Lightweight FTP jail with NAT
by Dan Pelleg

In this article, Dan Pelleg provides steps on how to setup ProFTPd in a jailed environment with NAT to limit not only access to the FTP server but also to limit what a user could do. Read More

Getting More NetInfo Backups
by Troy Goodson

The NetInfo directory system is used by Darwin and, therefore, Mac OS X to store information about users and resources. NetInfo is used to store data that on many other Unices store under /etc in files like group, hosts, passwd, and printcap. Obviously, this is something you'll want backup copies of. Read More

Setting Up Sophos + Amavis For Postfix
by Grzegorz Czaplinski

Protecting a system against viruses is an important thing for every system administrator. Although there is no real threat from viruses on UNIX, some users may use Windows OS on their home PCs. What I am going to offer you in this article is a somewhat tricky installation of Postfix, Amavis and Sophos. Read More

This Month in BSD
by Sam Smith

Sam Smith outlines the events and product releases related to BSD, Darwin, Mac OS X and Open Source that occurred in the past month. Read More

Newbies' Corner: Creating and Using Symbolic Links
by Chris Coleman

What is a symlink and what is it for? Learn how to use symbolic links with this quick tutorial. Read More

The Answer Man
by Gary Kline, David Leonard, Dirk Myers

A few miscellaneous questions on some pretty widely varied areas within the general Berkeley Unix umbrella. Plus what we know that everyone this side of Mars has been waiting for: Yes, the Year 2002 Answerman Archives! Read More

Daemon's Advocate
by Greg Lehey

Open source software is making inroads in commerce and government, but will BSD be part of that ingress? Only if we make it so. Read More