00001349001.html --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***O'Reilly Launches Digital Media Web Site To inspire digital media users to new heights of creativity and expertise, we've unveiled our new Digital Media Web Site: http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/ For more information check out Derrick Story's blog "Doing Digital Media Right": http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5487 Or the official Digital Media Web Site press release: http://press.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1221 ***Tasteful Food Photography Food photography traditionally has been the realm of a handful of weathered professionals. So for the casual shooter or even the ambitious amateur, getting great food shots can seem like an intimidating and daunting task at best. But it doesn't have to be that way. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/09/15/food_photos.html ***Machinima: Filmmaking's Destiny Machinima is filmmaking redefined--a merging of three creative mediums: filmmaking, animation, and 3D game technology. Think animated filmmaking within a real-time 3D virtual environment. Here's a guided tour from Paul Marion, author of Paraglyph's recently released "3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima." http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/09/08/machinima.html --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***Linux/Unix SysAdmin Certification Special Offer for September 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. Upon completion of the series, you'll get a Certificate for Professional Development from the University of Illinois. And this month, when you enroll in three of the online courses, you get the fourth free. http://oreilly.useractive.com/courses/sysadmin.php3 Find out more about the O'Reilly Learning Lab go to: http://learninglab.oreilly.com ***The Best Tips from the Great Linux Desktop Migration Contest What's the best way to move an organization to a Linux desktop? Here's a collection of the best tips we received from our Great Linux Desktop Migration contest. http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/09/10/migrationtips.html --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***More Inside News on O'Reilly's Mac OS X Conference We've added top-level Apple-employed speakers to the conference faculty. And yes, some have been approved to talk about Tiger. Here's the latest inside scoop on the upcoming Mac OS X event. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/09/16/osx_conf.html ***Acrobat to a Paperless Office Adobe Acrobat is an excellent program for document distribution. Most users are familiar with the freely available Acrobat Reader, allowing anyone to view PDF documents. The full-blown version of Acrobat offers a range of tools to manage document distribution beyond just converting other formats to PDF. Julie Starr shows you how to use these tools to design the paperless office. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/09/14/pdf.html ***Mac OS X for the Traveler In this ongoing series about traveling safely with your PowerBook or iBook, you'll learn that preparation is one of the keys to peace of mind. F.J. helps you get your equipment in order. Part One: http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/08/31/traveller.html Part Two: http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/09/03/traveller.html Part Three: http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/09/10/traveller.html --------------------- Windows --------------------- ***Site Surveys--Windows DevCenter & ONDotnet We're asking our readers to participate in a couple of online surveys: the Windows DevCenter Survey and the ONDotnet Survey. This is your opportunity to help shape our online editorial direction and influence which book titles we pursue. You'll also have a chance to win some of our most popular Windows or .NET books. Windows DevCenter Survey: http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB2HMXUEFSE ONDotnet Survey: http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB2PYHVA5GV ***Lightweight XML Editing in Word 2003 Strictly speaking, you can edit custom XML in Word, but there are limitations that make the process needlessly complex. This article presents a