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Summary: Great resource! - even for beginners who want to LEARN
Review: This book is a great resource of knowledge on DBI - in all respects. The topics are covered in a thorough manner, and a plethera of code exists for DBI.
This is a good book for programmers who want to know WHAT they are doing, HOW it works, and WHY it works. Although it has all the information to do database transactions with Perl, it is not a "DBI for dummies" book, and will not function as such. Those looking for a easy way to do SQL from Perl can use the online assistance if they are very familiar with database connections and want to learn by trial and error. Else, grab this book, a cup of your favorite thought-inducing beverage, and enjoy! (Don't get the beverage in the keyboard!)
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Summary: Great resource! - even for beginners who want to LEARN
Review: This book is a great resource of knowledge on DBI - in all respects. The topics are covered in a thorough manner, and a plethera of code exists for DBI.
This is a good book for programmers who want to know WHAT they are doing, HOW it works, and WHY it works. Although it has all the information to do database transactions with Perl, it is not a "DBI for dummies" book, and will not function as such. Those looking for a easy way to do SQL from Perl can use the online assistance if they are very familiar with database connections and want to learn by trial and error. Else, grab this book, a cup of your favorite thought-inducing beverage, and enjoy! (Don't get the beverage in the keyboard!)
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Summary: Need to know email protocols? Read this book!
Review: This book is a very complete and comprehensive explanation, with plenty of illustrations and plenty of references, of the main email protocols in use today. Email is one of the three or four big, BIG apps on the 'net and if you want to know about email from the inside or, especially, if you need to implement some email protocol(s), either on the client or on the server, then this is the book for you. It's indispensable for an implementor: looks to me like it could be the "email bible," in the same way that Stevens is the bible for Unix programming and Comer is the bible for TCP/IP. This is the book for you if you need/want the nitty-gritty.
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Summary: A clear and concise alternative to all those RFCs
Review: This is an exceptional book. It doesn't bother with the details of DNS and TCP like other books on the subject, which are best left to their own separate references. My favorite thing about this book is that information from numerous different RFCs are in one place, along with comments clarifying what is in the RFCs. Even the errors are pointed out. This is a must have for anyone doing email development.
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Summary: Delivers exactly what the title promises.
Review: This is one of those rare occasions where the booktitle is spot-on. As a developer, I needed some guidance into the world of Email protocols (without ploughing through these tedious RFC's and standards) and this book delivered. Clear, easy to read and to-the-point.Tip for the author: The book is time-sensitive, be sure to have a V2.0 somewhere next year. Tip for the publisher: How about a similar book on Web-protocols (http, ftp, nntp)?
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