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Date:      Mon, 11 Nov 1996 21:39:30 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Noel Emerson <noel@tein.net>
Cc:        doc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961111213026.24357F-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19961111032819.0066d338@tein.net>
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On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, Noel Emerson wrote:

> I recently set up an ISP in a rural community in Montana.  We are using
> FreeBSD as our OS.  I definetly need all the information on using this OS
> that I can find.

Welcome to the jungle :-)

The best place to start would be some good books.  I recommend the
following:

The Complete FreeBSD -- Available from Walnut Creek CDROM.  Next to the
Handbook this is the definitive reference.

The FreeBSD Handbook -- http://www.freeebsd.org under Documentation; an
older revision is in /usr/share/doc/handbook.  This _is_ the definitive
reference for FreeBSD.  

UNIX System Administration Handbook, Second Edition
	Evi Nemeth et al.
	Prentice Hall
	ISBN 0-13-151051-7

Lots of good bits on general sysadmining.  BSD/OS is close enough to
FreeBSD.

TCP/IP Network Administration
	Craig Hunt
	O'Reilly & Associates
	ISBN 0-937175-82-X

Everything you wanted to know about operating TCP/IP networks.  An
absolute must for anyone who does anything more with networks than use
them.  

There is an excellent bibliography in the Handbook.

Other resources:

http://www.freebsd.org -- everything connected to FreeBSD and then some.
	-> Search -- look at the mailing list archives.  First stop for
questions.
	-> Documentation -- tutorials, Handbook, FAQ, etc.

Mailing Lists:
	-> questions@freebsd.org -- general questions.  A good first stop
for questions.  
	-> doc@freebsd.org (this one) -- documentation issues &
submissions.  

Hope this helps.  Have fun and keep your Weed Eater handy :-)

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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