[Dovecot] A dovecot book ?

[Noel Butler]

There is only one authoritative source who should be writing it if a
book is to be written and we all know who that author should be.
But for what version, as 1.x is in wide usage and will be for a long
time, 2.0 is almost upon us,  much of 1.x is not applicable to 2.x , so
should Timo be writing 2 books? One excessively big book?  Where is he
to find time to write this whilst developing dovecot, and heaven forbid,
enjoy the outside world with a real life :)

The wiki is fine for 80% of people, this list is fine on top of wiki for
another 19.99% of people, and, for those remaining 0.01%, who need
things on paper, I'm sure they all have this thing called a "printer",
and access to the wiki and list archives.
 
Conversely, if you had  guaranteed large number (K's) of orders to make
it worth his time, I'm sure Timo might find the time, I know I would :)


On Wed, 2010-03-03 at 06:23 -0500, Jerry wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:57:35 +0100
> Carsten Laun-De Lellis <carsten.delellis at delellis.net> articulated:
> 
> > Am 03.03.2010 11:39, schrieb Stan Hoeppner:
> > > Carsten Laun-De Lellis put forth on 3/3/2010 4:09 AM:
> > >    
> > >> Hi all
> > >>
> > >> I am using dovecot at home for privat use and i found a lot of
> > >> documentation here on the web. But you know, i am an old fashion
> > >> guy and i like books. Is there a book on the market that will help
> > >> me with understanding dovecot more and the configuration options ?
> > >>      
> > > This book apparently covers some of Dovecot:
> > > http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Open-Source-Mail-Enterprise/dp/159059598X
> > >
> > > It's geared toward building a complete mail server solution, so
> > > it's not dedicated to Dovecot.  How much of Dovecot it covers I
> > > don't know, as I've not read it.
> > >
> > > It was apparently published in Sept 2006, 3.5 years ago.  Standard
> > > caution applies:  some/much of the technical information may now be
> > > incorrect as things have changed in the software over the 4+ year
> > > period since the author put pen to paper, so to speak.
> > >
> > > This is the most recent book I could find that covers a little bit
> > > of Dovecot.  There doesn't appear to be a "Book of Dovecot".
> > > Dovecot is covered a bit in The Book of Postfix, but it was
> > > published in 2005, so it will be even farther out of date.
> > >
> > > The book linked above may be worth the read for general
> > > architectural setup.
> > >
> > >    
> > Thank you for your quick reply. I already have two postfix books one 
> > published in 2007 another one in 2009. Both covers dovecot in
> > examples how to set up a mail server for enterprises, but this is not
> > what i am looking for. I am looking for an equivalent to the courier
> > and cyrus books on the market.
> > 
> > But again thank you for your reply.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Carsten
> > 
> 
> A while ago, I expressed an interest in writing a book about Dovecot;
> something along the "Dovecot for Dummies" scenario. I have switched
> jobs, and am attempting to relocate so I have not had a lot of time to
> invest in the venture. Hopefully, within the next year I will get back
> to the project. That doesn't help you much, but it might someday assist
> someone else. Personally, I always enjoy reading from a book more than
> from a web page. Just my own preference though.
> 
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