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I'm serious - you should get this book just so you can read the forward by - get this - GARY NORTH himself! He did a mean-spirited thing (grin): he quoted Senator Bennett's 1998 statements verbatim. That these do not match the toned-down report is obvious to anyone who reads both... and now you can read both.

The report should be in every home and be read .This book is actually an official document reprinted word for word .An objective , honest analysis of this material would cause a sea change in public opinion reguarding this subject.This bipartisian effort is to be commended.As an engineer and a serious investigator of this subject for over two years I could not recommend this book more highly.This is not a laborious read.It presents the material in a well organised and cogent manner and many readers will have trouble putting this down.Get this book.

After a year of study and hearings, this report by US Senate is the most authoritative statement of the Y2k issue available. These Senators have nothing to gain by overstating the issue, and risk looking silly in a few months if they have overstated it. This report shows where we stood as of February 1999. The informed facts present a far different picture than most expect. This is very worth reading, especially the beginning and end. (Some of the summaries of witness testimony can perhaps be skipped.) The report covers Y2k in utilities, transportation, medicine, etc. Determining why this information was not reported more widely by the media will occupy historians for years, if any of the risks presented by Y2k come to fruition.

Everyone should read this document. It explains why the Year 2000 problem will impact everyone. It is heartening to see Democrats and Republicans working together on the Senate Y2K Committee for a common cause. Be sure and read the whole thing! If you only read one book about Y2K, read this one.

I borrowed a copy of this book from someone who got an early realease. but i will buy it when it comes out.

Awesome! this book is great.

If oyu are not very familiar with C, back off, as this is a coders book.

But if you want to fight spam, this book has a ton of good info.

As the title says, the bulk of this book is on working with spam on the sendmail software package. If you are using sendmail, there is no question that this is the book for you.

The strange thing is, that there is so much information on spam contained in this book that I'd recommend it even if you are using some other software package. The general discussion on spam, its history, its impact on the industry and on individuals, and especially on it's techniques of spammers.

I particularly enjoyed his philosophy of setting up a Bait Machine just to collect inbound spam. He then began developing techniques to stop the spam that was coming to the bait machine. Great concept.

This is a programmer's book. It's heavy on C code, and if you can't at least read C, a lot of this isn't going to mean much to you. However, it does have a lot of general information that is of interest to anyone, and it could be helpful in unmdertstanding how someone else's milter works and how to modify it, etc.

I enjoyed it, but I like code heavy books - you may not.

There's a surprising amount of detail here; even getting into how to decode mime, and advice on user friendliness. I was a bit amused that they gave advice on how to attract spam to test milters; I don't think too many of us have any shortage of spam nowadays.

In the ongoing struggle against spam, adding filters to sendmail is a vital ability. Sendmail is probably the most common mail transfer agent on the Internet. The book describes how the latest sendmail supports a Milter interface. So that you, as a sysadmin or programmer, can write a program, usually in C, that implements a filter of your choice.

There has been various documentation on how to do this. Often scattered throughout the Web, and at various levels of competence and detail. But finally here, we have an entire book devoted to comprehensively explaining Milter.

It should be said that the authors deliberately don't go into details of what filters you might write. That is an open ended topic which is properly your remit, not theirs.

But as a bonus, there is a superb chapter on spam. It concisely goes into explaining techniques spammers use to obfuscate their mail. You can find out why blocking spam on the basis of checking subjects is essentially useless, for example. The chapter describes methods that other books on spam rarely go into. Actually, even if you have no intention of using Milter, you may want to consider the book for this chapter alone.

This is one of the excellent books on designing on-demand ecoystem.

This book is a MUST HAVE for every manager or student who still believes that much has to be known about what is coming to us in the XXI Century. Anyone who has heard or met Dick Nolan, a Professor at the HBS, is very aware of his down to earth, creative, and witty mind. He will be part of Management History and this is not an understatement since, in my view, he already is. He brought, in 1974, IT to the minds of the Directors at Boradrooms by his "Stage by Stage Theory," nowadays commonly accepted by everyone. He foresaw the need for Strategy to meet IT and the Humanities. His previous 1996 book "Creative Destruction" led the way for others to recently follow the field, ideas, and even the book title. He went on to build Nolan Norton & Co., a Management Consulting Firm that everyone has been trying to copy without success. In this new book, once again, Dick et. al. compiled the best thoughts he alreday had before "the internet bubble." He waited to get this book published because he dosen't like to be seen as a forecaster. However, whatever he says, will be done in the future by every sustainable business. His thoughts and wisdom have created a school of thought from which even the Balanced Scorecard came to be a reality in 1988!

