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1 \cleardoublepage
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2 \chapter*{Preface}
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5 \section*{Preface}
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10 \section*{Audience}
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11 This document is targeted for \masqmail\ users and for people interested in mail systems in general. Security problems in electronic mail, \unix\ and the \NAME{C} programming language will also be discussed. Additional ones planning to take over an unmaintained software project will find real life experience in here.
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13 In each topic, basic knowledge is preconditioned. Nevertheless introductions are given and sources for further reading will be mentioned.
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15 This work focuses on the \unix\ operating system. Experience in usage, administration and program development is assumed. This includes the basic toolchain (e.g. \name{tar}, \name{grep}, etc.), user, file and permission management, as well as writing, compiling and installing programs written in the \NAME{C} language.
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17 General information about \unix\ can be found in \cite{unixprogenv} %FIXME: references
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18 . %FIXME: references
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19 explain about administrating \unix. And developing programs in \NAME{C} may be learned from \cite{cprog} and \cite{advunixprog}. %FIXME: references
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21 %TODO: should I tell them to send email to me when having questions? Or somewhere else?
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24 \section*{Organisation}
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25 %FIXME: write about organisation of the book: parts, chapters, sections. And more thats useful to know.
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28 \section*{How to read this document}
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33 \section*{Conventions used}
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36 The following typographic conventions are used in this book:
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39 \emph{Italic} &
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40 is used for names, including command names, file name, hostnames, usernames and email addresses.
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41 Further more it is used to emphasize text.
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44 \texttt{Constant Width} &
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45 is used for source code, contents of files and output from programs.
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59 \section*{Additional sources}
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62 \NAME{RFC}s, other books, source code, websites
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67 % dont forget: proove readers, suggestion makers, supporters, ...