 
   
Linux Journal Issue #78/October 2000
Features
  -  Open-Source Intrusion Detection Tools for Linux  by Bobby S. Wen
- Armed with Linux and Open Source tools, you can even keep an ISP secure.   
  
-  Securing DNS and BIND  by Michael D. Bauer
- Decreasing the vulnerability of your DNS server is largely a matter of staying current and private.   
  
-  Using Postfix for Secure SMTP Gateways  by Mick Bauer and Brenno de Winter
- Improve your site's e-mail hygiene and make life difficult for spammers and hackers.   
  
-  Focus: Security  by Don Marti
- The time for security excuses is over.    
Indepth
 
 - RTcmix for Linux (Part 1)  by Dave Topper
- In the first part of this three-part series on real-time audio synthesis we take you through the history and basis of RTcmix.  
 
- Apache User Authentication  by Ibrahim F. Haddad
- A guide to setting up user authentication for the Apache web server running on Linux, using the plaintext file method.   
 
- Distance Education Using Linux and the MBone  by Kelly Davis, Dr. Tom Miller and Charles Price
- There is more to the Internet than sending JPGs. See how Linux and the MBone addresses the nedds of distance learning.  
 
- Automated Installation of Large-Scale Linux Networks  by Ali Raza Butt and Jahangir Hasan
- Need to load Linux on 100 workstations? Learn some tricks and techniques that could save you days of tedious work.   
 
- Graphics: Pick a Card...Any Card  by Matt Matthews
- With graphics capabilities being so important and new cards appearing all the time, you need a scorecard to pick the right one. Here it is ...  
 
- BusyBox: A Swiss Army Knife for Linux  by Nicholas Wells
- Learn how to save disk space with this open source tool for embedded systems.   
Toolbox
- Kernel Korner 
 Contributing to the Linux KernelThe Linux Configuration System   by Joseph Pranevich
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- At the Forge 
 Configuring, Tuning, and Debugging Apache   by Reuven M. Lerner
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- Cooking with Linux 
 A Few Recipes for Easier Firewalls   by Marcel Gagne
Columns
- Linley on Linux
 Linux Drives Digital Audio Revolution   by Linley Gwennap
- The author plans to write about digital audio players, in particular the Rio Receiver that S3 has announced, which runs Linux. As MP3 replaces CDs, these devices will become pervasive, and Linux plays a key role in enabling them to be 
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 Focus on Software   by David A. Bandel
 
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 Embedded Systems News   by Rick Lehrbaum
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 The Last Word   by Stan Kelly-Bootle
Reviews
 -  Comparison of Backup Products   by Charles Curley
 
-  Easysoft Data Access Middleware   by Jon Valesh
 
-  Magic Enterprises Edition 8.3 for Linux   by Jon Valesh
 
-  Omnis Studio RAD   by Nick Wells
Unix Backup and Recovery   by Charles Curley 
 
 LaTeX for Linux   by Ben Crowder 
 
 The XML Handbook 2nd Edition   by Daniel Lazenby 
 
 Securing Linux   by Charles Curley 
 
 Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls   by Ralph Krause 
 
 Linux Programming Bible   by Ben Crowder 
Departments
 - Letters
 
- upFRONT
 
- From the Editor: Goodbye Bandits, Hello Security   by Don Marti
 
- From the Publisher: UnixWare and Linux Get Hitched   by Phil Hughes
 
-  Best of Technical Support
 
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