February 2003
Joe "Zonker" BrockmeierPureMessage is a full-featured mail filtering system that can be used as a combination filter/MTA solution or a standalone filter that passes messages on to a MTA for delivery.
Emmett DulaneyFor many users, "Sun™" means different things, based on when they started working in the IT field. Years ago, Sun was known as the vendor of unparalleled workstations and the home of Unix guru Bill Joy. Then Sun became the Java company, and many users today know the company only for that. Along the way, Sun also established reputations in middleware and network storage. The diversification that exists in associating Sun with a product(s) is also present in its certification offerings. Currently, there are four distinct and separate "paths" in which you can become Sun-certified:
Java™
MiddleWare
Network Storage, and
Solaris™
The last item, the Solaris operating system, is the one I will examine over the next few months. In this article specifically, I will introduce Solaris certification and its requirements, after looking briefly at the other certification paths.
Cameron LairdI'm skeptical of "peer-to-peer" computing. On the other hand, I have a high regard for the work of independent consultant Bo Leuf. What's that mean when the latter writes a book with a title like Peer to Peer: Collaboration and Sharing over the Internet (P2P)?
Joe "Zonker" BrockmeierLinux systems administration books are a dime a dozen these days. They range from excellent to horrible, with a lot falling somewhere in between. Linux System Administration falls in the middle, but not as close to excellent as one might hope.
Joe "Zonker" BrockmeierOne of the tools I'll be writing about this month was sent in as a suggestion by Craig Ringer. Craig is reading from down under — somewhere near Perth, Australia. Craig suggested that I focus on Ethereal, a network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows. (Motto, and I'm not kidding, "Sniffing the glue that holds the Internet together.")
I've touched on Ethereal before, but haven't actually taken an in-depth look for this column. So, this month I'll be covering Ethereal (thanks, Craig!) along with Darik's Boot and Nuke.
Glenn GrahamXitami is an alternative Web server produced by the iMatix Corporation (Xitami spelled backwards) and is pronounced si-TA-me. It runs under Unix as well as NT and highlights a Web-based administrator, the LRWP Protocol, XML, a built-in FTP server, and more. The core software is free, although iMatix charges a fee for added applications such as plugins and support contracts. The commercial version, Xitami Pro, supports full SSL layer 2 and 3, and uses OpenSSL source.
Cameron Laird and Kathryn SoraizLaird and Soraiz clear up some confusion about Web Scraping.
Cameron LairdThe real title of Computer Science & Perl Programming (CSPP) is, "Best of The Perl Journal, Volume 1" (BOTPJV1). The Foreword and Introduction explain why it shows up on bookstore shelves as CSPP. You don't need that explanation, though, when someone tells you it's BOTPJV1. You probably know what to expect from 70 of the best pieces from The Perl Journal (TPJ).
Cameron LairdPython is a computing language whose popularity appears to be expanding rapidly. While it's not as well known as Java and C, for example, it seems to have "turned the corner" in that hiring departments now spell it correctly and mid-level managers have largely stopped saying "No way!" when presented with a decision about Python. Another index of public perception is the growth of the Python shelf in bookstores. I find Making Use of Python an uninspired addition.
Cameron LairdThere are several books on the market that cover intrusion detection. This is the only one that takes you for a ride as world-class security professionals go about their business of protecting their networks, while they provide commentary.
Ed SchaeferThis month, Yakov Lerner provides two vi-themed scripts. The first, vi+, allows the standard output of Unix commands to be piped into vi. The second, vman, is a wrapper script around the reference manual command, man. vman strips the formatting characters from the man command output, and places the resulting output into a vi buffer.
Joe "Zonker" BrockmeierAs promised, this month I'll discuss alternative Domain Name System servers. Specifically, I'll focus on PowerDNS.
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