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2 \chapter*{Preface}
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3 \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Preface}
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4
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5 << preface text (about 1 page) >> %FIXME
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6
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7 goal: revive masqmail; make it future save; clean it up; add some missing features; release a new version
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8
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9 << write about the motivation to cover this topic: what is it I want? >> %FIXME
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11 << preface == target of the book, related to the reader >> %FIXME
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12
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13 << make the topic more concrete and limit it >> %FIXME
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15 << have text by oliver here? >> %TODO
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16
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17 usage examples:
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19 debian popcon stats
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21 << hikernet >>
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22
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23
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24 \subsubsection*{Audience}
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25
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26 This document is targeted for \masqmail\ users and for people interested in mail systems in general.
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27 Security problems in electronic mail, \unix\ and the C programming language will also be discussed.
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28 Additional ones planning to take over an unmaintained software project will find real life experience in here.
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29
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30 In each topic, basic knowledge is preconditioned.
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31 Nevertheless introductions are given and sources for further reading will be mentioned.
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32
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33 This work focuses on the \unix\ operating system.
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34 Experience in usage, administration and program development is assumed.
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35 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 C language.
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36
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37 General information about \unix\ can be found in \cite{kernighan84} %FIXME: references
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38 . %FIXME: references
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39 explain about administrating \unix.
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40 And developing programs in C may be learned from \cite{k&r} and \cite{rochkind85}. %FIXME: references
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41
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42 %TODO: should I tell them to send email to me when having questions? Or somewhere else?
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45 \section*{Organisation}
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49 << explain where the main part lies (theory vs. implementation) >> %FIXME:
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51 << write about the bundled CD, and tell what's included >> %TODO
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54 \section*{Typographic conventions}
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55 %TODO: check if this tells what is really used!
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56 %FIXME: make it complete!
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57 %FIXME: remove everything not needed. Maybe write only a few sentences text.
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58 The following typographic conventions are used in this book:
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59
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60 \begin{tabular}{ p{0.25\textwidth} p{0.7\textwidth} }
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61 \emph{Italics} &
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62 is used for names, including command names, file name, hostnames, usernames and email addresses.
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63 Further more it is used to emphasize text.
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64 \\ &\\
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65
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66 \texttt{Constant Width} &
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67 is used for source code, contents of files and output from programs.
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68 \\ &\\
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70 \person{Small Caps} &
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71 are used to indicate names of persons.
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74 \texttt{\$} &
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75 indicates the user's shell prompt.
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76 \\ &\\
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78 \texttt{\#} &
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82 \cite{kernighan84} &
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83 is a reference to a book, an article, or a similar document. The Bibliography is located at the end of the thesis.
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87 is a reference to a website. Websites differ from documents as they are less of a text written by some author, but more a place where information is gathered.
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100 \section*{Acknowledgments}
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101 %FIXME: write this at the very end.
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102 % dont forget: proove readers, suggestion makers, supporters, ...
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