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Table of Contents

• Next Meeting Details
• Tutorial: Introduction to TCP Wrappers by Tom Parsons
• Guru Gathering: Mystery on the Mountain - Jeff Grigg
• Presentation: Unauthorized Access - A Case History by Bryan Campbell
• Book Special(s):
• Upcoming Events
• Meeting Directions
• Article(s)
  • ITEC 2000 time!
  • Election Results
  • Quotations
  • Sponsor of the Month
  • Personal Commentary
• Special Interest Groups (SIGS)
  • Linux SIG (SLUUGLS)
  • Computer Telephony Integration SIG (SLUUG CiTI)
  • Digital Alpha SIG
• Steering Committee
• Sponsors
• SLUUG on the World Wide Web
• SLUUG Administration is volunteer based.
• /usr/groups/other
• Contacts
• Submitting Articles to the SLUUG CRONicle
• SLUUG PO Box

Wednesday, March 8, 2000 at 6:30 PM
Sunnen Products, 7910 Manchester

Abstract:

The recent security problems on the Internet is the theme behind this month's meeting of the St. Louis UNIX Users' Group.

The tutorial is TCP WRAPPERS, the free, popular access control facility.

A basic overview of tcp wrappers, the free popular access control facility for internet services. Purpose, availablility and a basic configuration will be presented.

Biography:

Tom Parsons is an independent computer consultant with 15 years experience in SCO systems and a manager of SCO's CompuServe support forum.

For more info contact Tom Parsons by sending mailto:tom@tegan.com .

Abstract:

This month a small group of those that are bored with the tutorial will meet in the secondary room, behind the main presentation area. Attend at your own risk. Subject matter will be determined by Jeff Grigg.

Please contact Jeff Grigg by sending mailto:jgrigg@mo.net if you have suggestions for this session.

For more info contact Bryan Campbell by sending mailto:bbc@bbc5-inc.com .

Title of the Month The 25% discount special will be on any book with the word "Security" in the title, 10% discound on all other books. Get a free Tee Shirt with any $30 purchase.

All regularly priced titles are 10% off retail cost at the general meeting. (Excludes featured, or specially priced or promotional items)

The O'Reilly and Associates line of books is available at each monthly general meeting as a convenience to our members.

Each month features a book related to that month's presentation or tutorial topic.

The STL!/unix/usr/group meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at Sunnen Products, 7910 Manchester Blvd, just east of Hanley on Manchester.

Directions From Downtown

1. Take 40 West to the Hanley exit.
2. Turn left (south) onto Hanley.
3. Turn left (east) onto Manchester, then turn right ASAP into the Sunnen Products driveway.

See map at http://www.sluug.org/info/sunnen.html

(NOTE: A security guard from Sunnen is scheduled to be at the door from 6:20 PM to 7:20 PM to allow entry. After 7:20, the door will be unattended and attendees may not be able to enter.)

The SLUUG Steering Committee meets the Tuesday following the general meeting at 6:00 PM in the 2nd floor training room of Daugherty Systems, One City Place in Creve Coeur.

The SLUUG Linux SIG (SLUUGLS) meets the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Indian Trails Public Library.

See map at http://www.feldt.com/linux/directions/

LET'S MAKE THE LAST SHOW OF THE MILLENNIUM THE BEST ONE OF ALL!

ITEC (Information Technology Expositions and Conferences) Expo 2000:

Do you want to help us promote the benefits and contributions of SLUUG (and our SIGs) to the larger St. Louis IT community? Our Linux SIG is in the driver's seat this year with the topic that's on every IT worker's mind, and we expect interest at the show to be hotter than an overclocked Athlon!

WHEN IS IT?

This year's ITEC Expo will be at the America's Center downtown on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 23rd and 24th of May. The show runs from 10am to 4pm each day.

WHY DO WE DO IT?