As a Kellogg MBA student, this text was suggested reading for an IT Strategy course. My understanding of IT for strategic advantage was greatly enhanced through the readings in this book. I believe it is a must read for anybody who wants to know what some of the World's most successful companies are doing to enhance their current product with technologies currently available to everyone.

While attending Delivering Information Services at The Harvard Business School, and during the Session on "Case: Barnes & Noble vs. Amazon.com," I discovered this book. The book is now used in the course "Competing in The Information Age." This course is geared toward MBA students who want to work in the Technology industry.

What attracted my immediate attention was the course description which said that "class participation accounts for 50 percent of your grade." This book embodies The Harvard Business School "Case Method" which encourages interaction among the class participants. This is the context from which my reading interest expanded.

The content of the book is organized around "the big picture" and does not get bogged down into minutia. The content grows from other books by the editors: Globalization, Technology and Competition; Future Competition in Telecommunications; Reengineering the Organization: Transforming to Compete in the Information Economy; and Creative Destruction: A Six-Stage Process for Transforming the Organization.

The underlying theme of this book is the internet and how it is changing business.

This book has been an incubator for other books coming into the market with a similar title. For example, Scott McNealy, Chairman of Sun Microsystems, has co-authored "The Power of Now: How Winning Companies Sense and Respond to Change Using Real-Time Technology."

Another spawned title is "Adaptive Enterprise: Creating and Leading Sense-And-Respond Organizations", by Haeckel and Slywotzky.

The authors are able to influence discussion significantly on an on-going basis. Professor Bradley is Chairman of the Executive Program in Competition and Strategy Area at Harvard. This area includes high powered thinkers and lever-pullers, such Professor David Yoffie who is on The Board of Directors of Intel Corporation and whose case studies have sold over one million copies. Professor Noland is the current Faculty Chairman of Delivering Information Services which has been a big success story for decades.

Because the editors are so influencially "wired into" many large corporations and academic communities, I think this book will continue to show continuing influence, as evidenced by boopks spawned from the subject and title.

Anyone will interest in internet technology should enjoy this book as I did.

The Sentinel by voracious reader and avid technology buff James P. Moss is a dark and chilling novel monsters who use distance and cyberspace technology to cover the tracks of their crimes. After losing his lover and companion to a sadistic on-screen murder, Jack Pond investigates a string of killings that lead him to the Internet Crime Bureau - which is supposedly also investigating the murder spree. One never knows who or what is truly on the other side of an online chat screen, in this suspense-laden mystery.

I enjoyed the way the author drives you to an intimate knowledge of characters. His detailed descriptions of their moods and the scenes make the reader feel the atmosphere and the environment.

It is also attractive to feel that apart from the reader there is some body else watching, giving information on what is going on, and at the same time getting sentimentally involved with the characters.

The book has explicit descriptions of sex and violence - scenes that need an open mind to be read, but it also has tenderness scenes that help to reconcile with the author.

It is interesting to read the way in which the past influences personalities and the impact it has on future behavior of people.

Reading The Sentinel is easy as it maintains expectation in each chapter and awakens the impulse to read it to the end. The way events are linked keeps alertness and the presence of certain elements, very well described, maintain interest in what happens in the novel. It is easy to identify with characters and get involved in their feelings.

The climax, which happens in the last chapter, has a sequence that maintains expectation and permits to start concluding on the role of each character and to understand their participation on the scenes described earlier and in the whole plot.

I did enjoy reading The Sentinel and I do recommend its reading.

An outstanding technology thriller. Fast paced action that keeps you reading. True to life circumstances that make you want to "look over your shoulder."

To those of us who use our computers as work horses - to write, crunch numbers, or communicate - The Sentinel will introduce the darker side of cyberspace. Between these covers you will find an erotic thriller, a haunting murder mystery, and high tech savvy most of us cannot imagine.

Jack Pond learned at his father's knee to take care of business and "get it done". That work ethic has fed Jack's success and made him a very rich man. When Jack meets Lisa, it's love at first sight. They commute by plane to steal precious time with each other, and when that is not possible they fuel their relationship in cyberspace. What could it hurt? They are both consenting adults and everything is protected by encrypted passwords, right? Wrong. During a romantic cyber-encounter, Lisa is brutally murdered as Jack looks on. >From that night, he isolates himself in high tech luxury and has nothing left to live for but the hunt for Lisa's killer.

