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Bugtraq mailing list archives
Archives for Bugtraq, a mailing list for detailed discussion of Unix security holes: what they are, how to exploit them, and how to fix them.
Enough Unix for Your Resume 
A WebMonkey article on getting started with Unix basics.
FreeBSD Basics
Articles on Unix system administration and networking, focusing on FreeBSD; written by Dru Lavigne.
Root Prompt: Nothing But Unix
A news and discussion site dedicated to Unix.
Unix Guru Universe
Reference guide for Unix sysadmins. Includes Unix flavors, security, sys admin tips, and much more.
UnixWorld
Unix news, reviews, and tutorials from Networking Computing Online.
ARTICLES
Advanced Makefiles
An explanation of a fairly complex makefile. (2/14/2002 at O'Reilly Network)
Automating UNIX System Administration With Perl
An introduction to cfengine, a tool that helps automate and ease many Unix system administration tasks. (7/17/2001 at IBM)
BSD System Takes On Linux
Linux gets lots of press as the open-source Unix alternative, but BSD is making inroads, due to its less restrictive license, faster networking, and security features. (9/22/2000 at ZDNet Developer)
BSD to leapfrog Linux?
BSD backers are happy about Apple's Darwin, which should ship as part of MacOS X next year, and is available now - Darwin, based to some degree on NetBSD, is being called "the fifth BSD." (11/29/2000 at Yahoo News)
BSD Tricks: Introductory Revision Control
How to use RCS to keep track of changes to files on Unix systems. (10/19/2000 at O'Reilly Network)
Getting Cron to Do Our Bidding
How to set up cron jobs to run programs at specified times, and get emailed results of such programs. (9/27/2000 at O'Reilly Network)
Linux Moving to Heart of Sun
Sun will provide a number of hardware and software products for the Linux market, after seeing several high-profile customers move from Solaris running on Sun hardware to lower-cost Linux/Intel systems. (2/8/2002 at Wired News)
OpenBSD 2.8 Released
Slashdot commentary on the release of OpenBSD 2.8. (12/8/2000 at Slashdot.org)
Solaris 8 Essential Reference
A short review of the book Solaris 8 Essential Reference. (8/28/2001 at Slashdot.org)
Sun's Solaris 8: A Free Punch At Microsoft
Sun has decided to distribute its Solaris 8 operating system for "free." Some restrictions apply. (1/27/2000 at ZDNet)
Top Five Open Source Packages for System Administrators
The author of "Essential System Administration" explains how to use her fifth-favorite open-source package: AMANDA, the Advanced Maryland Automated Network Disk Archiver. (9/24/2002 at O'Reilly Network)
Understanding E-Mail
An explanation of various email-related acronyms (MUA, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, etc.), how email systems work in general, and how to configure FreeBSD mail services. (8/30/2000 at O'Reilly Network)
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