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Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 21:04:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: -Vince- <vince@penzance.econ.yale.edu>
To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu>
cc: Gary Palmer <gary@palmer.demon.co.uk>,
        Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>,
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Subject: Re: Some questions 
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On Tue, 8 Aug 1995, Chuck Robey wrote:

> On Tue, 8 Aug 1995, -Vince- wrote:
> 
> [ who begat who stuff deleted]
> 
> > > > > >> 	I bought it for $29.95, how does the DNS and Bind differ from 
> > > > > >> their TCP/IP book?
> > > > > 
> > > > > >Well, the DNS and Bind book talks about DNS and Bind, and the TCP/IP book
> > > > > >covers lots of things, starting with the protocols & working up from
> > > > > >there.  From the blurb I have here, the latter doesn't cover the DNS in
> > > > > >any great depth.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'll put it this way - if you want to administer your own DNS domain, the
> > > > > O'Reilly DNS & Bind nutshell book is a lifesaver.... Well worth the
> > > > > investment, even for a small domain.
> > > > 
> > > > 	Hmmm, it seems their TCP/IP book covers alot of what we wanted to 
> > > > know though already....
> > > 
> > > The difference is, the TCP/IP book has one chapter, consisting of 18 
> > > pages, on setting up DNS.  True, some of the same info is covered, but if 
> > > you don't have a real good idea of how it works in the first place (I 
> > > didn't) then you do need the DNS/BIND book.
> > 
> > 	True but is the TCP/IP book a good book to have as well?
> 
> They have different focusses.  I think the TCP/IP book justifies itself 
> in explaining how to troubleshoot network problems, ifconfig stuff, and 
> network security, but the big chapter on Sendmail doesn't hurt.  I drop a 
> fair amount of money on O'Reilly books, tho, so you might disagree.  BTW, 
> I don't have to pay full cost, you know ... README.DOC in Pennsylvania 
> stocks them, and offers a nice (20-25%) discount.  Their number is
> 1-800-678-1473, or 717-264-0843, they take plastic of various sorts.

	Hmmm, okay.  Just curious but what was your price on the DNS and 
Bind book?


Cheers,
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