19.14 RECOMMENDED READING
COSTALES, BRYAN and ERIC ALLMAN. sendmail, 2nd Edition. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly, 1997.
This book is the definitive tome—1,000 pages’ worth. It includes a tutorial as well as a very complete reference section. The book reads well in the open-to-a-random-page mode, which we consider an important feature for a reference book. It has a good index too. The third edition is being worked on and will be out in 2000.
AVOLIO, FREDERICK M. AND PAUL A. VIXIE. Sendmail Theory and Practice. Digital Press, 1995.
Avolio and Vixie address the “why and how” of sendmail, whereas the Costales/Allman book talks more about the “what.” This 250-pager takes a high-level approach.
CLAYTON, RICHARD. “Good Practice for Combating Unsolicited ...
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