* For the past eight (8) years SLUUG has had a presence at the annual St. Louis ITEC Expo.
* SLUUG continues to attract new members each year who were introduced to our group by this event.
* Our O'Reilly & Associates books will be sold there. The ITEC show sales volume generated is one of the reasons we continue to be able to offer the ORA books at our meetings.
* Free tickets for the members should be available at our 10 May SLUUG general meeting.

Each year our participation at ITEC allows us to let a lot of people know of the group's existence. It is amazing how people just walk up to the booth and learn that our group is a resource here in town. (And it doesn't hurt to be the one in the booth talking to them. ;-) Ethernet isn't the only networking going on!

Did we mention the FREE tickets for the members (available at our 10 May SLUUG general meeting).

SO HOW CAN I HELP?

Glad you asked. We need volunteers to provide some time. If we get enough volunteers, we would like to make shifts as short as two or three hours. This event is a lot of hard work, a lot of fun, and a lot of planning. Time in the booth is busy, exciting, hectic and satisfying. Give yourself a chance to introduce someone else to UNIX (all flavors, but Linux will probably be asked about *a lot*), our projects, our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and our group.

But the booth is not all of where we would like your help!

We need book specialists, who will handle the operations of book sales. We need presentation assistants, who will help the presenters setup. And a special request goes out to potential presenters. We would like to establish topics and the presenters for four (4) one-hour slots that we are asking of ITEC.

PLANNERS- and even if you cann't be physically there, we still need your ideas! We have had suggestions to do an Install Fest or a Linux Laptop Clinic. Any new concepts are welcome as are people to help think thru the detailed planning of these ideas.

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

Getting volunteers is just the first step. There is an ITEC committee that is working very hard to plan and direct our efforts this year. You can participate (or just lurk) on the ITEC mailing list by sending 'subscribe ITEC' in the body of your message to majordomo@mail.sluug.org. The more volunteers, the lower the load on each of our shoulders.

In order to participate this year, we need NO LESS THAN twenty (20) additional volunteers lined up by 22 March. The event itself is entirely during the workday (10am-4pm) but we need help to deliver tables, books, etc the night before (i.e. Monday, 22 May) and removal after 4pm on Wednesday, 24 May). Moving the books requires some lifting, so keep this in mind if volunteering for this.

Along with these efforts general SLUUG (and Linux SIG!) member volunteers are needed to step up planning and finding tutorials and presentations for the monthly general meetings that follow. That is what we must do to keep new and old members coming back month after month.

WHAT'S THAT EMAIL ADDRESS?

Volunteers should send mailto:itec@mail.sluug.org for details.

Refer to http://itec.asmcorp.com/ for general show info. If you pre-register indicate "SLUUG member" in remarks.

IF YOU'VE SAID "NO" SO FAR, PLEASE READ THIS SPECIAL MESSAGE.

We need YOU! Our booth is staffed by membership. If you can come to the show, plan an hour (or more ;-) to work our booth. Even one hour will give someone in the booth a break. And, we need those REAL STALWARTS! Each year, there have been a few people who have devoted an entire afternoon, morning, day, or even BOTH days to working our booth, getting it set up, etc. We always need a few more of you to volunteer.

We hope you can help us make this last ITEC of the millennium our greatest success to date. (As we in IT all know, the third millenium of the modern western calendar doesn't start until 2001.)

We look forward to hearing from you,
The ITEC Committee

SLUUG is incorporated as a professional association in the state of Missouri. There are a total of 5 directors that control all official business for the organization.

This year's elections were for 2 seats on the SLUUG Board of Directors. The 2 incumbents, Dave Mills and Rich Seibel, stood unapposed to be re-elected to contine in these positions. The seats have 3 year terms.

With what amounted to English style votes of confidence all current SLUUG board members and officers were asked to retain their positions.

The officers are actually appointed by the board but it is our tradition to hold this advisory vote as well.

Current SLUUG officers are:

President:  Gary J. Meyer
Vice Pres:  Ed Wehner
Sectretary: Rich Seibel
Treasurer:  Mike Kriz

    St. Louis UNIX Users Group
    P.O. Box 411302
    Creve Coeur Post Office
    St. Louis, MO  63141-9998