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Unix Admin 1 - Course resources

You are not required to be familiar with these resources, but they may help you find more information on admin topics which interest you. Please report dead links to mouse.browser@mousetrap.net. Newsgroups are forums oriented around a particular subject. You can read the news via web interface at deja/google, but your best longterm bet is to use your ISPs news server and use some kind of freeware news client:

unix
- tin
- pine
- gnus
windows
- xnews
- Free Agent
- Gravity (now freeware)
- ABO (anything but Outlook)

generic unix resources

Free shell accounts to your unix skills on
Newsgroups
- news:alt.solaris.x86
- news:comp.os.linux.hardware
- news:comp.os.linux.networking
- news:comp.os.linux.setup
- news:comp.sys.sun.admin
- news:comp.sys.sun.hardware
- news:comp.unix.admin
- news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
- news:comp.unix.solaris
- news:linux.redhat.install
- ... and many many more. Search deja/google for your flavor and see what groups are out there.
- Remember to contribute to the group when you can!
WWW
- security and virus updates
- a Unix FAQ fun and interesting to read.
- unixworld
- Unix.com discussion boards
- cheapbytes linux/bsd distributions
- unix shells
- shell faq
- http://www.sunfreeware.com/
- Solaris 8 Admin guide vol 1
- Solaris 8 Admin guide vol 2
- Solaris 8 Admin guide vol 3
- Solaris 2.x FAQ
Mailing Lists
- vendor mailing lists
Periodicals

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