In spite of the apparent lack of interest in the User Reference Manual I have produced a brief outline of what the Networking Chapter could look like. If the User Reference Manual is less dead than it appears, I would be willing to expand on the outline below.
Neil Youngman 15.1 What this chapter covers Emphasises the client side. Some comments on server side, where needed to clarify concepts. 15.2 Networking Basics Establishing a connection. Dial up vs fixed links. IP addresses and ports. wvdial, kppp, Are there any GNOME dial up tools? 15.3 Securing your system Keep things up to date with apt-get Don't run any services you don't need Finding open ports with netstat Firewalls 15.4 Email SMTP/POP3 exim kmail Gnome mail clients? Mutt 15.5 WWW URIs HTTP/HTTPS Cookies Mozilla Konqueror Gnome web clients? 15.6 FTP 15.7 IRC Someone else should write this. On Friday 12 October 2001 3:53 pm, Neil Youngman wrote: > Following the recent request for volunteers on DWN, I thought I might try > to help out. A quick look at the manuals show that there is a lot to be > done in the user reference manual, but the listed maintainer says that he > has not been involved with the project for a couple of years. > > Is this manual still being maintained or should I look for another document > that I might be able to help with? > > Neil Youngman
