[H-GEN] Samba book - any authors out there?

[David Wood]

Hi all,

Macmillan Computer Publishing are wanting to put out a book called "SAMS
Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours".  Plugged In was going to write ahlf
(12 chapters), but bagged out due to bigger fish.

Macmillan is now looking for either lead or contributing authors; if any
of you are interested, here's the deal:

- Lead authors get "front cover" credit and royalties, but have to write
a lot;
- Contributing authors get "inside credit" and a small up-front fee but
can write as little as a chapter;
- There is currently one lead author, Jerry Carter at Auburn Uni, who
will be writing the other 12 chapters;
- The Macmillan contact is Gretchen Ganser (mailto:gganser at mcp.com). 
You should contact her directly if you are interested.

=> Please don't bother Gretchen unless (a) you are serious and (b) you
know enough about Samba to write fast.  They want to complete all
chapters by the end of January.

The current table of contents is given below.  The chapters marked "JC"
are the ones being written by Jerry, the others are up for grabs.

<summary>
Part 1 Installation and Initial Configuration
            Ch 1. Introduction to Samba
   JC       Ch 2. Windows networking
            Ch 3. Obtaining the latest source/packages
            Ch 4. Installing and testing the configuration

Part 2 Configuring Samba
            Ch 5. The smb.conf file: Telling Samba what to do
   JC       Ch 6. Security-levels and Passwords
            Ch 7. File Sharing
            Ch 8. Printers
            Ch 9. GUI admin tools
   JC       Ch 10. Server side automation
            Ch 11. Troubleshooting
   JC       Ch 12. Case Study: Replacing an NT File and Print Server

Part 3 Using Samba
            Ch 13. Unix  (smbclient, smbfs & smbwrapper)
   JC       Ch 14. Windows 9x & Windows NT
   JC       Ch 15. Other SMB clients

Part 4 Samba Security
            Ch 16. Password synchronization with and without PAM
            Ch 17. SSL

Part 5 Advanced Topics
   JC       Ch 18. WINS
   JC       Ch 19. Local subnet browsing
   JC       Ch 20. Routed Networks and Browsing
   JC       Ch 21. Windows 9x Domain Control
   JC       Ch 22. Experimental PDC support
            Ch 23. Tips & Tricks
   JC       Ch 24. Samba Futures

</Summary>

Regards,
Dave
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