lightweight approach to XML editing in Word that works in all editions of Word 2003. All you need besides Word is an XSLT processor. Evan Lenz, coauthor of Office 2003 XML, shows you how. http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/09/07/XMLnword2003.ht ml ***Site Navigation in ASP.NET 2.0 As your web site grows in complexity, it is imperative that you make the effort to make your site much more navigable. A common technique employed by web sites today uses a site map to display a breadcrumb navigational path on the page. ASP.NET 2.0 comes with the SiteMapPath control to help you in site navigation. Wei-Meng Lee shows you how it all works. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/09/13/site_nav_aspnet20.html --------------------- Java --------------------- ***IRC Text to Speech with Java Paul Mutton creates a multi-platform IRC bot that uses the FreeTTS Java speech synthesizer library to convert IRC messages into audible speech. Why would you want to use an IRC text-to-speech system? By reading out messages as they arrive, you can keep working, diverting your attention to IRC only when necessary. Paul is the author of "IRC Hacks." http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/09/08/IRCinJava.html ***Developing Your First Enterprise Beans, Part 1 In this first installment of a two-part series of excerpts from Chapter 4 of Enterprise JavaBeans, 4th Edition, you'll learn how to develop your first entity bean. This segment covers how to define the remote interface, how to create a deployment descriptor, how to deploy, and more. Code examples step you through everything you need to do to create and use your first entity bean. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/excerpt/ejb4_chap4/index.html ================================================ O'Reilly User Group Wiki ================================================ Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user groups across the globe are up to: http://wiki.oreillynet.com/usergroups/lpt?HomePage Until next time-- Marsee ------------------------------------------------------- -- _/_ _ _ _/_ _ Perl-Usergroup Dresden (// (-_) (/(-/)./)//) immer am 1. Donnerstag / in der Lutherstraße 21 http://dresden.pm.org - mailto: info@dresden-pm.org From joerg.westphal at gmx.de Mon Sep 20 14:28:50 2004 From: joerg.westphal at gmx.de (Joerg Westphal) Date: Mon Sep 20 14:28:43 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Wiki Message-ID: <200409202128.50902.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> Hallo Mongers, ich wollte heute einen kleinen Schönheitsfehler im Wiki editieren, und mußte festellen, dass ich gar nichts ändern kann. Das Speichern der Seite endet mit einem Timeout. Kann das jemand als Fehler verifizieren? Am Ende läuft nur wieder eines meiner Systeme Amok, alles schon gehabt. Gruss Jörg -- _/_ _ _ _/_ _ Perl-Usergroup Dresden (// (-_) (/(-/)./)//) immer am 1. Donnerstag / in der Lutherstraße 21 http://dresden.pm.org - mailto: info@dresden-pm.org From schwigon at webit.de Mon Sep 20 16:27:13 2004 From: schwigon at webit.de (Steffen Schwigon) Date: Mon Sep 20 16:27:17 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Re: Wiki In-Reply-To: <200409202128.50902.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> (Joerg Westphal's message of "Mon, 20 Sep 2004 21:28:50 +0200") References: <200409202128.50902.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> Message-ID: <87brg0r5qm.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> Joerg Westphal writes: > Hallo Mongers, > > ich wollte heute einen kleinen Schönheitsfehler im Wiki editieren, und > mußte festellen, dass ich gar nichts ändern kann. Das Speichern der > Seite endet mit einem Timeout. > Kann das jemand als Fehler verifizieren? Ja. Er ist uralt und tritt besonders mit großen Seiten auf, z.B. auf unserer Tagebuchseite. Probier eine kleine Seite und es geht sicher auch bei Dir. Hier ein langer Thread zu dem Thema: http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Support/TimeOutSavingTWikiPreferences Scheinbar hat jemand eine Lösung gefunden, erst vor wenigen Wochen. Ich guck' mir mal an, ob ich das Problem auch mit einem zeitgemäßen Apache2 wegbekomme. Aber nicht mehr heute. > Am Ende läuft nur wieder eines meiner Systeme Amok, alles schon gehabt. Nein, zumindest diesmal nicht. :-) GreetinX Steffen -- Cawley's Corollary to Godwin's Law: Given enough time, any thread on perl6-language will end up arguing the toss about Unicode operators. From joerg.westphal at gmx.de Tue Sep 21 11:17:26 2004 From: joerg.westphal at gmx.de (Joerg Westphal) Date: Tue Sep 21 11:17:14 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Fwd: Newsletter des O'Reilly UserGroup-Programms, Sept/04 (nachgereicht =?iso-8859-1?q?f=FCr_Anmeldungen_ab_dem?