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From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: Wanted: FAQ sheet, ftp sites, book lists, software
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Date: 3 Apr 91 20:38:30 GMT
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In article <2345@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au>, wkt@rodos2.cs.adfa.oz.au (Warren Toomey) writes:
|> 	- a list of Frequently Asked Questions in comp.unix.admin

  There is no comp.unix.admin FAQ posting.  The closest thing to it is the FAQ
posting in comp.unix.questions.

|> 	- a list of ftp sites where some/all of comp.unix.admin
|> 	  is archived

  As far as I know, this newsgroup is not archived anywhere.  The archie
server on quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (telnet to it and log in as "archie" with no
password) knows of no sites archiving comp.unix.admin.

|> 	- a list of book titles that people recommend, with ISBN

  You will probably find this periodic posting useful:

        Subject: YABL (Yet Another Book List)
        Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,alt.books.technical

If it has expired at your site, you can get a copy of it using the
instructions at the end of this message.

|> 	- a list of public-domain (or otherwise) software that
|> 	  is useful in administrating Unix machines, with details of
|> 	  how to obtain the software.

  Browse through comp.sources.unix and comp.sources.misc.  That's where most
of the good stuff is archived, although you might also want to dig through
alt.sources.

  There's a lot of software out there.  It's hard to just jump on top of all
of it and try to grab everything.  Wait until you need some particular utility
and then look for it, and you will almost certainly find it.

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