Setting up a Web Server

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Summary: Useful and informative publication
Review: As a relative newcomer to server setups, I found this book to be very helpful, exactly what I needed when starting out as a web server administrator. It is an excellent overview and a good introduction to the type of hardware and software required to run a web server.

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Summary: A useful reference book.
Review: This is not a HOW-TO, rather a how-to if you get my meaning. I enjoyed this book. Coming from a position of not knowing (but wanting) to set up a web server, I found it very informative. It helped me to decide on what line and PC equipment I would need to go for, or rather it confirmed what I already had in mind. The information is useful without being practical, and a lot of the cloudy issues concerning client-side/server-side were well discussed. In general, the book aims at telling you what you need to do without getting into the specifics. As a HOW-TO is is well short of its title, but if you want a 5000ft flyover over what web servers require it is a very useful guide. I would think the audience level is the beginner level. The book assumes you know what the technical terms are. In fact, if you don't, then you should not be considering looking at hosting you own web server. I enjoyed it, and unlike another authors review, it will find a place on my bookshelf once I've read it.

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Summary: To Old To Be Useful!
Review: This would be a really nice book if it was still 1960, however it's 2001 and things have changed ALLOT! It's not the books fault but save your money and find something newer. If you're still running old hardware and software this book may be perfect for you. END