Features

• Choosing an Internet Service Provider  by Michael J Johnson
  If you need to choose between a BBS, an on-line service, a shell account, and a PPP or SLIP account, read this informative article.
  
• Almost Internet with SLiRP and PPP  by Jim Knoble
  Jim guides the neophyte through installing and using SLiRP, a freely available software package which makes an ordinary shell account act like a SLIP or PPP account.
  
• Building a Linux Firewall  by Chris Kostick
  See how a Linux machine can be the guardian of your network's security.
  

News and Articles

• XF-Mail  
  by John M Fisk
  
• Finding Linux Software  
  by Erik Troan
  
• The Trouble with Live Data  
  by David Bonn
  

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