UniForum Technical Publications
This growing library of educational publications gives members practical
help in understanding open systems technologies and trends. New titles are
added each year written by leading authorities.
Topics for publications are recommended and reviewed by the Technical
Steering Committee.
In most cases Technical Publications are sent FREE to UniForum General
Members, and are sold at attractive prices to all other members. See the
Product Order Form.
Technical Publications currently available include:
- Your Guide to POSIX is the third edition of UniForum's original
publication and provides a general overview of the POSIX family of open
systems standards. It has been updated to reflect a broadened technical
and international scope of the POSIX family since 1989.
- POSIX Explored: Shell and Utilities which covers the complete
POSIX.2 standards.
- Electronic Mail De-Mystified provides practical insight into
the world of open systems electronic mail for end users, managers and novice
systems administrators.
- Network Substrata surveys the lower level, "system-related"
protocols of the Internet, ISO-OSI and other network models, and provides
a technical overview of features and functionality.
- Network Applications describes the higher level, "user-related"
network protocols and surveys a variety of user-level network applications
commonly available.
- The MOSES
Whitepapers are a collective effort by large open systems shops
to define the operational production environment needed to ensure the highest
levels of system availability and reliablity. The Whitepapers are aimed
primarily at MIS professionals who operate large data centers, especially
those in UNIX environments. The Whitepapers, while written by and for UNIX
operations, are largely applicable to any operating system or database.
- Establishing a World-Wide Web Server is a Systems Administrators
quick reference to setting up and maintaining an enterprise wide Web server.
- "Setting Up Your Own Home Page" is a practical guide
for anyone interested in getting started with establishing a clear, useful
presence on the World Wide Web.
Updated 10/10/95