Re: [Exim] What do you want in a book?

How about:

A chapter at the beginning, starting with the very basics. Introduction
to SMTP and Internet mail. Make references to various RFC's/etc..

The main meat of the book be lots of introductory stuff, with extensive
examples and tutorials.

Leave one chapter near/at the end for very brief discussion on the more
arcane options and advanced/internal stuff, with more references to
online-documentation (and of course this list:)

Possibly include a section with a brief description (with references to
chapter/page numbers within the book, of course) f every config file
option then in existance, grouped by function/category. Also an
alphabetical index into that section.

I'm sure people here will be very willing to contribute material and
verbage..


On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Philip Hazel wrote:

> It's a day for asking your views ...
>
> Many of you know that I'm trying to write a book about Exim. I should
> have asked this earlier: What kind of Exim book would you like to have?
>
> 1. Is it an introductory book, with lots of tutorial material and
> examples, missing out on the more arcane options and internals?
>
> OR
>
> 2. Is it an in-depth book that does contain tutorial and example material,
> but aims to cover absolutely everything?
>
> OR
>
> 3. Something else?
>
> I suppose another way of putting the question is: What kind of reader
> should the book be aimed at?
>
> Note: I am certainly not going to write more than ONE book. That is
> proving quite hard enough.
>
>

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