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Date: Sun, 05 Feb 1995 14:45:11 EST
From: Rob Slade <roberts@mukluk.decus.ca>
Subject: Book Review: "Managing Internet Information Services" by Liu
BKMININS.RVW
"Managing Internet Information Services", Liu et al, 1994, 1-56592-062-7,
U$29.95
%A Cricket Liu cricket@nsr.hp.com
%A Jerry Peek jerry@ora.com
%A Russ Jones
%A Bryan Buus buus@cs.bu.edu buus@csn.org buus@news.coop.net
%A Adrian Nye adrian@ora.com
%C 103 Morris Street, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA 95472
%D 1994
%G 1-56592-062-7
%I O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
%O U$29.95 800-998-9938 707-829-0515 fax: 707-829-0104 nuts@ora.com
%P 630
%S Nutshell
%T "Managing Internet Information Services"
For companies interested in gaining an Internet "presence", most of
the current crop of "business on the Internet" books recommend
becoming an information provider. None of them are really good at
telling you how. Here, then, is the first "all-in-one" compilation of
Internet server tools.
The book covers everything from simple finger responses, to mail
servers, to ftp, to WAIS, to Gopher and World Wide Web servers.
"Firewall" security, legal issues and intellectual property are
touched on. While technical details predominate, there are practical
suggestions for design as well.
Unfortunately, this book is not really for managers. The material is
demanding and requires a knowledge of UNIX. The authors note this in
the preface, and it is fair to say that Internet server management is
a technical task. At the same time, it would have been possible to
have started with simpler items and more basic explanations. As it
stands, the book is more appropriate for either the technical staff in
a large company or those involved with setting up a UNIX Internet
access provider. Perhaps a companion volume aimed at the more general
user would be a future project.
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1994 BKMININS.RVW. Permission given for
distribution in TELECOM Digest and associated publications.
Vancouver ROBERTS@decus.ca
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