= 14.09.04) Message-ID: <200409211817.26719.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> Und da ist er, der erste Newsletter von O'Reilly Deutschland. Schön, dass O'Reilly sein Usergroup-Programm nun auch direkt über seinen hier ansässigen Verlag abwickelt. Das gibt uns die Möglichkeit auch Neuerscheinungen und Übersetzungen in unserer Muttersprache zu beschnuppern und ausführlich zu ranten, denn natürlich ist keine Übersetzung, niemals, unter keinen Umständen, so gut wie das Original. Außerdem dauert die Post jetzt nicht mehr so ewig ;-) . Gruss Jörg ---------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht ---------- Subject: Newsletter des O'Reilly UserGroup-Programms, Sept/04 (nachgereicht für Anmeldungen ab dem 14.09.04) Date: Dienstag, 21. September 2004 15:05 From: Barbara Weiss To: barbara@oreilly.de ================================================================ O'Reilly UserGroup News -- für UserGroup-Mitglieder September 2004 ================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bücher zur Besprechung ---------------------------------------------------------------- Neuerscheinungen - Linux - kurz & gut - sendmail - kurz & gut - SSH - kurz & gut - Linux iptables Pocket Reference - Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licencing Bereits erschienen - BSD Hacks - OpenOffice.org Writer - SpamAssassin - Building the Perfect PC ---------------------------------------------------------------- Veranstaltungen ---------------------------------------------------------------- - siehe auch http://www.oreilly.de/messen/ 22.-24.09., Open Office.org Konferenz in Berlin Mehr unter http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/ 18.-22.10. Systems in München. Unsere Bücher werden von der Versandbuchhandlung Haifisch und dem Bookshop eMedia vor Ort präsentiert. 29. - 31.10. EuroBSDCon in Karlsruhe Die Autorin Dru Lavigne von "BSD Hacks" einen Vortrag halten. Mehr unter http://www.eurobsdcon2004.de/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kurzbeschreibungen der neuen Bücher ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Linux - kurz & gut ===================== Daniel J. Barrett Deutsche Übersetzung von Torsten Wilhelm 1. Auflage September 2004 ISBN 3-89721-501-2 208 Seiten, EUR 9.90 Ohne die Kommandozeile kann ein echter Linuxer nicht leben. Die grafischen Linux-Benutzeroberflächen mögen zwar freundlicher und angenehm intuitiv sein. Aber ganz ehrlich: Viele Aufgaben lassen sich mit den klassischen Befehlen einfach eleganter und kompakter lösen. Und mit Linux - kurz & gut erhalten Sie nicht nur einen leichten Einstieg in die Arbeit mit der Kommandozeile, sondern können jederzeit die wichtigsten Befehle und Optionen nachschlagen, die Sie im Alltag brauchen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung finden Sie hier: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/linuxpgger/desc.html - sendmail - kurz & gut, 2. Auflage ==================================== Bryan Costales, Eric Allman & Kathrin & Conny Lichtenberg 2. Auflage August 2004 ISBN 3-89721-502-0 116 Seiten, EUR 8.00 sendmail ist nach wie vor weit verbreitet, seine Komplexität aber auch nach wie vor gefürchtet. sendmail - kurz & gut gibt einen kompakten Überblick über alle wichtigen Befehle, Optionen und Makro-Definitionen. Für die zweite Auflage wurde es komplett aktualisiert und behandelt nun die sendmail-Version 8.12. