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Sys Admin Magazine > Archives > 2006 > June

June 2006 • Volume 15 • Number 6

Features

Sendmail’s New GreetPause Feature • Hal Pomeranz

Pomeranz introduces the GreetPause option, a spam-fighting technique that precisely identifies a specific type of unwanted email traffic with minimal impact on regular SMTP sessions.

Production MySQL Backups in the Enterprise: Part II • Thomas Weeks

In follow-up to last month’s article, Weeks outlines some ways to get your data to a safe place according to your own system requirements.

Semi-HA (Highly Available) CVS Service • Alex Markelov

Markelov explains how to implement redundancy and improve availability of your CVS repositories.

Automation in ClearCase Administration • Ramanathan Muthaiah

Ramanathan highlights some activities that can be automated using Rational ClearCase and a few Perl/shell scripts.

Advanced Automounter Revealed • Victor Burns

Burns describes the use of the autofs file system to solve a difficult mounting requirement.

SARA — A Better Scanning Tool • Ron McCarty

McCarty provides an overview of the Security Auditor Research Assistant (SARA), a network analysis tool.

Platform-Independent Stress Testing from the Command Line • Alan M. Berg

Berg describes the use of various open source tools for scripting without specific platform dependences.

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An Interview with DTrace Guru Jarod Jenson • Peter Baer Galvin

Converting Dates to Week Dates • Ed Schaefer and John Spurgeon

Questions and Answers • Amy Rich

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