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The Linux Network Administrator's Guide. I haven't
been working on the NAG for quite a while, but I plan to release
an updated version this summer. If you would like to add a
chapter or two, or if you have suggestions on what chapter may
need special care, mail me at
okir@monad.swb.de.
The NAG is also available in printed form.
O'Reilly & Associates
have been working with me for quite a while to turn it from
what it once was into what it is now, and published it as a
paperback in January. A French translation has been done by
René Cougnenc, and is available from O'Reilly as well.
An online version can be retrieved via FTP from
ftp.ibp.fr. It is freely
distributable for non-commercial purpose.
A German translation is due sometime in early autumn.
You can also get a bound and printed version of the NAG from a
couple of other publishers, such as SCC,
who also make the Linux Journal.
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Together with Jeff Uphoff, I'm moderating the Linux Security
Mailing Lists. The linux-security mailing list is
dedicated to the discussion of security problems in Linux, and
how to fix them. It is complemented by linux-alert,
which is used to inform a wider audience of important problems
and distribute fixes for them.
To subscribe to the lists, send a message to
majordomo@linux.nrao.edu
with the following commands in the message body.
subscribe linux-alert
subscribe linux-security
The list name may be optionally followed by the mail address you
want to receive list traffic at. This second type of request is
usually processed manually.
Archived versions of the mailing list can be retrieved either by
FTP
or by
WWW. Alex
Yuriev is also working on an extensive
Linux
Security FAQ.
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I'm also working on the Linux NFS daemon at the moment.
Versions 2.0 and earlier did very lax file handle authentication,
and were wide open to an attack. I have rewritten large parts
of the authentication stuff and added a number of new features
while I was at it. The most recent version is 2.2 and is
currently in beta test. You can retrieve it via FTP from
linux.nrao.edu
and, if you live on my side of the atlantic,
ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de.
I have also started work on a kernel-based nfsd. It is implemented
as a loadable module, and currently supports all read operations
and some of the write operations. I'll make an alpha version
available via FTP as soon as I've ironed out some of the nastier
bugs.
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Finally, I'm doing some work on NFS file locking. The
rpc.lockd daemon is pretty complex, so
don't expect this to hit the road in the very near future. For
those inclined, there's a review version available from the same
FTP locations as nfsd. It doesn't do anything useful yet,
though.