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung finden Sie hier: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/sendmail2ger/desc.html - SSH - kurz & gut ==================== Sven Riedel 1. Auflage 2004 ISBN 3-89721-269-2 156 Seiten, EUR 9.90 Das Netzprotokoll SSH (Secure Shell) ist eine verbreitete, robuste, zuverlässige und kostengünstige Lösung für zahlreiche Probleme der Netzwerksicherheit. Es sichert den Anmeldevorgang auf entfernten Systemen und den Dateitransfer zwischen verschiedenen Rechnern, ermöglicht die Erzeugung geschützter »Tunnel« sowie die gesicherte Ausführung von Prozessen auf anderen Maschinen. SSH - kurz & gut ist eine kompakte Referenz zur Verwendung und Konfiguration der SSH-Clients und -Server. Behandelt werden u.a. auch die Schlüsselverwaltung, Port-Forwarding und verschiedene Authentifizierungsmethoden. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung finden Sie hier: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/sshprger/desc.html - Linux iptables Pocket Reference ==================================== Gregor N. Purdy First Edition 2004 ISBN 0-596-00569-5 96 Seiten, EUR 9.90 Linux iptables Pocket Reference organizes the subtle netfilter syntax for quick and easy lookup, and helps administrators remember all the values they need to enter to assure strict security. The book divides the listings of all iptables options into those that are suitable for firewalling, accounting, and Network Address Translation (NAT). Our unique quick reference format is ideal for Linux administrators who already have a firewall in place, but need to be prepared for frequent changes in their environment. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung finden Sie hier: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/lnxiptablespr/desc.html - Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licencing =========================================================== Andrew M. St. Laurent First Edition September 2004 ISBN 0-596-00581-4 208 Seiten, EUR 24.00 Licensing is a major part of what open source and free software are all about, but it's still one of the most complicated areas of law. Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing explains your licensing options, how they compare and interoperate, and how license choices affect project possibilities. If you're an open source/free software developer, this book is an absolute necessity. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung finden Sie hier: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/osfreesoft/desc.html Ein Probekapitel finden Sie hier: Chapter 2: The MIT, BSD, Apache, and Academic Free Licenses (PDF Format) http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/osfreesoft/chapter/ch02.pdf - BSD Hacks ============ 100 Industrial-Strength tips for BSD users and administrators Dru Lavigne First Edition 2004 ISBN 0-596-00679-9 300 Seiten, EUR 24.00 Looking for a unique set of practical tips, tricks, and tools for administrators and power users of BSD systems? From hacks to customize the user environment to networking, securing the system, and optimization, BSD Hacks takes a creative approach to saving time and accomplishing more with fewer resources. If you want more than the average BSD user--to explore and experiment, unearth shortcuts, create useful tools-- this book is a must-have. 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If you've yearned for a quality machine with high-end components that suit your needs, then Building the Perfect PC will put you where you want to be: in control of your computer system. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung des Titels finden Sie hier: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/buildpc/desc.html Ein Probekapitel des Titels finden Sie hier: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/buildpc/chapter/ Barbara Weiß Marketing Manager/PR O'Reilly Verlag GmbH & Co.KG Balthasarstr. 81 50670 Köln Tel. 0221-973160-21 Fax.:0221-973160-8 barbara@oreilly.de, http://www.oreilly.de ------------------------------------------------------- From joerg.westphal at gmx.de Tue Sep 21 12:20:13 2004 From: joerg.westphal at gmx.de (Joerg Westphal) Date: Tue Sep 21 12:19:58 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Re: Wiki In-Reply-To: <87brg0r5qm.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> References: <200409202128.50902.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> <87brg0r5qm.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> Message-ID: <200409211920.13137.