Jack's prey is pure voyeuristic evil, taking perverse pleasure in forcing friends and lovers to witness each victim's demise. Technology easily tracks committed lovers amd casual pleasure seekers as they fulfill sexual fantasies online in supposed safety. Lisa is the killer's first victim, but not the last. Numbed into celibacy for several years, Jack wades through the sometimes unsavory cesspool of private chat cams in search of clues. One suspect after another is examined and eliminated. No one is safe.

The Sentinel is a tidy thriller. You won't know the killer until the end. Not recommended for young teenagers or sensitive readers due to mature subject matter and strong sexual content.

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I got an old version copy of this book. I was wondering if they have published an updated copy yet. This is "the" book you need to know everything about internet server administration. I wish the publisher print the book in a new updated edition.

Almost two years ago I was lucky enough to find this wonderful reference book. At the time I was just getting stated as an Internet consultant and was in great need of some technical material. Little did I know that this book would play such a big part in my future. I'll admit that at first, some of the material was a bit over my head. However, as my work drew me deeper into the tech aspect of web servers, I always had the answers I needed close at hand. It's hard to believe that with all the advancements in technology, this book has not been outdated. In fact, until recently, I would reach for it on a frequent basis. I would still be reaching for it today, but unfortunately my copy was book-napped!

This book is two years old and is still the best one on the market.

It covers all the topics a webmaster needs to know: bandwidth calculation, httpd server setup, html, and cgi forms. The information is presented in a clear manner for the novice without talking down or being "cute". Read it cover to cover and it will take you to journeyman webmaster status.

1-2-3...and we're on! No, I mean...we're in! In the World Wide Web, of course. Ashley & Austin Webster actually know how to get inside the internet; you know, that everyday, commonplace excursion of walking around web pages, falling through links, and landing in a whole new situation. Well, okay...maybe it isn't such a commonplace thing though, because odd as it seems, very few people know how to do it. Up until now, the Webster kids have only met one other person who can take these "commonplace" excursions...Mattie Blankenskrean, a woman who is attempting to wipe anything about the Bible off the internet. But like previously stated, that was up until now, because right now is a different story, which means that someone else is running around the internet too and they're up to no good.

In addition to that, Austin scampered off into the web, with his friend (Drew), getting them both lost and their way home is blocked. What's worse is that the web has storms in its forecast. Let me tell you, you've never experienced storms like this before...these are filled with spam; you know, useless advertisements, fake promises...that stuff. It screams out at you and overcomes you like a flowing river would and knocks you down, which makes it impossible to get out of this junk until it passes. Just FYI, if someone yells "SPAM!" then you better RUN!!

So, back to this situation about Austin & Drew living the rest of their lives on the internet...the only way they can get back to Normal, Illinois, is if Austin's sister (Ashley) can find his laptop, back in real life. Only problem is that there's bigger storms going on in Illinois--TORNADOES, to be exact. Ashley will have to brave it out to survive!

The only question left is: Are YOU brave enough to go on one of the most outrageous World Wide Web adventures ever?

As an adult, I got tickled by the spam floods. As a person connected with young people, I see the added tension of mystery and suspense pulling the kids into this edition of Hyperlinkz. One of my reluctant-reader friends is having a ball with these stories. His mother is astounded!

This fourth in a series of web adventures taken by the loveable sibling team of Ashley and Austn Webster, provides another hair-raising adventure through the Internet. Elmer's entertaining use of fiction is educational as well. In Spam Alert, we are introduced to well-known Oxford graduates who have enriched our lives and our Faith. As Austin and his friend Drew fight their way through floods of spam, the past meets the present through the magic of The World Wide Web. Elmer's responsible approach to the Internet incites the desire to learn more. A must read for all ages.

Robert Elmer has done it again! The HyperLinkz Series' "Spam Alert" (4th in the series) takes us into the heart of the World Wide web with more than a hint of suspense involved. Today's computer savvy kids won't want to put down this newest of the Austin and Ashley Webster adventures. Entertaining and informative with a values thread running throughout. Buy this series for all the kids in your life (and sneak a read for your adult self!)

