Welcome to the LinuxFocus March 2001 issue

[画像:[cover image]] I hope you enjoy reading LinuxFocus. With every issue I am getting feedback from many readers who like the magazine and see the unique benefits that a free multilingual magazine for Linux has. An information source not only available in English. It helps to spread Linux and the idea behind it around the globe.
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The Articles

System Administration

[point] Realtime data mirroring under Linux , by Atif Ghaffar

This article explains how to replicate data in realtime in order to build failsave duplicated systems.

[point] Using different ISPs for your Internet access , by Guido Socher

In this article we develop configuration files to easily change between a number of different Internet Service Providers. We extend the configuration not only to one PC but to a whole network using IP masquerading. A DNS proxy will be used to make the changing DNS IP addresses invisible inside the masqueraded network.

Games

[point] Game Review - Penguin Command , by Harald Radke

Penguin Command is a clone of "Missile Command" but has better sound and graphics.

Applications

[point] Real-time mp3 recording , by Philip de Groot

Recording music in mp3-format gives you the possibility to record very long pieces of music without exhausting the disk-space.

[point] The Easy Fax Server , by hacklinux.org

How to setup a faxserver for Linux and Windows with Hylafax.

Software Development

[point] GNUstep, the open source OpenStep , by Georges Tarbouriech

GNUstep is a desktop environment very much like to famous NeXTStep/OpenStep desktop.

[point] Avoiding security holes when developing an application - Part 2: memory, stack and functions, shellcode , by Frédéric Raynal, Christophe Blaess, Christophe Grenier

This article explains some of the worst security traps that you should avoid when developing software. The article illustrates the subject with real world examples.

[point] Book review: Beginning Linux Programming , by Katja Socher

This is the review of a "Linux programming bible" published by Wrox press.

Graphics

[point] Povray IV: The Use of Textures in Povray , by Antonio Castro
Here we build a study room with different items on the table. We build the scene by extensively using textures.

The LinuxFocus Tip

Do you hate it if your computer beeps at you?

Edit your ~/.xinitrc file. If you do not have one in your home directory then you might be using the system wide file
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc
Copy it to your home directory as .xinitrc and edit it then.
Add the line
```
xset -b
```
at the beginning of the file
After the next start of X-windows your computer will not beep anymore.

Note: Users of KDE or Gnome should change the beep volume to zero in the control center.

Directory index for persons translating this issue.