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> Und das schnitzte Steffen Schwigon ins Brett: > Joerg Westphal writes: [Timeout-Error] > Ja. Er ist uralt und tritt besonders mit großen Seiten auf, z.B. auf > unserer Tagebuchseite. Probier eine kleine Seite und es geht sicher > auch bei Dir. Na aber gerade auf der Tagebuchseite wollte ich was ändern. Gut such ich mir ein anderes Thema. > Hier ein langer Thread zu dem Thema: > > http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Support/TimeOutSavingTWikiPreferences Oh mein Gott, einer von *diesen* Threads. > Scheinbar hat jemand eine Lösung gefunden, erst vor wenigen > Wochen. Ich guck' mir mal an, ob ich das Problem auch mit einem > zeitgemäßen Apache2 wegbekomme. Aber nicht mehr heute. Der vorgestellte "Würg"around mit eigenem Dämon der die hängenden Prozesse abschießt, erscheint mir nicht als das Mittel der ersten Wahl. Welche Versionen von Apache, mod_perl und CGI.pm laufen auf deinem Server. Nach meinem bisherigen Verständnis scheint es ja dort zu hapern, zumindest was den 2er Apachen angeht. Gruss Jörg -- _/_ _ _ _/_ _ Perl-Usergroup Dresden (// (-_) (/(-/)./)//) immer am 1. Donnerstag / in der Lutherstraße 21 http://dresden.pm.org - mailto: info@dresden-pm.org From schwigon at webit.de Thu Sep 23 11:01:56 2004 From: schwigon at webit.de (Steffen Schwigon) Date: Thu Sep 23 11:01:59 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Perlworkshop in Dresden Message-ID: <87brfxotxn.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> Hi! Also der nächste Perlworkshop wird wohl tatsächlich in Dresden stattfinden. :-) Das nur so zum aktuellen Stand. GreetinX Steffen PS: Ich bin ma' kurz im Urlaub und Dienstag wieder da. -- Steffen Schwigon Dresden Perl Mongers From schwigon at webit.de Thu Sep 23 17:48:34 2004 From: schwigon at webit.de (Steffen Schwigon) Date: Thu Sep 23 17:48:37 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Re: Wiki In-Reply-To: <200409211920.13137.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> (Joerg Westphal's message of "Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:20:13 +0200") References: <200409202128.50902.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> <87brg0r5qm.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> <200409211920.13137.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> Message-ID: <876564lhz1.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> Joerg Westphal writes: > Und das schnitzte Steffen Schwigon ins Brett: > >> Joerg Westphal writes: > > [Timeout-Error] > >> Hier ein langer Thread zu dem Thema: >> >> http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Support/TimeOutSavingTWikiPreferences > > Oh mein Gott, einer von *diesen* Threads. :-) Und ich hab' ihn mal um meine Erkenntnis erweitert: Das ganze passiert (zumindest bei mir) nur, wenn Apache auf Port 80 läuft. Auf Port 8080 kann ich die Seiten prima speichern. Löst das Problem aber noch nicht, auch wenn jetzt alles Apache2 ist. Obwohl, grad eben scheint's doch mal wieder zu gehen, auch das hatte ich aber schonmal; hm, egal, nicht dran wackeln. Bin raus, jetzt aber echt. GreetinX Steffen -- Steffen Schwigon Dresden Perl Mongers From uwe.voelker at gmx.de Fri Sep 24 02:37:30 2004 From: uwe.voelker at gmx.de (Uwe Voelker) Date: Fri Sep 24 02:37:32 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Perlworkshop in Dresden In-Reply-To: <87brfxotxn.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> References: <87brfxotxn.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> Message-ID: <1096011450.4153ceba1bb6a@mail.tu-chemnitz.de> Hallo, > Also der nächste Perlworkshop wird wohl tatsächlich in Dresden > stattfinden. :-) Ah, gute Nachricht. Diesmal komme ich bestimmt! Was für Aufgaben gibt es denn zu verteilen? Etwas klitzekleines könnte ich schon übernehmen... Tschüs, Uwe From schwigon at webit.de Mon Sep 27 12:23:40 2004 From: schwigon at webit.de (Steffen Schwigon) Date: Mon Sep 27 12:23:43 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Re: Perlworkshop in Dresden In-Reply-To: <1096011450.4153ceba1bb6a@mail.tu-chemnitz.de> (Uwe Voelker's message of "Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:37:30 +0200") References: <87brfxotxn.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> <1096011450.4153ceba1bb6a@mail.tu-chemnitz.de> Message-ID: <87ekknaan7.