One thing that I liked about the book was the analysis of specific issues across an entire part of the book. There is a chapter on outsourcing as well. The steps in the book can be carried out in parallel. We have been using the book to lay out our project. The book really gets into business and politics as well as technical issues. The book points out that e-business is a program not a project. Commitment from the bottom of the organization is as important as upper management support. This is an important point that the book makes. Another thing--the book does not assume that you have an ERP. A company used the method that had an ERP and found it very useful, however. The book contains little of the "chain" and business model jargon--thankfully. As an example of common sense, the book suggests that you keep searching for the answer to the question "What is success?" This turns out to be critical in e-business since you gain a better understanding as you work your way through installing e-business. The examples and lessons learned in the book are of real use. They are detailed and specific. We have found that there are also good hints on how to manage vendors and consultants and what the roles of consultants and business departments should be. Overall, an excellent read.

Our firm employed this method to implement business to business e-commerce. It really works. We had tried another approach before which did not work. Some benefits of the method are that it encourages a group approach to implementation. It also provides a way to address political issues which we have many of. I found the book very readable and useful. We are now using the book as the basis for doing intranets within our firm. Chapter 2 presents the idea of a project concept. This is valuable in getting consensus on the scope of the work. Chapter 6 is one of the better ways to understand technology without getting into too much detail. Fitting e-commerce into normal business is important and often not covered in other books. It is covered well in chapter 9. Perhaps, one of the most useful chapters is 12. That is where the implementation strategy is developed. This was a turning point in our effort. You can plan all day, but if you do not have a solid approach for putting e-commerce in, you are going to be in trouble. The book also addresses how to use suppliers in a pilot effort to get other suppliers involved-very useful in political terms. Marketing of e-commerce internally and with suppliers is not given much attention. Here an entire chapter is devoted to it. E-commerce is more complex than most people think. This book provides one of the most useful step by step methods.

I must have purchased 10 different e-commerce books. Typically, they have concepts and buzzwords, but are short on how to implement e-commerce. This is one of the few books that really deal with putting in e-commerce. It gives excellent details about how to implement--from creating a strategy to expanding your site. A best buy.

Rather than portray e-business as a huge effort that will consume everything and will transform the world, this is a solid book on getting down to the nuts and bolts of real world. If most e-business books are geared to business suits and theories, this book is down to working uniforms and getting things done without a lot of people or time. It does not assume that you have some fancy systems or technology or that you are a big company with hundreds of IT people. It can fit start up firms and small firms as well. The book provides a detailed roadmap and tells you how to deal with the pitfalls that you will find along the way. The extensive experience of the authors in doing e-business really shows in this book in the issues, lessons learned, and examples. In using the book we have already used 40 of the guidelines and run across over twenty issues. If you want to do e-business, buy this book. If you want theory and vague concepts go elsewhere.

I just bought the book for my sister who has young kids online, she loved it! What a great purchase. She is now using the Razzul Software and can't say enough great things about it.

What a perfect book for a person with little computers skills like myself to read, so even a I can understand how to make my computer safe for children. I'm not a very computer savvy type guy , but with the easy to follow direction and illustrations anyone can learn to make their computers safe for kids! Perfect book for this subject and great gift for anyone out there that has kids!

I really enjoy watching the author Rob Nickel on Dr. Phil go undercover and help expose this problem. He sure know what he is doing! This man should write a book on his adventures. Well anyways, I recommend this book to anyone with kids. We need more informative books like this. God Bless people like Mister Nickel that help our must vulnerable people in society a innocent child!.

NP

I saw this book on Dr. Phil and got it. What an eye opener not only the show was but this book as well. It is an easy read for anyone, no need to be computer savvy! The software that is included for Windows XP is brilliant - my kids love it. Great Value and Great Read. I recommend highly.

Thanks for helping our kids stay safe from the bad guys. Online predators should not be underestimated. Parents need to get involved.

If you have children who are 10 years and up, then you MUST buy this book. It will allow you to get "up to speed" on what kids do on the internet, and what "predators" do to find kids on the internet.

I work in the computer industry, and until I read this book I thought I knew most of what goes on "in the wired world". WRONG!! Rob (through his book) introduced me to the world that our kids enter online, and I cannot thank him enough for that!

If you have children under the the age of 10, then the book will prepare you and give you 3 free months of Razzul. Once you try Razzul you will want to keep it! Kids are safe online with it, and they are thrilled with what they can do. They live in their own SAFE little world.

Read Rob's Book! Share some of it with your kids. I know I learned a lot! Congrats Rob, and Thank you sharing your knowledge and experiences.

Never have I read a better book on the topic. J.C. covers it exactly how it was. Today is so different - spam mail and myspace and RSS feeds, etc...

