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Date:      Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:20:23 -0400
From:      "darko gavrilovic" <darko.listsniffer@gmail.com>
To:        "FreeBSD Questions" <ml.freebsd.questions@gmail.com>
Cc:        Gonzalo Nemmi <gnemmi@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System
Message-ID:  <82f3feb90807230620i44b54f51m3111b343e0700f69@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:12 AM, FreeBSD Questions <
ml.freebsd.questions@gmail.com> wrote:

> details like the nitty-gritty of
> configuing sendmail, apache, samba, NFS, etc?


You might want to look at specific books targeting that software. Check
o'rielly.For example

http://search.oreilly.com/?q=sendmail


Note: you can also look at google books for some of these titles. I have
managed to find more that one that I needed and it's a free resource.
http://books.google.com/



> And what about "Absolute FreeBSD"?  It's updated for FreeBSD 7, so I
> know it's current.  Is it a "good book"?  Is it worth the read?  How
> valuable is its content?  (I know I'm asking some very subjective
> questions, but if I'm going to spend hundreds of $$$ to build my
> library in this area, I'd like at least a couple of opinions about the
> books I buy.)


I read it. I think it's a good FreeBSD book.





> Personally, I don't think I'd ever buy "The FreeBSD Handbook".  It's a
> really good resource, but as long as it's actively updated
> electronically it's too dynamic to buy a hardcopy.  I'd much rather
> read it online where I can get the latest revisions.



Do you mean "The Complete FreeBSD"? Thats available online for free.
http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/

The "The FreeBSD Handbook" is the free resource available on www.freebsd.org
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/


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-- 
regards,
dg

"using fsdb(8) and clri(8) was like climbing Mount Everest in sandals and
shorts.
Since writing that, I've tried them more than once and discovered that I was
wrong.
You don't get the shorts." -- M.W. Lucas



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