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> Uwe Voelker writes: >> Also der nächste Perlworkshop wird wohl tatsächlich in Dresden >> stattfinden. :-) > > Was für Aufgaben gibt es denn zu verteilen? Etwas klitzekleines könnte > ich schon übernehmen... Ah, ein Freiwilliger, gut! Ich denk mir noch was aus, aber ich komm drauf zurück, danke. GreetinX Steffen -- Steffen Schwigon Dresden Perl Mongers From stepardo at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 09:53:37 2004 From: stepardo at gmail.com (stepardo@gmail.com) Date: Tue Sep 28 09:53:42 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Wiki down? Message-ID: <3e334539040928075314105599@mail.gmail.com> Hi, ich bin hier grade im FRZ II der Tu Dresden online. Leider bekomme ich keine Verbindung zu meinem Lieblingswiki. Was ist da los? Hier die Ausgabe des Tu- Proxies: -------------SNIPP----------------------- Während des Versuches, den URL http://renormalist.net/cgi-bin/twiki/view/PM/PerlMongers zu laden, trat der folgende Fehler auf: * Verbindung schlug fehl Das System gab: (111) Connection refused zurück. Der Zielrechner oder das Zielnetzwerk könnten deaktiviert sein. Bitte versuchen Sie die Anfrage noch einmal. Generated Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:45:13 GMT by www-cache.inf.tu-dresden.de (Squid/2.4.STABLE6) ---------------SNIPP---------------------- Ist am 7.10. Treffen? Was wird besprochen? Wie weit sind die Planungen für den Linux Info Tag? Fragen über Fragen... -- mit freundlichen Grüssen Steffen Liebergeld From schwigon at webit.de Tue Sep 28 10:06:05 2004 From: schwigon at webit.de (Steffen Schwigon) Date: Tue Sep 28 10:06:09 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Re: Wiki In-Reply-To: <876564lhz1.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> (Steffen Schwigon's message of "Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:48:34 +0200") References: <200409202128.50902.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> <87brg0r5qm.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> <200409211920.13137.joerg.westphal@gmx.de> <876564lhz1.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> Message-ID: <873c121lia.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> Steffen Schwigon writes: > Joerg Westphal writes: >> Und das schnitzte Steffen Schwigon ins Brett: >>> Joerg Westphal writes: >> [Timeout-Error] >>> http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Support/TimeOutSavingTWikiPreferences >> Oh mein Gott, einer von *diesen* Threads. > > Und ich hab' ihn mal um meine Erkenntnis erweitert: Das ganze passiert > (zumindest bei mir) nur, wenn Apache auf Port 80 läuft. Auf Port 8080 > kann ich die Seiten prima speichern. War auch Käse; genauso nicht-deterministisch, wie alle anderen wilden Vermutungen dort. Ich hab jetzt den "blocking(0)"-Patch appliziert. Damit ist das Wiki wieder uneingeschränkt bearbeitbar. GreetinX Steffen -- "hmm danke für all der hilf jetzt gatz ufeimal und jetzt weis ich nicht warum das nerft mich noch mehr als das es nicht laufen wolte" -- typischer Forum-Eintrag From stepardo at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 10:09:38 2004 From: stepardo at gmail.com (stepardo@gmail.com) Date: Tue Sep 28 10:09:46 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] =?iso-8859-1?q?Problem_gel=F6st=2E?= Message-ID: <3e3345390409280809ffaadde@mail.gmail.com> Das Wiki ist wieder erreichbar. Da hab ich doch tatsächlich genau die zeit erwischt gehabt, an der Steffen am System gepatcht hat;-) -- mit freundlichen Grüssen Steffen Liebergeld From schwigon at webit.de Wed Sep 29 00:27:53 2004 From: schwigon at webit.de (Steffen Schwigon) Date: Wed Sep 29 00:28:05 2004 Subject: [Dresden-pm] Re: Problem =?iso-8859-1?q?gel=F6st=2E?= In-Reply-To: <3e3345390409280809ffaadde@mail.gmail.com> (stepardo@gmail.com's message of "Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:09:38 +0200") References: <3e3345390409280809ffaadde@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <87is9xlk4m.fsf@lamebrain.teufelkommraus.webit.de> writes: > Das Wiki ist wieder erreichbar. > Da hab ich doch tatsächlich genau die zeit erwischt gehabt, an der > Steffen am System gepatcht hat;-) Du hättest in dieser Zeit das Wiki auf diversen anderen, stetig wechselnden Ports erreichen können, aber ich gebe zu, daß das ein undocumented feature war. :-) GreetinX Steffen -- "Happiness: We're all in it together" -- Brazil