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1 \cleardoublepage
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2 \chapter*{Preface}
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5 \section*{Preface}
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6 %FIXME: write about the motivation to cover this topic
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7 %TODO: eventually have some words of oliver here
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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.
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12 Security problems in electronic mail, \unix\ and the \NAME{C} programming language will also be discussed.
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13 Additional ones planning to take over an unmaintained software project will find real life experience in here.
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15 In each topic, basic knowledge is preconditioned.
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16 Nevertheless introductions are given and sources for further reading will be mentioned.
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18 This work focuses on the \unix\ operating system.
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19 Experience in usage, administration and program development is assumed.
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20 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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22 General information about \unix\ can be found in \cite{unixprogenv} %FIXME: references
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24 explain about administrating \unix.
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25 And developing programs in \NAME{C} may be learned from \cite{cprog} and \cite{advunixprog}. %FIXME: references
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27 %TODO: should I tell them to send email to me when having questions? Or somewhere else?
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30 \section*{Organisation}
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31 %FIXME: write about organisation of the book: parts, chapters, sections. And more thats useful to know.
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34 \section*{How to read this document}
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36 %TODO: include this in section ``Organisation''?
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39 \section*{Conventions used}
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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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50 \texttt{Constant Width} &
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65 \section*{Additional sources}
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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, ...