This book gets my nostalgic every time I pick it up and read it. Yes, that first review was me, "PunkaPixie" almost 10 years ago. I just had to write another review (don't know if its allowed), but THIS BOOK DESERVES TO HAVE ANOTHER FIVE STAR REVIEW!!!!! Why oh why is it being shunned to the bargain bin!?!?! LONG LIVE THIS BOOK! And bless the heart of Ms. J.C. Herz who one day, long ago, back when I wrote this review, had written me an e-mail which is buried somewhere in a text file. Wherever she may be, I wish her well!

Long live the days of IRC and usenet... oh how I miss it so.

I am staring at my copy of this book right now actually. Still proudly displayed in my bookcase. This book has always and will always be close to my heart. At 25 years of age now, I will never forget the good old days when the internet was a wee baby - long before it was tainted with the things that "could be".

This is a great book for anyone curious to know what life was like before the "mass influx" of people on the 'Net. And an even better companion for those who long to remember.

This book should be supplied to all users of the web. It gives one of the best views of an addicts use to the medium. From the first tentative steps, all the way through to over load! The author MUST be praised for her writing, and content.

A DEFINATE MUST!

I read this book 2 years ago, when I borrowed it from the library. Since I have borrowed many, many times. It never gets boring. It provides a look on the net when the most commercial stuff was mlm scams and chainletters. *sigh* The good ol' days...

Oh my gosh, when i found this book in the "new book" section over 2 years ago at my library I thought it was cool fer the cover.

Then I read it.. oh my GOSH never ever have I ever read a book I agreed with SOOOO MUCH. The whole time I was reading about the little net adventures of J.C. Herz, I was smiling because I too have done it.. the usenet postings, the late night IRC excursions as well as the inevitable dip into MUD.

This book is great for anyone of the "olden" days of the online world. And for those vets.. feast yur eyes on the MindVox section.

I loved this book!! Not only was it a really entertaining read (hilarious, in fact) it's VERY informative. If you don't want to go to film school, fine - then you HAVE to read this book instead. While it focuses primarily on what the title says - Short Film Distribution, there are great bits of wisdom all throughout that make everyone from the very experienced filmmaker, to the aspiring high school media student understand the fundamentals of braving the independent filmmaking world. Sharon Badal, a programmer of the Short Film Competition at Tribeca Film Festival, arguably one of the most sought-after festivals to gain a spot in, truly knows what she's talking about and has garnered interviews from some of the industry's top tier players. One of the best things I took away from the book was the perspective that, now, more than ever is a time when a young filmmaker just has to have a good foundation of knowledge if they want to attempt to navigate the film world. This book has helped give me a better sense of how I can use my short film to make my "entre" into the entertainment industry.

My two cents is - if you're looking for advice on what to do with that short film you just made, or you just want to know more about how to get your feet wet in the ever-competative film world, look no further than SWIMMING UPSTREAM.

From high school to film school to the studio backlot, any filmmaker should use this book as the perfect guide toward turning your short into something more than a YouTube upload. With comprehensive knowledge and insight into the short film festival world and expert industry advice, the author provides a very applicable means for all aspiring filmmakers to do something with their short works.

I recently had the World Premiere of my short film "How My Dad Killed Dracula" at the Palm Springs International Film Festival back in August and had the pleasure of attending Sharon Badal's "Swimming Upstream" panel discussion at which several of the books contributors spoke. As I am relatively new to the festival world and even newer to the short film distribution market it was a highly informative discussion and a great introduction to the ever expanding world of short film distribution. I say "great introduction" because after the festival and after receiving offers from interested sales reps and distributors, I had an entire new set of questions that were not addressed in the panel discussion. I immediately turned to "Swimming Upstream: A Lifesaving Guide to Short Film Distribution" for help in navigating these new distribution channels and found answers to everything. The book is like having a one-on-one meeting with every "go to" person in the world of short films today. It's also a great tool for marketing, festival strategy building, and etiquette in today's market. I recommend getting this book before you make your short film, even before you ever write your first short film. It poses all the questions one should ask themselves before embarking on this competitive journey and provides a wealth of information on how to succeed from the people who want you to succeed.

I'm so glad I have another book to recommend to short filmmakers who are dying for advice on what to do with their short once they've made it. All 300 pages of this book are packed with great insider information from basically everyone who's anyone in the short film world. Buy this book, mark it up with a highlighter, and you'll be amazed how much better informed you are. And better yet, do all that before you even make your short!