Linux Journal Contents -- #80 -- December 2000
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    Features
    
     * Focus: System Administration  by Don Marti
     * Port Scans and Ping Sweeps Explained  by Lawrence Teo
       Lawrence Teo explains two common network probes and what can be done to detect them.
     * High Availability Cluster Checklist  by Tim Burke
       With a variety of clustering services on the market, the ability to determine how well options meet your specific business
       needs is necessary.
     * Monitoring Your UPS with apcupsd  by Riccardo Facchetti
       We delve into the details of apcupsd, a program for monitoring and controlling APC UPSes.
     * PVFS: A Parallel Virtual File System for Linux Clusters  by Ibrahim F. Haddad
       An introduction to the Parallel Virtual File System and a look at how one company installed and tested it.
     * A Linux-Based Automatic Backup System  by Michael O'Brien
       A step-by-step procedure for establishing a backup system that will save time and money.
     * Linux System Administration : A User's Guide  by Marcel Gagné
       An excerpt from our French chef's upcoming book.
       
    Indepth
    
     * Jigsaw: A Revolutionary Web Server for Linux  by Ibrahim F. Haddad
       The design philosophy and essential features of the Jigsaw Web Server exposed.
     * Elegance of Java and the Efficiency of C++--It's Ada  by Frode Tennebř
       Tennebř recommends taking a look at Ada.
     * PHP4 and PostgreSQL: Building Serious Web Applications with Open-Source Software  by Tim Perdue
       A walk-through of a simple web application to demonstrate the features of PHP and Postgres.
     * About the Mod: Part 1  by Dave Phillips
       An expansion and revision of material found in Linux Music & Sound.
     * Debian Package Management, Part 1: A User's Guide  by David Blackman
       A How-to for Debian package management.
     * Typesetting with groff Macros  by Wayne Marshall
       Reports of troff's death are greatly exaggerated.
     * SISAL: A Safe and Efficient Language for Numerical Calculationss  by D. J. Raymond
       The benefits of SISAL and a call for action.
       
    Toolbox
    
     * At the Forge  ATF Jubilee Edition  by Reuven M. Lerner
     * Cooking with Linux  Saucy Administration Tools  by Marcel Gagné
       
    Columns
    
     * Linley on Linux: One World, One Processor?  by Linley Gwennap
     * Focus on Software  by David A. Bandel
     * Linux for Suits: The End of the Tube  by Doc Searls
     * Focus on Embedded Systems  by Rick Lehrbaum
     * The Last Word: Deadlines  by Stan Kelly-Bootle
       
    Reviews
    
     * Product Reviews
          + PowerPlant  by Jim Gilbert
          + Debian 2.2 Potato: Memorial to a Hacker  by Stephanie Black
          + Linux in a Box for Dummies  by Ralph Krause
     * Book Reviews
          + Two Books on PHP  by Phil Hughes
          + Programming Perl, Third Edition  by Paul Barry
          + Linux Music & Sound  by Deric Mendes
          + Building Linux Clusters  by Glen Otero
       
    Departments
    
     * Letters
     * upFRONT
     * From the Editor: The Trouble with the Bastard Operator from Hell  by Don Marti
     * Best of Technical Support
     * New Products
     * Advertisers Index