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For several years, the CD-ROM that came with the second edition of Unix System Administration Handbook was also sold separately under the name Tools for Unix System Administrators, so that USAH readers could obtain updates. This CD-ROM is no longer available; the last version was released in October, 1997. The third edition of USAH does not include a CD-ROM.
Although the contents of the CD-ROM are long out of date, the descriptive "index" files for each package are reproduced here for readers who would like to use them as a starting point in attempting to track down the current version of each package.
In 1997, most software was still distributed by FTP. Today, packages under active development usually have web pages. Search engines and web directories such as www.google.com and www.yahoo.com should be able to turn up a pointer to active projects very quickly.
The following list gives short descriptions of most of the software that was included on the TUSA CD-ROM. Not everything is listed here; for example, the GNU distribution includes more than 125 packages that are not listed separately.
GNU software:
| GNU |
Software from the Free Software Foundation |
| Perl |
Practical Extraction and Report Language |
| RCS |
The Revision Control System |
Miscellaneous tools:
| awf |
Manpage formatter to replace nroff |
| compress |
Compresses and expands data files |
| gd |
Library for creating GIF files |
| glimpse |
Index and search entire filesystems |
| HylaFAX |
Fax modem support for Unix |
| Jove |
A lightweight version of emacs |
| mpage |
Prints N-up on PostScript printers |
| nvi |
ex, vi, and view text editors |
| PBMPLUS |
Tools for converting image formats |
| psutils |
Tools for manipulating PostScript files |
| SPS |
Extra-fast version of ps |
| tap |
Paging software for Unix |
| tcsh |
An enhanced C shell |
| tzcode/tzdata |
Time zone package |
| untamo |
Limits logins and idle time |
| xmodem |
Christensen file transfer protocol |
| zsh |
Yet another command interpreter |
Network-related software and debugging tools:
| Apache |
Full-featured HTTP server |
| arpwatch |
Tracks Ethernet/IP address pairs |
| BIND |
Internet domain name server |
| cache-stats |
Summarizes HTTP proxy traffic |
| C-SLIP |
Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol |
| dig |
Queries DNS name servers |
| Ethernet.txt |
Ethernet numbers by vendor |
| mirror |
Mirrors packages from remote sites |
| MRTG |
Multi-router traffic grapher |
| NcFTP |
Internet file transfer program |
| netcat |
Reads and writes data across a network |
| NFSSTONEs |
Simple NFS benchmarking utility |
| NOCOL |
Network monitoring package |
| nslint |
Checks for problems in DNS files |
| NTP |
Network Time Protocol daemon and utilities |
| pidentd |
Network authentication server |
| ping |
Sends ICMP echo request packets |
| plexus |
Web server written in Perl |
| PPP |
Point-to-Point protocol server/client |
| router-stats |
Summarizes usage of Cisco routers |
| Samba |
Server Message Block client and server |
| scotty |
Tcl extended for network management |
| SNMP |
Network management tools |
| Squid |
Caches Internet objects |
| tcpdump |
Dumps traffic on a network |
| NIC templates |
Network entity applications |
| traceroute |
Traces the path of IP packets |
| ttcp |
Measures performance of TCP/IP |
| wu-ftpd |
A souped-up FTP daemon |
Internet standards:
| RFCs |
Internet Request for Comment docs (more than 2,000!) |
Software related to electronic mail:
| checksendmail |
Checks sendmail config files |
| ease |
Easier sendmail configuration |
| Elm |
An interactive email user agent |
| exmh |
Tcl/Tk GUI for the mh mail system |
| IDA-sendmail |
IDA sendmail enhancement kit |
| MajorCool |
Manages Majordomo lists via the web |
| Majordomo |
Maintains Internet mailing lists |
| metamail |
Flexible add-on implementation of MIME |
| MH |
RAND mail system (user agent) |
| mpack/munpack |
Encoding/decoding utilities for MIME-format email |
| Pine |
Email with an easy user interface |
| qpopper |
Post Office Protocol server |
| RUST Mail System |
Yet another email-based request tracker |
| sendmail |
Sends mail over the Internet |
Software related to Usenet news:
| C-News |
Transports and stores Usenet news |
| DIABLO |
High-speed news transit server |
| INN |
An implementation of Usenet news |
| nn |
Usenet news reader with threads |
| nntplink |
NNTP linker |
| NOV |
Newsgroup overview database |
| rn |
Venerable Usenet news reader |
| tin |
Yet another Usenet news reader |
Security-related tools:
| COPS |
Checks for system security problems |
| Courtney |
Detects SATAN probes |
| Crack |
Tries to guess users' passwords |
| CrackLib |
C library that identifies poor passwords |
| logdaemon |
Security-enhanced network daemons |
| lsof |
Lists files that are currently open |
| OPIE |
Modern one-time password system |
| passwd+ |
Makes users select good passwords |
| SATAN |
Network security checker |
| S/KEY(tm) |
One-time password system |
| swatch |
Watches log files for unusual events |
| TCPD |
Controls Internet service requests |
| tiger |
Easy-to-use system security checker |
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