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1 \cleardoublepage
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2 \chapter*{Preface}
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3 \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Preface}
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5 \section*{Preface}
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6 %FIXME: write about the motivation to cover this topic: what is it I want?
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7 % preface == target of the book, related to the reader
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9 %TODO: have text by oliver here?
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12 \section*{Audience}
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14 This document is targeted for \masqmail\ users and for people interested in mail systems in general.
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15 Security problems in electronic mail, \unix\ and the \NAME{C} programming language will also be discussed.
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16 Additional ones planning to take over an unmaintained software project will find real life experience in here.
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18 In each topic, basic knowledge is preconditioned.
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19 Nevertheless introductions are given and sources for further reading will be mentioned.
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21 This work focuses on the \unix\ operating system.
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22 Experience in usage, administration and program development is assumed.
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23 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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25 General information about \unix\ can be found in \cite{unixprogenv} %FIXME: references
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26 . %FIXME: references
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27 explain about administrating \unix.
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28 And developing programs in \NAME{C} may be learned from \cite{k&r} and \cite{advunixprog}. %FIXME: references
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30 %TODO: should I tell them to send email to me when having questions? Or somewhere else?
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33 \section*{Organisation}
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34 %FIXME: write about organisation of the book: parts, chapters, sections. And more thats useful to know.
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35 %FIXME: explain where the main part lies (theory vs. implementation)
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38 \section*{Conventions used}
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39 %TODO: check if this tells what is really used!
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40 %FIXME: make it complete!
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42 The following typographic conventions are used in this book:
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45 \emph{Italic} &
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46 is used for names, including command names, file name, hostnames, usernames and email addresses.
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47 Further more it is used to emphasize text.
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48 \\ &\\
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50 \texttt{Constant Width} &
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51 is used for source code, contents of files and output from programs.
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61 \end{tabular}
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65 \section*{Additional sources}
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66 %FIXME: specify the really important external documents here
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67 %TODO: write about the bundled CD, and tell what's included
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68 \NAME{RFC}s, other books, source code, websites
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71 \section*{Acknowledgements}
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72 %FIXME: write this at the very end.
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73 % dont forget: proove readers, suggestion makers, supporters, ...
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74 % FIXME: if too long, include a file on the CD and refer on it here