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5 \section*{Preface}

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10 \section*{Audience}

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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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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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} &

40 is used for names, including command names, file name, hostnames, usernames and email addresses.

41 Further more it is used to emphasize text.

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44 \texttt{Constant Width} &

45 is used for source code, contents of files and output from programs.

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48 \texttt{\$} &

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52 \texttt{\#} &

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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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65 \section*{Acknowledgements}

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67 % dont forget: proove readers, suggestion makers, supporters, ...