Linux Network Servers

by Craig Hunt

Published 1 September 1999
Linux may not have toppled Windows on the desktop, but it has secured a place in IT infrastructures as an economical and practical network server, able to support a wide variety of services, including the Web, FTP, e-mail, DNS, printer sharing, and file sharing. This update to the best-selling "Linux Network Servers: 24seven" (ISBN: 0782125069) is a perfect fit within the "Craig Hunt Linux Library", which provides Linux administrators with focussed guidance on complex tasks involved in managing Linux in the real world.

This book provides authoritative answers to all your Sendmail questions. Specifically for Linux Administrators, "Linux Sendmail Administration" is the most complete, most advanced guide to Sendmail you'll find anywhere. Written by one of today's most renowned Linux experts, this book teaches you, step-by-step, all the standard and advanced techniques you need to know to install, configure, and maintain Sendmail. Hundreds of clear, consistent examples illustrate these techniques in detail so you stay on track and accomplish all your goals. The coverage includes: understanding Internet mail protocols and multimedia extensions; understanding e-mail architecture and the role of Sendmail; installing Sendmail source or a binary distribution on a Linux system; building a Sendmail configuration using the m4 language; analyzing and improving the Red Hat Sendmail configuration; using Sendmail databases to customize your configuration; understanding the sendmail.cf file and its commands; understanding ruleset and using rewrite rules to modify addresses; hiding usernames and hostnames; testing and debugging Sendmail configurations; controlling spam e-mail; securing a Sendmail server; and asing Sendmail cryptographic authentication techniques.
The Craig Hunt Linux Library is a seven-book set that provides in-depth, advanced coverage of the key topics for Linux administrators. Topics include Samba Server Administration, System Administration, DNS Server Administration, Apache Web Server Administration, NFS and Automounter, and Linux Security. Each book in the series is either written by or meticulously reviewed by Craig Hunt to ensure the highest quality and most complete coverage for networking professionals working specifically in Linux environments.

Linux DNS Server Administration

by Craig Hunt

Published 1 January 2000
The Craig Hunt Linux Library provides the advanced information that Linux professionals and systems administrators need to keep their Linux servers up and running at maximum efficiency. Developed by noted Linux and TCP/IP guru Craig Hunt and written by acknowledged Linux experts, these books dig deeper into each of the eight key Linux topics -- Samba, Apache, DHCP, NFS and Automounter, Sendmail, DNS, security, and system administration-than any other book on the market.The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the keys to the Internet, facilitating the translation of English-like domain names (www.amazon.com) into Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (208.216.182.15). In this detailed examination, Linux and TCP/IP guru Craig Hunt takes you deep into the guts of DNS, explaining the architecture, protocols, and BIND; illustrating basic configuration of the resolver, caching servers, and slave servers; and demonstrating how to create subdomains and use Dynamic DNS. Includes coverage of how to implement DNS security, test DNS, and debug and troubleshoot DNS.